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1 John 3:5

But you know that Christ appeared to take away sins, and in Him there is no sin.

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ASV

And ye know that he was manifested to take away sins; and in him is no sin.

KJV

And ye know that he was manifested to take away our sins; and in him is no sin.

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OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
καὶkaiAndG2532 →
οἴδατεoidateyou know
ὅτιhotithatG3754 →
ἐκεῖνοςekeinosHeG1565 →
ἐφανερώθηephanerōthēappearedG5319 →
ἵναinaso thatG2443 →
τὰςtastheG3588 →
ἁμαρτίαςhamartiassinsG266 →
ἄρῃ,arēHe may take away,G142 →
καὶkaiandG2532 →
ἁμαρτίαhamartiasinG266 →
ἐνeninG1722 →
αὐτῷautōHimG846 →
οὐκouknotG3756 →
ἔστιν.estinthere is.G1510 →

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2 Corinthians 5:21God made Him who knew no sin to be sin on our behalf, so that in Him we might become the righteousness of God.Hebrews 9:28so also Christ was offered once to bear the sins of many; and He will appear a second time, not to bear sin, but to bring salvation to those who eagerly await Him.1 Peter 3:18For Christ also suffered for sins once for all, the righteous for the unrighteous, to bring you to God. He was put to death in the body but made alive in the Spirit,1 Peter 2:24He Himself bore our sins in His body on the tree, so that we might die to sin and live to righteousness. “By His stripes you are healed.”1 John 3:8The one who practices sin is of the devil, because the devil has been sinning from the very start. This is why the Son of God was revealed, to destroy the works of the devil.Isaiah 53:9He was assigned a grave with the wicked, and with a rich man in His death, although He had done no violence, nor was any deceit in His mouth.Hebrews 9:26Otherwise, Christ would have had to suffer repeatedly since the foundation of the world. But now He has appeared once for all at the end of the ages to do away with sin by the sacrifice of Himself.Hebrews 9:14how much more will the blood of Christ, who through the eternal Spirit offered Himself unblemished to God, purify our consciences from works of death, so that we may serve the living God!John 1:29The next day John saw Jesus coming toward him and said, “Look, the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world!Hebrews 10:4because it is impossible for the blood of bulls and goats to take away sins.Titus 2:14He gave Himself for us to redeem us from all lawlessness and to purify for Himself a people for His own possession, zealous for good deeds.Isaiah 53:4–12Surely He took on our infirmities and carried our sorrows; yet we considered Him stricken by God, struck down and afflicted.1 John 4:9–14This is how God’s love was revealed among us: God sent His one and only Son into the world, so that we might live through Him.1 John 1:7But if we walk in the light as He is in the light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus His Son cleanses us from all sin.Revelation 1:5and from Jesus Christ, the faithful witness, the firstborn from the dead, and the ruler of the kings of the earth. To Him who loves us and has released us from our sins by His blood,Galatians 2:17But if, while we seek to be justified in Christ, we ourselves are found to be sinners, does that make Christ a minister of sin? Certainly not!Matthew 1:21She will give birth to a Son, and you are to give Him the name Jesus, because He will save His people from their sins.”1 John 1:2And this is the life that was revealed; we have seen it and testified to it, and we proclaim to you the eternal life that was with the Father and was revealed to us.

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About 1 John

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