New American Standard Bible 2020
1 John 3:7
71Little children, make sure no one 2deceives you; 3the one who practices righteousness is righteous, just as He is righteous;
1 John 3:7 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Little children, let no man deceive you: he that doeth righteousness is righteous, even as he is righteous.
- New International Version (NIV)Dear children, do not let anyone lead you astray. The one who does what is right is righteous, just as he is righteous.
- English Standard Version (ESV)Little children, let no one deceive you. Whoever practices righteousness is righteous, as he is righteous.
- New King James Version (NKJV)Little children, let no one deceive you. He who practices righteousness is righteous, just as He is righteous.
Context of 1 John 3:7
5You know that He appeared in order to take away sins; and in Him there is no sin. 6No one who remains in Him sins continually; no one who sins continually has seen Him or knows Him. Little children, make sure no one deceives you; the one who practices righteousness is righteous, just as He is righteous; 8the one who practices sin is of the devil; for the devil has been sinning from the beginning. The Son of God appeared for this purpose, to destroy the works of the devil. 9No one who has been born of God practices sin, because His seed remains in him; and he cannot sin continually, because he has been born of God.
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μηδεὶς πλανάτω ὑμᾶς· ὁ ποιῶν τὴν δικαιοσύνην δίκαιός ἐστιν καθὼς ἐκεῖνος δίκαιός ἐστιν.Read the interlinear
Cross-references for 1 John 3:7
- 1 John 2:26These things I have written to you concerning those who are trying to deceive you.
- Romans 2:13for it is not the hearers of the Law who are righteous before God, but the doers of the Law who will be justified.
- 1 Corinthians 6:9Or do you not know that the unrighteous will not inherit the kingdom of God? Do not be deceived; neither the sexually immoral, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor homosexuals,
- Galatians 6:7Do not be deceived, God is not mocked; for whatever a person sows, this he will also reap.
- Ephesians 5:6See that no one deceives you with empty words, for because of these things the wrath of God comes upon the sons of disobedience.
- James 1:22But prove yourselves doers of the word, and not just hearers who deceive themselves.
- James 2:19You believe that God is one. You do well; the demons also believe, and shudder.
- James 5:1Come now, you rich people, weep and howl for your miseries which are coming upon you.
- Psalms 106:3How blessed are those who maintain justice, Who practice righteousness at all times!
- Ezekiel 18:5“But if a man is righteous and practices justice and righteousness,
- Matthew 5:20“For I say to you that unless your righteousness far surpasses that of the scribes and Pharisees, you will not enter the kingdom of heaven.
- Luke 1:75In holiness and righteousness before Him all our days.
- Acts 10:35but in every nation the one who fears Him and does what is right is acceptable to Him.
- Romans 2:6who will repay each person according to his deeds:
- Romans 6:16Do you not know that the one to whom you present yourselves as slaves for obedience, you are slaves of that same one whom you obey, either of sin resulting in death, or of obedience resulting in righteousness?
- Ephesians 5:9(for the fruit of the light consists in all goodness, righteousness, and truth),
Commentaries on 1 John 3:7
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 7Let no man deceive you - Either by asserting that "you cannot be saved from sin in this life," or "that sin will do you no harm and cannot alter your state, if you are adopted into the family of God; for sin cannot annul this adoption." Hear God, ye deceivers! He that doeth righteousness is righteous, according to his state, nature, and the extent of his moral powers. Even as he is righteous - Allowing for the disparity that must necessarily exist between…Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 7Little children - Notes at 1 John 2:1. Let no man deceive you - That is, in the matter under consideration; to wit, by persuading you that a man may live in sinful practices, and yet be a true child of God. From this it is clear that the apostle supposed there were some who would attempt to do this, and it was to counteract their arts that he made these positive statements in regard to the nature of true religion. He that doeth righteousness is righteous…Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 3-10Verses 3-10 The sons of God know that their Lord is of purer eyes than to allow any thing unholy and impure to dwell with him. It is the hope of hypocrites, not of the sons of God, that makes allowance for gratifying impure desires and lusts. May we be followers of him as his dear children, thus show our sense of his unspeakable mercy, and express that obedient, grateful, humble mind which becomes us. Sin is the rejecting the Divine law. In him, that is…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 4-10This section explains what it means to live a pure life (3:3). Being part of God's spiritual family requires living a pure life. A life full of sin shows that someone is not truly God's child. Sin is not suitable for the new nature that comes from spiritual birth. John encourages Christians to do what is right to show they are united to Christ and his righteousness. Children of God do not make a practice of sinning. However, this is different from the…Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 7-87-8. The same truth stated, with the addition that he who sins is, so far as he sins, "of the devil." let no man deceive you--as Antinomians try to mislead men. righteousness--Greek, "the righteousness," namely, of Christ or God. he that doeth ... is righteous--Not his doing makes him righteous, but his being righteous (justified by the righteousness of God in Christ, Ro 10:3-10) makes him to do righteousness: an inversion common in familiar language…Read the comment
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Notes
- 1. 1 John 3:7 1 John 2:1 ↩
- 2. 1 John 3:7 1 John 2:26 ↩
- 3. 1 John 3:7 1 John 2:29 ↩
Commentaries on 1 John 3
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Illustrated New Testament
- Burkitt’s Expository Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Family Bible Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Luther’s Commentary on Selected Bible Passages
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- The People’s New Testament
- Robertson’s Word Pictures
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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