1 John 3
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1 John 3:3-8

3And everyoneG3956 who hasG2192 thisG3778 1hopeG1680 set on Him 2purifiesG48 himselfG1438, justG2531 asG2531 He is pureG53.

4EveryoneG3956 who practicesG4160 sinG266 alsoG2532 practicesG4160 lawlessnessG458; and 3sinG266 is lawlessnessG458. 5You knowG3609 that He 4appearedG5319 inG2443 orderG2443 toG2443 5takeG142 awayG142 sinsG266; and 6in Him there is noG3756 sinG266. 6NoG3956G3756 oneG3956 who remainsG3306 in Him 7sinsG264 continually; noG3956G3756 oneG3956 who sinsG264 continually has seenG3708 Him orG3761 89knowsG1097 Him. 710LittleG5040 childrenG5040, make sure noG3367 oneG3367 11deceivesG4105 you; 12the one who practicesG4160 righteousnessG1343 is righteousG1342, justG2531 asG2531 He is righteousG1342; 8the one who practicesG4160 sinG266 is 13of the devilG1228; for the devilG1228 14has been sinningG264 from the beginningG746. 15The SonG5207 of GodG2316 16appearedG5319 for thisG3778 purpose, 17to destroyG3089 the worksG2041 of the devilG1228.

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Notes

  1. 1. 1 John 3:3 Rom 15:12; 1 Pet 1:3 ↩
  2. 2. 1 John 3:3 John 17:19; 2 Cor 7:1 ↩
  3. 3. 1 John 3:4 Rom 4:15; 1 John 5:17 ↩
  4. 4. 1 John 3:5 1 John 1:2; 3:8 ↩
  5. 5. 1 John 3:5 John 1:29; 1 Pet 1:18-20; 1 John 2:2 ↩
  6. 6. 1 John 3:5 2 Cor 5:21; 1 John 2:29 ↩
  7. 7. 1 John 3:6 1 John 3:9 ↩
  8. 8. 1 John 3:6 Or has known ↩
  9. 9. 1 John 3:6 1 John 2:3; 3 John 11 ↩
  10. 10. 1 John 3:7 1 John 2:1 ↩
  11. 11. 1 John 3:7 1 John 2:26 ↩
  12. 12. 1 John 3:7 1 John 2:29 ↩
  13. 13. 1 John 3:8 Matt 13:38; John 8:44; 1 John 3:10 ↩
  14. 14. 1 John 3:8 Lit sins ↩
  15. 15. 1 John 3:8 Matt 4:3 ↩
  16. 16. 1 John 3:8 1 John 3:5 ↩
  17. 17. 1 John 3:8 John 12:31; 16:11 ↩

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