1 John 3:7

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.
• 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.
• New Living Translation (NLT)Dear children, don’t let anyone deceive you about this: When people do what is right, it shows that they are righteous, even as Christ is righteous.

Context of 1 John 3:7

5But you know that he appeared so that he might take away our sins. And in him is no sin. 6No one who lives in him keeps on sinning. No one who continues to sin has either seen him or known him. Dear children, do not let anyone lead you astray. The one who does what is right is righteous, just as he is righteous. 8The one who does what is sinful is of the devil, because the devil has been sinning from the beginning. The reason the Son of God appeared was to destroy the devil’s work. 9No one who is born of God will continue to sin, because God’s seed remains in them; they cannot go on sinning, because they have been born of God.

1 John 3:7 word by word

μηδεὶς πλανάτω ὑμᾶς· ὁ ποιῶν τὴν δικαιοσύνην δίκαιός ἐστιν καθὼς ἐκεῖνος δίκαιός ἐστιν.Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Little childrenτεκνίονteknion · childrenG5040
• letπλανάωplanaō · to lead astrayG4105
• no manμηδείςmēdeis mēdemia mēden · nothingG3367
• youσύsu · youG4771
• he that doethποιέωpoieō · to do/make: doG4160
• righteousnessὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• righteousnessδικαιοσύνηdikaiosunē · righteousnessG1343
• isεἰμίeimi · to beG1510
• righteousδίκαιοςdikaios · justG1342
• even asκαθώςkathōs · as/just asG2531
• heἐκεῖνοςekeinos · thatG1565

Cross-references for 1 John 3:7

• 1 John 2:26I am writing these things to you about those who are trying to lead you astray.
• Romans 2:13For it is not those who hear the law who are righteous in God’s sight, but it is those who obey the law who will be declared righteous.
• 1 Corinthians 6:9Or do you not know that wrongdoers will not inherit the kingdom of God? Do not be deceived: Neither the sexually immoral nor idolaters nor adulterers nor men who have sex with men
• Galatians 6:7Do not be deceived: God cannot be mocked. A man reaps what he sows.
• Ephesians 5:6Let no one deceive you with empty words, for because of such things God’s wrath comes on those who are disobedient.
• James 1:22Do not merely listen to the word, and so deceive yourselves. Do what it says.
• James 2:19You believe that there is one God. Good! Even the demons believe that—and shudder.
• James 5:1Now listen, you rich people, weep and wail because of the misery that is coming on you.
• Psalms 106:3Blessed are those who act justly, who always do what is right.
• Ezekiel 18:5“Suppose there is a righteous man who does what is just and right.
• Matthew 5:20For I tell you that unless your righteousness surpasses that of the Pharisees and the teachers of the law, you will certainly not enter the kingdom of heaven.
• Luke 1:75in holiness and righteousness before him all our days.
• Acts 10:35but accepts from every nation the one who fears him and does what is right.
• Romans 2:6God “will repay each person according to what they have done.”
• Romans 6:16Don’t you know that when you offer yourselves to someone as obedient slaves, you are slaves of the one you obey—whether you are slaves to sin, which leads to death, or to obedience, which leads to 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

Topics related to 1 John 3:7

• Holiness
• Perfection
• Righteous
• Righteousness
• Wicked (People)

In the dictionaries

• Appear
• Assure
• Condemn
• Pleasing
• Sin
• Word
• Deceivableness; Deceive
• Ethics
• Johannine Theology
• John, the Epistles of

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