1 John 3:5

1 John 3:5 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And ye know that he was manifested to take away our sins; and in him is no sin.
• New International Version (NIV)But you know that he appeared so that he might take away our sins. And in him is no sin.
• English Standard Version (ESV)You know that he appeared in order to take away sins, and in him there is no sin.
• New King James Version (NKJV)And you know that He was manifested to take away our sins, and in Him there is no sin.

Context of 1 John 3:5

3And every man that hath this hope in him purifieth himself, even as he is pure. 4Whoever committeth sin transgresseth also the law: for sin is the transgression of the law. And ye know that he appeared to take away our sins; and in him is no sin. 6Whoever abideth in him sinneth not: whoever sinneth hath not seen him, neither known him. 7Little children, let no man deceive you: he that doeth righteousness is righteous, even as he is righteous.

1 John 3:5 word by word

καὶ οἴδατε ὅτι ἐκεῖνος ἐφανερώθη ἵνα τὰς ἁμαρτίας ἄρῃ, καὶ ἁμαρτία ἐν αὐτῷ οὐκ ἔστιν.Read the interlinear

• Andκαίkai · andG2532
• knowεἴδωeidō · to perceive: understandG1492
• thatὅτιhoti · that/since: thatG3754
• heἐκεῖνοςekeinos · thatG1565
• appearedφανερόωphaneroō · to revealG5319
• toἵναhina · in order that/toG2443
• awayαἴρωairō · to take upG142
• ourἡμῶνhēmōn · of usG2257
• sinsἁμαρτίαhamartia · sinG266
• inἐνen · in/on/amongG1722
• himαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
• isἐστίesti · he isG2076
• noοὐou · noG3756

Cross-references for 1 John 3:5

• 1 John 1:2(For the life was revealed, and we have seen it, and bear witness, and show to you that eternal life, which was with the Father, and was revealed to us;)
• 1 John 4:9In this was revealed the love of God toward us, because that God sent his only begotten Son into the world, that we might live through him.
• John 1:31And I knew him not: but that he should be made manifest to Israel, therefore am I come baptizing in water.
• 1 Timothy 3:16And without controversy great is the mystery of godliness: God was revealed in the flesh, justified in the Spirit, seen by angels, preached to the Gentiles, believed on in the world, received up into glory.
• 1 Peter 1:20Who verily was foreordained before the foundation of the world, but was revealed in these last times for you,
• 1 John 1:7But if we walk in the light, as he is in the light, we have fellowship one with another, and the blood of Jesus Christ his Son cleanseth us from all sin.
• Isaiah 53:4Surely he hath borne our griefs, and carried our sorrows: yet we did esteem him stricken, smitten by God, and afflicted.
• Hosea 14:2Take with you words, and turn to the LORD: say to him, Take away all iniquity, and receive us graciously: so will we render the calves of our lips.
• Matthew 1:21And she shall bring forth a son, and thou shalt call his name JESUS: for he shall save his people from their sins.
• John 1:29The next day John seeth Jesus coming to him, and saith, Behold the Lamb of God, who taketh away the sin of the world.
• Romans 3:24Being justified freely by his grace through the redemption that is in Jesus Christ:
• Ephesians 5:25Husbands, love your wives, even as Christ also loved the church, and gave himself for it;
• 1 Timothy 1:15This is a faithful saying, and worthy of all acceptation, that Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners; of whom I am chief.
• Hebrews 1:3Who being the brightness of his glory, and the express image of his person, and upholding all things by the word of his power, when he had by himself purged our sins, sat down on the right hand of the Majesty on high;
• Hebrews 9:26For then must he often have suffered since the foundation of the world: but now once in the end of the world hath he appeared to put away sin by the sacrifice of himself.
• 1 Peter 2:24Who himself bore our sins in his own body on the tree, that we, being dead to sins, should live to righteousness: by whose stripes ye were healed.

Commentaries on 1 John 3:5

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 5And ye know that he was manifested to take away our sins - He came into the world to destroy the power, pardon the guilt, and cleanse from the pollution of sin. This was the very design of his manifestation in the flesh. He was born, suffered, and died for this very purpose; and can it be supposed that he either cannot or will not accomplish the object of his own coming? In him is no sin - And therefore he is properly qualified to be the atoning sacrifice…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 5And ye know that he was manifested - The Lord Jesus, the Son of God. “You know that he became incarnate, or appeared among people, for the very purpose of putting an end to sin,” Matthew 1:21. Compare the notes at 1 Timothy 3:16. This is the “second” argument in this paragraph, 1 John 3:4-10, by which the apostle would deter us from sin. The argument is a clear one, and is perhaps the strongest that can be made to bear on the mind of a true Christian…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. 55. Additional proof of the incompatibility of sin and sonship; the very object of Christ's manifestation in the flesh was to take away (by one act, and entirely, aorist) all sins, as the scapegoat did typically. and--another proof of the same. in him is no sin--not "was," but "is," as in 1Jo 3:7, "He is righteous," and 1Jo 3:3, "He is pure." Therefore we are to be so.Read the comment

Topics related to 1 John 3:5

• Atonement
• Jesus Continued
• Jesus, the Christ
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In the dictionaries

• Appear
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• Word
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• Ethics
• Jesus Christ
• Johannine Theology

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