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.
• 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

5And 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. Little children, let no man deceive you: he that doeth righteousness is righteous, even as he is righteous. 8He that committeth sin is of the devil; for the devil sinneth from the beginning. For this purpose the Son of God appeared, that he might destroy the works of the devil. 9Whoever is born of God doth not commit sin; for his seed remaineth in him: and he cannot sin, because he is 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

• childrenτεκνίονteknion · childrenG5040
• letπλανάωplanaō · to lead astrayG4105
• manμηδείςmēdeis mēdemia mēden · nothingG3367
• youὑμᾶςhumas · youG5209
• doethποιέωpoieō · to do/make: doG4160
• righteousnessδικαιοσύνηdikaiosunē · righteousnessG1343
• isἐστίesti · he isG2076
• righteousδίκαιοςdikaios · justG1342
• asκαθώςkathōs · as/just asG2531
• heἐκεῖνοςekeinos · thatG1565

Cross-references for 1 John 3:7

• 1 John 2:26These things have I written to you concerning them that seduce you.
• Romans 2:13(For not the hearers of the law are just before God, but the doers of the law shall be justified.
• 1 Corinthians 6:9Know ye not that the unrighteous shall not inherit the kingdom of God? Be not deceived: neither fornicators, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor effeminate, nor abusers of themselves with mankind,
• Galatians 6:7Be not deceived; God is not mocked: for whatever a man soweth, that shall he also reap.
• Ephesians 5:6Let no man deceive you with vain words: for because of these things cometh the wrath of God upon the children of disobedience.
• James 1:22But be ye doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving your own selves.
• James 2:19Thou believest that there is one God; thou doest well: the demons also believe, and tremble.
• James 5:1Come now, ye rich men, weep and wail for your miseries that shall come upon you .
• Psalms 106:3Blessed are they that keep judgment, and he that doeth righteousness at all times.
• Ezekiel 18:5But if a man is just, and doeth that which is lawful and right,
• Matthew 5:20For I say to you, That except your righteousness shall exceed the righteousness of the scribes and Pharisees, ye shall in no way enter into the kingdom of heaven.
• Luke 1:75In holiness and righteousness before him, all the days of our life.
• Acts 10:35But in every nation he that feareth him, and worketh righteousness, is accepted with him.
• Romans 2:6Who will render to every man according to his deeds:
• Romans 6:16Know ye not, that to whom ye yield yourselves servants in obedience, his servants ye are whom ye obey; whether of sin to death, or of obedience to righteousness?
• Ephesians 5:9(For the fruit of the Spirit is in all goodness and 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