1 John 3:5-5

Children of God

⁵ And you know _j that He was manifested _k to take away our sins, and _l in Him there is no sin.

1. Cross References
   1 John 1:2
   The life was manifested, and we have seen, and bear witness, and declare to you that eternal life which was with the Father and was manifested to us -
   1 John 3:8
   He who sins is of the devil, for the devil has sinned from the beginning. For this purpose the Son of God was manifested, that He might destroy the works of the devil.
   
2. Cross References
   Isaiah 53:5
   But He was wounded for our transgressions, He was bruised for our iniquities; The chastisement for our peace was upon Him, And by His stripes we are healed.
   Isaiah 53:6
   All we like sheep have gone astray; We have turned, every one, to his own way; And the LORD has laid on Him the iniquity of us all.
   John 1:29
   The next day John saw Jesus coming toward him, and said, "Behold! The Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world!
   2 Corinthians 5:21
   For He made Him who knew no sin to be sin for us, that we might become the righteousness of God in Him.
   Hebrews 9:26
   He then would have had to suffer often since the foundation of the world; but now, once at the end of the ages, He has appeared to put away sin by the sacrifice of Himself.
   
3. Cross References
   2 Corinthians 5:21
   For He made Him who knew no sin to be sin for us, that we might become the righteousness of God in Him.
   1 John 2:29
   If you know that He is righteous, you know that everyone who practices righteousness is born of Him.