1 John 3:4-5

Children of God

4 Everyone who makes a practice of sinning also practices lawlessness; j sin is lawlessness. 5 You know that k he appeared to l take away sins, and m in him there is no sin.

  1. Cross References
    1 John 5:17
    All wrongdoing is sin, but there is sin that does not lead to death.
    Romans 4:15
    For the law brings wrath, but where there is no law there is no transgression.
  2. Cross References
    Hebrews 9:26
    For then he would have had to suffer repeatedly since the foundation of the world. But as it is, he has appeared once for all at the end of the ages to put away sin by the sacrifice of himself.
    1 John 1:2
    The life was made manifest, and we have seen it, and testify to it and proclaim to you the eternal life, which was with the Father and was made manifest to us -
  3. Cross References
    Isaiah 53:11 - 12
    Out of the anguish of his soul he shall see and be satisfied; by his knowledge shall the righteous one, my servant, make many to be accounted righteous, and he shall bear their iniquities.
  4. Cross References
    1 Peter 2:22
    He committed no sin, neither was deceit found in his mouth.
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