1 John 3:4 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“Whosoever committeth sin transgresseth also the law: for sin is the transgression of the law.”
1 John 3:4 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
1 John 3:4 in 6 Bible Translations
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1 John 3:4 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“Everyone who sins also commits lawlessness. Sin is lawlessness.”
1 John 3:4 — World English Bible
1 John 3:4 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“Every one that doeth sin doeth also lawlessness; and sin is lawlessness.”
1 John 3:4 — American Standard Version
1 John 3:4 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“Every one who is doing the sin, the lawlessness also he doth do, and the sin is the lawlessness,”
1 John 3:4 — Young's Literal Translation
1 John 3:4 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“Every one that practises sin practises also lawlessness; and sin is lawlessness.”
1 John 3:4 — Darby Translation
1 John 3:4 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“Whosoeuer committeth sinne, transgresseth also the Law: for sinne is the transgression of the Lawe.”
1 John 3:4 — Geneva Bible
1 John 3:4 in Context — 1 John 3
2 Bien-aimés, nous sommes maintenant enfants de Dieu, et ce que nous serons n’a pas encore été manifesté; mais nous savons que, lorsque cela sera manifesté, nous serons semblables à lui, parce que nous le verrons tel qu’il est.
3 Quiconque a cette espérance en lui se purifie, comme lui-même est pur.
4 Quiconque pèche transgresse la loi, et le péché est la transgression de la loi.
5 Or, vous le savez, Jésus a paru pour ôter les péchés, et il n’y a point en lui de péché.
6 Quiconque demeure en lui ne pèche point; quiconque pèche ne l’a pas vu, et ne l’a pas connu.
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What Does 1 John 3:4 Mean?
1 John 3:4 is a verse from the Book of 1 John, part of the New Testament. It appears in 1 John chapter 3. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Greek.
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