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 Amados, agora somos filhos de Deus, e ainda não está manifesto o que seremos. Porém sabemos que, quando ele se manifestar, seremos semelhantes a ele, pois o veremos como ele é.

3 E todo aquele que tem nele essa esperança purifica a si mesmo, como também ele é puro.

4 Todo aquele que pratica o pecado também pratica injustiça, pois o pecado é injustiça.

5 E sabeis que ele apareceu para tirar os nossos pecados; e nele não há pecado.

6 Todo aquele que nele permanece não pratica o pecado; todo aquele que costuma pecar não o viu nem o conheceu.

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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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