1 John 3:5

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And you know that he appeared in order that he might take away our sins. For in him there is no sin.

Cross References

Hosea 14:2

Israel, convert to the Lord your God. For you have been ruined by your own iniquity.

Matthew 1:21

And she shall give birth to a son. And you shall call his name JESUS. For he shall accomplish the salvation of his people from their sins."

Luke 23:41

And indeed, it is just for us. For we are receiving what our deeds deserve. But truly, this one has done nothing wrong."

Luke 23:47

Now, the centurion, seeing what had happened, glorified God, saying, "Truly, this man was the Just One."

John 1:29

On the next day, John saw Jesus coming toward him, and so he said: "Behold, the Lamb of God. Behold, he who takes away the sin of the world.

John 1:31

And I did not know him. Yet it is for this reason that I come baptizing with water: so that he may be made manifest in Israel."

John 14:30

I will not now speak at length with you. For the prince of this world is coming, but he does not have anything in me.

John 8:46

Which of you can convict me of sin? If I speak the truth to you, why do you not believe me?

2 Corinthians 5:21

For God made him who did not know sin to be sin for us, so that we might become the justice of God in him.

1 Timothy 1:15

It is a faithful saying, and worthy of acceptance by everyone, that Christ Jesus came into this world to bring salvation to sinners, among whom I am first.

1 Timothy 3:16

And it is clearly great, this mystery of piety, which was manifested in the flesh, which was justified in the Spirit, which has appeared to Angels, which has been preached to the Gentiles, which is believed in the world, which has been taken up in glory.

Titus 2:14

He gave himself for our sake, so that he might redeem us from all iniquity, and might cleanse for himself an acceptable people, pursuers of good works.

Hebrews 1:3

And since the Son is the brightness of his glory, and the figure of his substance, and is carrying all things by the Word of his virtue, thereby accomplishing a purging of sins, he sits at the right hand of Majesty on high.

Hebrews 4:15

For we do not have a high priest who is unable to have compassion on our infirmities, but rather one who was tempted in all things, just as we are, yet without sin.

Hebrews 7:26

For it was fitting that we should have such a High Priest: holy, innocent, undefiled, set apart from sinners, and exalted higher than the heavens.

Hebrews 9:26

Otherwise, he would need to have suffered repeatedly since the beginning of the world. But now, one time, at the consummation of the ages, he has appeared in order to destroy sin though his own sacrifice.

Hebrews 9:28

so also Christ was offered, one time, in order to empty the sins of so many. He shall appear a second time without sin, for those who await him, unto salvation.

1 Peter 1:18

For you know that it was not with corruptible gold or silver that you were redeemed away from your useless behavior in the traditions of your fathers,

1 Peter 1:20

foreknown, certainly, before the foundation of the world, and made manifest in these latter times for your sake.

1 Peter 2:22

He committed no sin, neither was deceit found in his mouth.

1 Peter 2:24

He himself bore our sins in his body upon the tree, so that we, having died to sin, would live for justice. By his wounds, you have been healed.

1 Peter 3:18

For Christ also died once for our sins, the Just One on behalf of the unjust, so that he might offer us to God, having died, certainly, in the flesh, but having been enlivened by the Spirit.

1 John 1:2

And that Life has been made manifest. And we have seen, and we testify, and we announce to you: the Eternal Life, who was with the Father, and who appeared to us.

1 John 1:7

But if we walk in the light, just as he also is in the light, then we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus Christ, his Son, cleanses us from all sin.

1 John 2:1

My little sons, this I write to you, so that you may not sin. But if anyone has sinned, we have an Advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ, the Just One.

1 John 2:2

And he is the propitiation for our sins. And not only for our sins, but also for those of the whole world.

1 John 2:29

If you know that he is just, then know, too, that all who do what is just are born of him.

1 John 3:8

Whoever commits sin is of the devil. For the devil sins from the beginning. For this reason, the Son of God appeared, so that he might eradicate the works of the devil.

Revelation 1:5

and from Jesus Christ, who is the faithful witness, the first-born of the dead, and the leader over the kings of the earth, who has loved us and has washed us from our sins with his blood,