1 John 3:6

Good News Translation

So everyone who lives in union with Christ does not continue to sin; but whoever continues to sin has never seen him or known him.

Cross References

2 Corinthians 3:18

All of us, then, reflect the glory of the Lord with uncovered faces; and that same glory, coming from the Lord, who is the Spirit, transforms us into his likeness in an ever greater degree of glory.

2 Corinthians 4:6

The God who said, “Out of darkness the light shall shine!” is the same God who made his light shine in our hearts, to bring us the knowledge of God's glory shining in the face of Christ.

1 John 2:28

Yes, my children, remain in union with him, so that when he appears we may be full of courage and need not hide in shame from him on the Day he comes.

1 John 2:3

If we obey God's commands, then we are sure that we know him.

1 John 2:4

If we say that we know him, but do not obey his commands, we are liars and there is no truth in us.

1 John 3:2

My dear friends, we are now God's children, but it is not yet clear what we shall become. But we know that when Christ appears, we shall be like him, because we shall see him as he really is.

1 John 3:9

Those who are children of God do not continue to sin, for God's very nature is in them; and because God is their Father, they cannot continue to sin.

1 John 4:8

Whoever does not love does not know God, for God is love.

1 John 5:18

We know that no children of God keep on sinning, for the Son of God keeps them safe, and the Evil One cannot harm them.

3 John 1:11

My dear friend, do not imitate what is bad, but imitate what is good. Whoever does good belongs to God; whoever does what is bad has not seen God.