And all of us, with unveiled faces, seeing the glory of the Lord as though reflected in a mirror, are being transformed into the same image from one degree of glory to another; for this comes from the Lord, the Spirit.
1 John 3:6 - New Revised Standard Version No one who abides in him sins; no one who sins has either seen him or known him. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 Whosoever abideth in him sinneth not: whosoever sinneth hath not seen him, neither known him. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition No one who abides in Him [who lives and remains in communion with and in obedience to Him–deliberately, knowingly, and habitually] commits (practices) sin. No one who [habitually] sins has either seen or known Him [recognized, perceived, or understood Him, or has had an experiential acquaintance with Him]. American Standard Version (1901) Whosoever abideth in him sinneth not: whosoever sinneth hath not seen him, neither knoweth him. Common English Bible Every person who remains in relationship to him does not sin. Any person who sins has not seen him or known him. Catholic Public Domain Version Everyone who abides in him does not sin. For whoever sins has not seen him, and has not known him. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version Whosoever abideth in him, sinneth not; and whosoever sinneth, hath not seen him, nor known him. |
And all of us, with unveiled faces, seeing the glory of the Lord as though reflected in a mirror, are being transformed into the same image from one degree of glory to another; for this comes from the Lord, the Spirit.
For it is the God who said, “Let light shine out of darkness,” who has shone in our hearts to give the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ.
And now, little children, abide in him, so that when he is revealed we may have confidence and not be put to shame before him at his coming.
Now by this we may be sure that we know him, if we obey his commandments.
Whoever says, “I have come to know him,” but does not obey his commandments, is a liar, and in such a person the truth does not exist;
Beloved, we are God's children now; what we will be has not yet been revealed. What we do know is this: when he is revealed, we will be like him, for we will see him as he is.
Those who have been born of God do not sin, because God's seed abides in them; they cannot sin, because they have been born of God.
We know that those who are born of God do not sin, but the one who was born of God protects them, and the evil one does not touch them.
Beloved, do not imitate what is evil but imitate what is good. Whoever does good is from God; whoever does evil has not seen God.