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1 John 3:4 KJV
1 John · chapter 3 · verse 4
Whosoever committeth sin transgresseth also the law: for sin is the transgression of the law.1 John 3:4 · King James Version
1 John 3:4 in context
2Beloved, now are we the sons of God, and it doth not yet appear what we shall be: but we know that, when he shall appear, we shall be like him; for we shall see him as he is.
3And every man that hath this hope in him purifieth himself, even as he is pure.
4Whosoever committeth sin transgresseth also the law: for sin is the transgression of the law.
5And ye know that he was manifested to take away our sins; and in him is no sin.
6Whosoever abideth in him sinneth not: whosoever sinneth hath not seen him, neither known him.
Commentary
Cross references
- 1 John 5:17
- Romans 3:20
- Romans 4:15
- Numbers 15:31
- 2 Corinthians 12:21
- 1 John 3:8-9
- Daniel 9:11
- James 2:9-11
Key words (Strong's)
- transgressethanomiathe condition of without law, because ignorant of it, because of violating it, contempt…G458 →
- committethpoieōto make, with the names of things made, to produce, construct, form, fashion, etc., to be…G4160 →
- Whosoeverpasindividually, each, every, any, all, the whole, everyone, all things, everything…G3956 →
- sinhamartiaequivalent to 264, to be without a share in, to miss the mark, to err, be mistaken, to…G266 →
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The apostle, having alleged the believer's obligation to purity from his hope of heaven, and of communion with Christ in glory at the day of his appearance, now proceeds to fill his own mouth and the believer's mind with multiplied arguments against sin, and all communion with the impure unfruitful works of darkness.
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 4-10