1 John 3:6 — Compare All Translations

English (YLT) 1898 Young's Literal Translation by Robert Young

every one who is remaining in him doth not sin; every one who is sinning, hath not seen him, nor known him.

English ASV

Whosoever abideth in him sinneth not: whosoever sinneth hath not seen him, neither knoweth him.

English Amplified

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].

English Amplified Classic Bible 1987

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].

English Berean Standard Bible (BSB) 2025

No one who remains in Him keeps on sinning. No one who continues to sin has seen Him or known Him.

English CSB 2017 - Christian Standard Bible

Everyone who remains in him does not sin; everyone who sins has not seen him or known him.

English Darby 1890 : Public Domain

Whoever abides in him, does not sin: whoever sins, has not seen him or known him.

English EASY 2024

Anyone who lives together with Christ does not continue to do wrong things. If anyone continues to do wrong things, that person has not understood who Christ is. He does not know Christ.

English ERV 2006 - Only For Website

So whoever lives in Christ does not continue to sin. If they continue to sin, they have never really understood Christ and have never known him.

No one who abides in him keeps on sinning; no one who keeps on sinning has either seen him or known him.

English GNT (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.

English God's Word - GW 1995

Those who live in Christ don't go on sinning. Those who go on sinning haven't seen or known Christ.

English HCSB 2004 - Copyrighted Only For Website

Everyone who remains in Him does not sin; everyone who sins has not seen Him or known Him.

English KJV 1611

Whosoever abideth in him sinneth not: whosoever sinneth hath not seen him, neither known him.

English LSB

No one who abides in Him sins; no one who sins has seen Him or has come to know Him.

English MEV 2014 (Modern English Version)

Whoever remains in Him does not sin. Whoever sins has not seen Him and does not know Him.

English NASB (New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995)

No one who abides in Him sins; no one who sins has seen Him or knows Him.

English NASU 1989 - New American Standard Update - Only for Website

No one who remains in him sins; no one who sins has seen him or known him.

English NET Bible - 2005 (New English Translation)

Everyone who resides in him does not sin; everyone who sins has neither seen him nor known him.

English NIRV 1996 - Copyrighted only for Website

No one who remains joined to him keeps on sinning. No one who keeps on sinning has seen him or known him.

English NIV

No one who lives in him keeps on sinning. No one who continues to sin has either seen him or known him.

English NKJ 1982

Whoever abides in Him does not sin. Whoever sins has neither seen Him nor known Him.

English NLT

So if we continue to live in him, we won't sin either. But those who keep on sinning have never known him or understood who he is.

English NRSV 1989 - Only for website

No one who abides in him sins; no one who sins has either seen him or known him.

English Passion Translation Bible 2020

But the one who continues sinning hasn’t seen him with discernment or known him by intimate experience.

English RSV (Revised Standard Version)

No one who abides in him sins; no one who sins has either seen him or known him.

English TL (The Living Bible) (1971)

So if we stay close to him, obedient to him, we won't be sinning either; but as for those who keep on sinning, they should realize this: They sin because they have never really known him or become his.

English Tyndale 1537

As many as bide(All that abide) in him, sin not: whosoever sinneth(And all that sin) hath not seen him, neither hath known him.

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