1 John 3:3,9 - Compare All Versions

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All who have this hope in him purify themselves, just as he is pure.

No one who is born of God will continue to sin, because God’s seed remains in them; they cannot go on sinning, because they have been born of God.

And everyone who thus hopes in him purifies himself as he is pure.

No one born of God makes a practice of sinning, for God’s seed abides in him; and he cannot keep on sinning, because he has been born of God.

And all who have this eager expectation will keep themselves pure, just as he is pure.

Those who have been born into God’s family do not make a practice of sinning, because God’s life is in them. So they can’t keep on sinning, because they are children of God.

And everyone who has this hope  in him purifies himself just as he is pure.

Everyone who has been born of God  does not sin,  because his seed  remains in him; he is not able to sin,  because he has been born of God.

And every man that hath this hope in him purifieth himself, even as he is pure.

Whosoever is born of God doth not commit sin; for his seed remaineth in him: and he cannot sin, because he is born of God.

And everyone who has this hope in Him purifies himself, just as He is pure.

Whoever has been born of God does not sin, for His seed remains in him; and he cannot sin, because he has been born of God.

But friends, that’s exactly who we are: children of God. And that’s only the beginning. Who knows how we’ll end up! What we know is that when Christ is openly revealed, we’ll see him—and in seeing him, become like him. All of us who look forward to his Coming stay ready, with the glistening purity of Jesus’ life as a model for our own.

People conceived and brought into life by God don’t make a practice of sin. How could they? God’s seed is deep within them, making them who they are. It’s not in the nature of the God-born to practice and parade sin. Here’s how you tell the difference between God’s children and the Devil’s children: The one who won’t practice righteous ways isn’t from God, nor is the one who won’t love brother or sister. A simple test. * * *

And everyone who has this hope set on Him purifies himself, just as He is pure.

No one who has been born of God practices sin, because His seed remains in him; and he cannot sin continually, because he has been born of God.

And everyone who has this hope [confidently placed] in Him purifies himself, just as He is pure (holy, undefiled, guiltless).

No one who is born of God [deliberately, knowingly, and habitually] practices sin, because God’s seed [His principle of life, the essence of His righteous character] remains [permanently] in him [who is born again—who is reborn from above—spiritually transformed, renewed, and set apart for His purpose]; and he [who is born again] cannot habitually [live a life characterized by] sin, because he is born of God and longs to please Him.

And everyone who has this hope focused on him purifies himself, just as Jesus is pure).

Everyone who has been fathered by God does not practice sin, because God’s seed resides in him, and thus he is not able to sin, because he has been fathered by God.