1 John 3:7 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“Little children, let no man deceive you: he that doeth righteousness is righteous, even as he is righteous.”

1 John 3:7 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

1 John 3:7 in 6 Bible Translations

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1 John 3:7 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“Little children, let no one lead you astray. He who does righteousness is righteous, even as he is righteous.”

1 John 3:7 — World English Bible

1 John 3:7 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“My little children, let no man lead you astray: he that doeth righteousness is righteous, even as he is righteous: ”

1 John 3:7 — American Standard Version

1 John 3:7 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“Little children, let no one lead you astray; he who is doing the righteousness is righteous, even as he is righteous,”

1 John 3:7 — Young's Literal Translation

1 John 3:7 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“Children, let no man lead you astray; he that practises righteousness is righteous, even as he is righteous. ”

1 John 3:7 — Darby Translation

1 John 3:7 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“Litle children, let no man deceiue you: he that doeth righteousnes, is righteous, as hee is righteous.”

1 John 3:7 — Geneva Bible

1 John 3:7 in Context — 1 John 3

5 And ye know that he was manifested to take away our sins; and in him is no sin.

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

7 Little children, let no man deceive you: he that doeth righteousness is righteous, even as he is righteous.

8 He that committeth sin is of the devil; for the devil sinneth from the beginning. For this purpose the Son of God was manifested, that he might destroy the works of the devil.

9 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.

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What Does 1 John 3:7 Mean?

1 John 3:7 is a verse from the Book of 1 John, part of the New Testament. It appears in 1 John chapter 3. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Greek.

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