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1 John 3:5

1 John 3:5
And ye know that he was manifested to take away our sins; and in him is no sin.

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Baptist theologian, 1697–1771

Gill's Exposition

And ye know that he was manifested,.... This is a truth of the Gospel the saints were well instructed in and acquainted with; that Jesus Christ, the Word and Son of God, who is here meant, who was…

Presbyterian pastor, 1798–1870

Barnes' Notes

And ye know that he was manifested - The Lord Jesus, the Son of God. “You know that he became incarnate, or appeared among people, for the very purpose of putting an end to sin,” Mat 1:21. Compare the…

Methodist theologian, 1762–1832

Adam Clarke

And ye know that he was manifested to take away our sins - He came into the world to destroy the power, pardon the guilt, and cleanse from the pollution of sin. This was the very design of his…

Nonconformist minister, 1662–1714

Matthew Henry

1 John 3:4-10

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…

Academic commentary, 1882–1921

Cambridge Bible

That sin is incompatible with Divine birth is still further enforced by two facts respecting the highest instance of Divine birth. The Son of God (1) entered the world of sense to put away all sin,…