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Berean Standard Bible

“Everyone who practices sin practices lawlessness as well. Indeed, sin is lawlessness.”

1 John 3:4

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John is explaining what it means to be a child of God. He has said that everyone who has this hope in Christ purifies themselves as he is pure.

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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)

Everyone who practices sin practices lawlessness as well. Indeed, sin is lawlessness.

World English Bible (WEB)

Everyone who sins also commits lawlessness. Sin is lawlessness.

King James Version (KJV)

Whosoever committeth sin transgresseth also the law: for sin is the transgression of the law.

American Standard Version (ASV)

Every one that doeth sin doeth also lawlessness; and sin is lawlessness.

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

Everyone who is a sinner goes against the law, for sin is going against the law.

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

Every one who is doing the sin, the lawlessness also he does do, and the sin is the lawlessness,

Reina-Valera 1909 (RVR 1909)

Cualquiera que hace pecado, traspasa también la ley; pues el pecado es transgresión de la ley.

Sagradas Escrituras 1569 (SE 1569)

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Nueva Biblia Viva (NBV)

El que comete pecados rompe la ley de Dios, porque el pecado es quebrantar la ley divina.

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