1 John 3:5 (LSB)

Passage

And you know that He was manifested in order to take away sins, and in Him there is no sin.

Nearby Context

1 John 3:3 And everyone who has this hope fixed on Him purifies himself, just as He is pure.

1 John 3:4 Everyone who does sin also does lawlessness; and sin is lawlessness.

1 John 3:5 And you know that He was manifested in order to take away sins, and in Him there is no sin.

1 John 3:6 No one who abides in Him sins; no one who sins has seen Him or has come to know Him.

1 John 3:7 Little children, let no one deceive you. The one who does righteousness is righteous, just as He is righteous.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "manifested", "order", "take", "away", and "sins". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "manifested" and "order", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 4's "Everyone who does sin also does lawlessness..." into verse 6's "No one who abides in Him sins...", so "manifested" and "order" belong inside that flow. In 1 John context, the local focus is Christ, faith, and discipleship.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "manifested" and "order" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.