1 John 3:5 (WEB)

Passage

You know that he was revealed to take away our sins, and in him is no sin.

Nearby Context

1 John 3:3 Everyone who has this hope set on him purifies himself, even as he is pure.

1 John 3:4 Everyone who sins also commits lawlessness. Sin is lawlessness.

1 John 3:5 You know that he was revealed to take away our sins, and in him is no sin.

1 John 3:6 Whoever remains in him doesn’t sin. Whoever sins hasn’t seen him and doesn’t know him.

1 John 3:7 Little children, let no one lead you astray. He who does righteousness is righteous, even as he is righteous.

Study Lenses

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

The nearby context moves from verse 4's "Everyone who sins also commits lawlessness Sin..." into verse 6's "Whoever remains in him doesn t sin...", so "revealed" and "take" 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 "revealed" and "take" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.