1 John 3:6 (YLT)

Passage

every one who is remaining in him doth not sin; every one who is sinning, hath not seen him, nor known him.

Nearby Context

1 John 3:4 Every one who is doing the sin, the lawlessness also he doth do, and the sin is the lawlessness,

1 John 3:5 and ye have known that he was manifested that our sins he may take away, and sin is not in him;

1 John 3:6 every one who is remaining in him doth not sin; every one who is sinning, hath not seen him, nor known him.

1 John 3:7 Little children, let no one lead you astray; he who is doing the righteousness is righteous, even as he is righteous,

1 John 3:8 he who is doing the sin, of the devil he is, because from the beginning the devil doth sin; for this was the Son of God manifested, that he may break up the works of the devil;

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "remaining", "doth", "sinning", "hath", "seen", and "known". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "remaining" and "doth", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 5's "and ye have known that he was..." into verse 7's "Little children let no one lead you...", so "remaining" and "doth" 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 "remaining" and "doth" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.