King James Version

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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The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “of us” (ἡμῶν) before He may here.

καὶkaiAndκαίconjunction — “And”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.Andοἴδατεoidateto perceiveοἶδα (oida)verb, perfect active indicative, 2nd person plural — “to perceive”, a completed action with a present resultG6063to perceiveὅτιhotithatὅτιconjunction — “that”G3754that, since, because; may introduce direct discourse.This verse uses “that”.thatἐκεῖνοςekeinosheἐκεῖνοςdemonstrative pronoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “he”, the subject formG1565that, that one there, yonder.heἐφανερώθηephanerōthēwas manifestedφανερόω (phaneroō)verb, aorist passive indicative, 3rd person singular — “was manifested”, a single actionG5319I make clear (visible, manifest), make known.was manifestedἵναhinatoἵναconjunction — “to”G2443in order that, so that.toτὰςtastheὁ (ho)article, accusative, plural, feminine — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.ἁμαρτίαςhamartiassinsἁμαρτία (hamartia)noun, accusative, plural, feminine — “sins”, the object formG266prop: missing the mark; hence: (a) guilt, sin, (b) a fault, failure (in an ethical sense), sinful deed.sinsἄρῃarēto take upαἴρω (airō)verb, aorist active subjunctive, 3rd person singular — “to take up”, a single actionG142I raise, lift up, take away, remove.καὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andἁμαρτίαhamartiasinἁμαρτίαnoun, nominative, singular, feminine — “sin”, the subject formG266prop: missing the mark; hence: (a) guilt, sin, (b) a fault, failure (in an ethical sense), sinful deed.sinἐνeninἐνpreposition — “in”G1722in, on, among.αὐτῷautōheαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, dative, singular, masculine — “he”, the to- or for-formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.οὐκouknoοὐ (ou)adverb — “no”G3756no, not.ἔστινestinto beεἰμί (eimi)verb, present active indicative, 3rd person singular — “to be”, an ongoing or repeated actionG1510I am, exist.

Textus Receptus Words Not in the SBL Text

ἡμῶνhēmōnIἐγώ (egṓ)personal pronoun, 1st person, genitive, plural — “I”, the of-formG1473I, the first-person pronoun.Strong’s files this form under G3165 (μέ).

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

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

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American Standard Version (1901)

And ye know that he was manifested to take away sins; and in him is no sin.

Young’s Literal Translation

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

World English Bible

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

Darby Translation

And ye know that he has been manifested that he might take away our sins; and in him sin is not.

Douay-Rheims

And you know that he appeared to take away our sins, and in him there is no sin.

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