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1 John 3:6

Whosoever abideth in him sinneth not: whosoever sinneth hath not seen him, neither known him.

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πᾶςpasWhosoeverπᾶςadjective, nominative, singular, masculine — “Whosoever”, the subject formG3956all, the whole, every kind of.Whosoeverὁhotheὁarticle, nominative, singular, masculine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.ἐνeninἐνpreposition — “in”G1722in, on, among.inαὐτῷautōhimαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, dative, singular, masculine — “him”, the to- or for-formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.himμένωνmenōnto stayμένω (menō)verb, present active participle, nominative, singular, masculine — “to stay”, an ongoing or repeated actionG3306I remain, abide, stay, wait; with acc: I wait for, await.οὐχouchnotοὐ (ou)adverb — “not”G3756no, not.notἁμαρτάνειhamartaneisinnethἁμαρτάνω (hamartanō)verb, present active indicative, 3rd person singular — “sinneth”, an ongoing or repeated actionG264originally: I miss the mark, hence (a) I make a mistake, (b) I sin, commit a sin (against God); sometimes the idea of sinning against a fellow-creature is present.sinnethπᾶςpasallπᾶςadjective, nominative, singular, masculine — “all”, the subject formG3956all, the whole, every kind of.This verse uses “all”.ὁhotheὁarticle, nominative, singular, masculine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.ἁμαρτάνωνhamartanōnto sinἁμαρτάνω (hamartanō)verb, present active participle, nominative, singular, masculine — “to sin”, an ongoing or repeated actionG264originally: I miss the mark, hence (a) I make a mistake, (b) I sin, commit a sin (against God); sometimes the idea of sinning against a fellow-creature is present.οὐχouchnotοὐ (ou)adverb — “not”G3756no, not.notἑώρακενheōrakenseenὁράω (horaō)Greek uses a different stem for this verb’s past forms.verb, perfect active indicative, 3rd person singular — “seen”, a completed action with a present resultG3708I see, look upon, experience, perceive, discern, beware.seenαὐτὸνautonhimαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, accusative, singular, masculine — “him”, the object formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.himοὐδὲoudeneitherοὐδέconjunction — “neither”G3761neither, nor, not even, and not.This verse uses “neither”.neitherἔγνωκενegnōkenknownγινώσκω (ginōskō)verb, perfect active indicative, 3rd person singular — “known”, a completed action with a present resultG1097I am taking in knowledge, come to know, learn; aor: I ascertained, realized.knownαὐτόνautonhimαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, accusative, singular, masculine — “him”, the object formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.him

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

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

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American Standard Version (1901)

Whosoever abideth in him sinneth not: whosoever sinneth hath not seen him, neither knoweth him.

Young’s Literal Translation

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

World English Bible

Whoever remains in him doesn’t sin. Whoever sins hasn’t seen him and doesn’t know him.

Darby Translation

Whoever abides in him, does not sin: whoever sins, has not seen him or known him.

Douay-Rheims

Whosoever abideth in him, sinneth not; and whosoever sinneth, hath not seen him, nor known him.

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Young’s Literal Translation

World English Bible

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