1 John 3:2-4
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
2 Beloved, we are God’s children now; what we shall be has not yet been revealed. We do know that when it is revealed[a] we shall be like him, for we shall see him as he is.(A) 3 Everyone who has this hope based on him makes himself pure, as he is pure.(B)
Avoiding Sin. 4 Everyone who commits sin commits lawlessness, for sin is lawlessness.[b]
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- 3:2 When it is revealed: or “when he is revealed” (the subject of the verb could be Christ).
- 3:4 Lawlessness: a reference to the activity of the antichrist, so it is expressed as hostility toward God and a rejection of Christ. The author goes on to contrast the states of sin and righteousness. Christians do not escape sin but realize that when they sin they cease to have fellowship with God. Virtue and sin distinguish the children of God from the children of the devil.
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