“Everyone who has this hope set on him purifies himself, even as he is pure.”
— WEB
1 John 3:3
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Translations sourced from the public-domain WEB, KJV, and ASV. See all sources.
“And every man that hath this hope in him purifieth himself, even as he is pure.”
— KJV
“And every one that hath this hope [set] on him purifieth himself, even as he is pure.”
— ASV
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Commentary
this hope--of being hereafter "like Him." Faith and love, as well as hope, occur in Jo1 3:11, Jo1 3:23. in--rather, "(resting) upon Him"; grounded on His promises. purifieth himself--by Christ's Spirit in him (Joh 15:5, end). "Thou purifiest thyself, not of thyself, but of Him who comes that He may dwell in thee" [AUGUSTINE]. One's justification through faith is presupposed. as he is pure--unsullied with any uncleanness. The Second Person, by whom both the Law and Gospel were given.
— Jamieson-Fausset-Brown Commentary (public domain)
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