John 3:21

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Translations sourced from the public-domain WEB, KJV, and ASV. See all sources.

“But he who does the truth comes to the light, that his works may be revealed, that they have been done in God.””

— WEB

“But he that doeth truth cometh to the light, that his deeds may be made manifest, that they are wrought in God.”

— KJV

“But he that doeth the truth cometh to the light, that his works may be made manifest, that they have been wrought in God.”

— ASV

Cross-references

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1 John 1:6 "If we say that we have fellowship with him and walk in the darkness, we lie, and don’t tell the truth."
Psalms 139:23-24 "Search me, God, and know my heart. Try me, and know my thoughts."
3 John 1:11 "Beloved, don’t imitate that which is evil, but that which is good. He who does good is of God. He who does evil hasn’t seen God."
Ephesians 5:9 "for the fruit of the Spirit is in all goodness and righteousness and truth,"
Philippians 2:13 "For it is God who works in you both to will and to work, for his good pleasure."
1 John 4:15-16 "Whoever confesses that Jesus is the Son of God, God remains in him, and he in God."
Psalms 119:105 "Your word is a lamp to my feet, and a light for my path."
1 John 2:27-29 "As for you, the anointing which you received from him remains in you, and you don’t need for anyone to teach you. But as his anointing te…"

Commentary

doeth truth--whose only object in life is to be and do what will bear the light. Therefore he loves and "comes to the light," that all he is and does, being thus thoroughly tested, may be seen to have nothing in it but what is divinely wrought and divinely approved. This is the "Israelite, indeed, in whom is no guile."

— Jamieson-Fausset-Brown Commentary (public domain)

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