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NASB | 1 John 3:4 ¶ Everyone who practices sin also practices lawlessness; and sin is lawlessness. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | 1 John 3:4 ¶ Everyone who practices sin also practices lawlessness; and sin is lawlessness [ignoring God's law by action or neglect or by tolerating wrongdoing--being unrestrained by His commands and His will]. |
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Bible Note: are we to base sin just on the absence of right behavior" or not abiding the law?" The Pharisees based sin on external behavior and the law. Jesus drastically changed that. |