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Originally Posted by epignosis
I added some other translations of the verse in 1 John 5:18.
The KJV is not very good with this verse. The other translations give a better understanding. It is not that we are perfect or sinless, but that we strive not to practice sin any more. That is how God counts us righteous or perfect. But we are not righteous or perfect like Jesus was, as a man.
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Only your modern perversions that use dynamic equivalence and don't stay faithful to the source material.
Have a look at serious Bibles.
New American Standard.
1 John 3 4Everyone who practices sin also practices lawlessness; and (
L)sin is lawlessness.
5You know that He (
M)appeared in order to (
N)take away sins; and (
O)in Him there is no sin.
6No one who abides in Him (P)sins; no one who sins has seen Him or (Q)knows Him.
7Little children, make sure no one (S)deceives you; (T)the one who practices righteousness is righteous, just as He is righteous;
8the one who practices sin is (U)of the devil; for the devil has sinned from the beginning (V)The Son of God (W)appeared for this purpose, (X)to destroy the works of the devil.
9No one who is (Y)born of God (Z)practices sin, because His seed abides in him; and he cannot sin, because he is born of God.
English Standard
4Everyone who makes a practice of sinning also practices lawlessness;(M) sin is lawlessness. 5You know that(N) he appeared to(O) take away sins, and(P) in him there is no sin. 6
No one who abides in him keeps on sinning;(Q) no one who keeps on sinning has either seen him or known him. 7Little children, let no one deceive you.(S) Whoever practices righteousness is righteous, as he is righteous. 8(T) Whoever makes a practice of sinning is of the devil, for the devil has been sinning from the beginning. The reason the Son of God appeared was(U) to destroy the works of the devil. 9(V) No one born of God makes a practice of sinning, for God’s[b] seed abides in him, and
he cannot keep on sinning because he has been born of God.
Young's Literal Translation
4Every one who is doing the sin, the lawlessness also he doth do, and the sin is the lawlessness,
5and ye have known that he was manifested that our sins he may take away, and sin is not in him;
6every one who is remaining in him doth not sin; every one who is sinning, hath not seen him, nor known him.
7Little children, let no one lead you astray; he who is doing the righteousness is righteous, even as he is righteous,
8he who is doing the sin, of the devil he is, because from the beginning the devil doth sin; for this was the Son of God manifested, that he may break up the works of the devil;
9every one who hath been begotten of God, sin he doth not, because his seed in him doth remain,
and he is not able to sin, because of God he hath been begotten.