1 João 3

1 João 3:5

Poole - Implying how great an absurdity it were, to expect salvation and blessedness by our sinless Saviour, and yet indulge ourselves in sin, against his design. Justin Edwards - two reasons why God’s children cannot allow themselves in sin. It is contrary to both the work of Christ, and his character. Christ takes away our sin by expiating it, and cleansing our hearts from its pollution. Cambridge Greek Testament - That sin is incompatible with Divine birth is further enforced by two facts respecting the highest instance of Divine birth. The Son of God [1] entered the world of sense in order to put away sin; and therefore those who sin thwart His work: [2] was Himself absolutely free from sin; and therefore those who sin disregard His example. John's "argument is that the Son’s having become incarnate in order to abolish sin shows that sin is inconsistent with sonship." David Jackman - This verb (airo) can mean “to lift up,” “to bear,” or “to remove.” While all three meanings have some connotation in the translation, the context seems to point to the expiatory nature of Christ’s sacrifice. The aorist tense denotes the finality of this sacrificial act. (borrow The message of John's letters) Jamieson notes that here John gives "Additional proof of the incompatibility of sin and sonship; the very object of Christ‘s manifestation in the flesh was to take away (by one act, and entirely, aorist) all sins, as the scapegoat did typically (Ed: The Day of Atonement - Lev 16:7-10+)." Steven