³ And all who have this hope in ·Christ [^Lhim] keep themselves pure, just as ·Christ [^Lhe] is pure.

⁴ ·The person [^LEveryone] who ·sins [commits sin] ·breaks God’s law [commits lawlessness/iniquity; ^Creferring to the false teachers; 2:19–20]. Yes, sin is ·living against God’s law [lawlessness; iniquity]. ⁵ You know that ·Christ came [^Lhe has appeared/was revealed] to take away sins and that there is no sin in ·Christ [^Lhim].