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## commits sin ##
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"continues to sin" (UDB)
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## does lawlessness ##
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"is refusing to obey God's law" (UDB)
## You ##
Here "you" is plural and refers to the people John is writing to. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-you]])
## Christ was revealed ##
This can be translated with an active verb: "Christ appeared" or "the Father revealed Christ." (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive]])
## remains in him ##
See how this was translated in [1 John 2:4 ](../02/04.md )
## has neither seen him or known him ##
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John uses the words "seen" and "known" to emphasize that the person who keeps on sinning has never met Christ in a spiritual sense. AT: "has never truly believed in him" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-doublet]])
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