en_tn_lite_do_not_use/1jn/03/04.md

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commits sin

"continues to sin" (UDB)

does lawlessness

"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

has neither seen him or known him

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)