The Scofield Bible Commentary: 1 John: 1 John Chapter 3
The Scofield Bible Commentary, by Cyrus Ingerson Scofield, [1917]
world
Greek, "kosmos", means "mankind".
(See Scofield) - (Mat 4:8).
committeth sin
Whosoever practiseth sin practiseth also lawlessness; and sin is lawlessness.
sin
Sin
(See Scofield) - (Rom 3:23).
righteousness
"Righteousness" here, and in the passages having marginal references to this, means the righteous life which is the result of salvation through Christ. The righteous man under law became righteous by doing righteously; under grace he does righteously because he has been made righteous (Rom 3:22).
(See Scofield) - (Rom 10:3).
(See Scofield) - (Jo1 3:7).
Greek, "kosmos", means "world-system". (Jo1 4:3-5); (Joh 7:7).
(See Scofield) - (Rev 13:8).