<p>3:5- see on Mk. 15:20.</p><p><em>And you know that he was manifested to take away sins; because in him is no sin</em>- Or as stated in :3, &quot;He is pure&quot;, and we are being purified toward the complete reflection of His sinlessness. His work of taking away sins therefore is ongoing. It was achieved in one sense by His death, but that death released the Spirit (Jn. 7:39) which is as water of purification, washing and transforming us from sin. The language here could suggest that in His atoning death, &lsquo;He&rsquo; was manifested. There God set forth Jesus in His blood, for all to see and respond to (Rom. 3:25 Gk.). There the real essence of Jesus was publicly shown forth. And there we come to know what love is (1 Jn. 3:16).</p>