1 John 2 - LSB Bible Online

1 John 2

Jesus Christ Our Advocate

^aMy little children, I am ^bwriting these things to you so that you may not sin. And if anyone sins, ^cwe have an ¹^dAdvocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous; 2 and He Himself is ^athe ¹propitiation for our sins, and not for ours only, but also ^bfor those of the whole world.
3 ^aAnd by this we know that we have come to ^bknow Him, if we ^ckeep His commandments. 4 The one who says, “^aI have come to ^bknow Him,” and does not keep His commandments, is a ^cliar, and ^dthe truth is not in him; 5 but whoever ^akeeps His word, truly in him the ^blove of God has been perfected. ^cBy this we know that we are in Him: 6 the one who says he ^aabides in Him ^bought himself to walk in the same manner as He walked.
7 ^aBeloved, I am ^bnot writing a new commandment to you, but an old commandment which you have had ^cfrom the beginning; the old commandment is the word which you have heard. 8 ¹On the other hand, I am writing ^aa new commandment to you, which is true in Him and in you, because ^bthe darkness is passing away and ^cthe true Light is already shining. 9 The one who says he is in the Light and yet ^ahates his ^bbrother is in the darkness until now. 10 ^aThe one who loves his brother abides in the Light and there is no cause for stumbling in him. 11 But the one who ^ahates his brother is in the darkness and ^bwalks in the darkness, and does not know where he is going because the darkness ^cblinded his eyes.
12 I am writing to you, ^alittle children, because ^byour sins have been forgiven you for His name’s sake. 13 I am writing to you, fathers, because you have known Him ^awho has been from the beginning. I am writing to you, young men, because ^byou have overcome ^cthe evil one. I have written to you, children, because ¹^dyou have known the Father. 14 I have written to you, fathers, because you have known Him ^awho has been from the beginning. I have written to you, young men, because you are ^bstrong, and the ^cword of God abides in you, and ^dyou have overcome the evil one.

Do Not Love the World

15 Do not love ^athe world nor the things in the world. ^bIf anyone loves the world, the love of the Father is not in him. 16 For all that is in the world, ^athe lust of the flesh and ^bthe lust of the eyes and ^cthe boastful pride of life, is not from the Father, but is from the world. 17 ^aAnd the world is passing away, and also its lusts, but the one who ^bdoes the will of God abides forever.
18 Children, ^ait is the last hour; and just as you heard that ^bantichrist is coming, ^ceven now many antichrists have appeared. From this we know that it is the last hour. 19 ^aThey went out from us, but they were not really of us; for if they were of us, they would have remained with us; but they went out, ^bso that ¹it would be manifested that they all are not of us. 20 ¹But you have an ^aanointing from ^bthe Holy One, and ^cyou all know. 21 I have not written to you because you do not know the truth, but ^abecause you do know it, and ¹because no lie is ^bof the truth. 22 Who is the liar but ^athe one who denies that Jesus is the ¹Christ? This is ^bthe ²antichrist, the one who denies the Father and the Son. 23 ^aEveryone who denies the Son does not have the Father; the one who confesses the Son has the Father also. 24 As for you, let that which you heard ^afrom the beginning abide in you. If what you heard from the beginning abides in you, you also ^bwill abide in the Son and in the Father. 25 ^aAnd this is the promise which He Himself ¹made to us: eternal life.
26 These things I have written to you about those who are trying to ^adeceive you. 27 And as for you, the ^aanointing whom you received from Him abides in you, and you have no need for anyone to teach you. But as His anointing ^bteaches you about all things, and is ^ctrue and is not a lie, and just as He has taught you, ¹abide in Him.
28 And now, ^alittle children, abide in Him, so that when He ^bis manifested, we may have ^cconfidence and ^dnot ¹shrink away from Him in shame ²at His ^ecoming. 29 If you know that ^aHe is righteous, you know that everyone also who does righteousness ^bhas been ¹born of Him.

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