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1 John 2:6-16

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6 whoever says he 1abides in him 2ought to walk in the same way in which he walked.

The New Commandment

7 Beloved, I am writing you 3no new commandment, but 4an old commandment 5that you had from the beginning. The old commandment is the word that you have heard.
8 At the same time, it is 6a new commandment that I am writing to you, which is true in him and in you, because[a]7the darkness is passing away and 8the true light is already shining.
9 Whoever says he is in the light and 9hates his brother is still in darkness.
10 Whoever loves his brother abides in the light, and in him[b] there is no 10cause for stumbling.
11 But whoever hates his brother is in the darkness and 11walks in the darkness, and does not know where he is going, because the darkness has blinded his eyes.
12 I am writing to you, little children, because 12your sins are forgiven for his name's sake.
13 I am writing to you, fathers, because you know 13him who is from the beginning. I am writing to you, young men, because 14you have overcome the evil one. I write to you, children, because 15you know the Father.
14 I write to you, fathers, because you know 16him who is from the beginning. I write to you, young men, because 17you are strong, and the word of God abides in you, and you have overcome the evil one.

Do Not Love the World

15 18Do not love the world or the things in the world. 19If anyone loves the world, the love of the Father is not in him.
16 For all that is in the world--20the desires of the flesh and 21the desires of the eyes and pride in possessions--is not from the Father but is from the world.
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Abides in Light

Cross References 21

  • 1. John 15:4, 5, 7
  • 2. See Matthew 11:29
  • 3. 2 John 5
  • 4. Leviticus 19:18
  • 5. [ver. 24; 1 John 3:11; 2 John 5, 6]
  • 6. See John 13:34
  • 7. Romans 13:12; Ephesians 5:8; 1 Thessalonians 5:4, 5
  • 8. John 1:9; John 8:12
  • 9. 1 John 4:20; [1 John 3:14, 15; Titus 3:3]
  • 10. John 11:10; [Proverbs 4:19; 2 Peter 1:10]
  • 11. See 1 John 1:6
  • 12. Luke 24:47; Acts 10:43; Acts 13:38
  • 13. [1 John 1:1]
  • 14. Ephesians 6:10; [1 John 5:4, 5]
  • 15. John 14:7
  • 16. [See ver. 13 above]
  • 17. [See ver. 13 above]
  • 18. [Romans 12:2; 2 Timothy 4:10]
  • 19. See James 4:4
  • 20. Romans 13:14; Ephesians 2:3; 1 Peter 4:2; 2 Peter 2:18
  • 21. Ecclesiastes 4:8; Ecclesiastes 5:11

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