1 John 2:6-16

Listen to 1 John 2:6-16

6 the one who says he ¹abides in Him ²ought himself to walk in the same manner as He walked.

7 ³Beloved, I am ⁴not writing a new commandment to you, but an old commandment which you have had ⁵from the beginning; the old commandment is the word which you have heard.

8 ^[a]On the other hand, I am writing ⁶a new commandment to you, which is true in Him and in you, because ⁷the darkness is passing away and ⁸the true Light is already shining.

9 The one who says he is in the Light and yet ⁹hates his ¹⁰brother is in the darkness until now.

10 ¹¹The one who loves his brother abides in the Light and there is no cause for stumbling in him.

11 But the one who ¹²hates his brother is in the darkness and ¹³walks in the darkness, and does not know where he is going because the darkness has ¹⁴blinded his eyes.

12 I am writing to you, ¹⁵little children, because ¹⁶your sins have been forgiven you for His name's sake.

13 I am writing to you, fathers, because you know Him ¹⁷who has been from the beginning. I am writing to you, young men, because ¹⁸you have overcome ¹⁹the evil one. I have written to you, children, because ²⁰you know the Father.

14 I have written to you, fathers, because you know Him ²¹who has been from the beginning. I have written to you, young men, because you are ²²strong, and the ²³word of God abides in you, and ²⁴you have overcome the evil one.

Do Not Love the World

15 Do not love ²⁵the world nor the things in the world. ²⁶If anyone loves the world, the love of the Father is not in him.

16 For all that is in the world, ²⁷the lust of the flesh and ²⁸the lust of the eyes and ²⁹the boastful pride of life, is not from the Father, but is from the world.

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