1 John 2:4-14

4 The one who says, "¹I have come to ²know Him," and does not keep His commandments, is a ³liar, and ⁴the truth is not in him;

5 but whoever * ⁵keeps His word, in him the ⁶love of God has truly been perfected. ⁷By this we know that we are in Him:

6 the one who says he ⁸abides in Him ⁹ought himself to walk in the same manner as He walked.

7 ¹⁰Beloved, I am ¹¹not writing a new commandment to you, but an old commandment which you have had ¹²from the beginning; the old commandment is the word which you have heard.

8 ^[a]On the other hand, I am writing ¹³a new commandment to you, which is true in Him and in you, because ¹⁴the darkness is passing away and ¹⁵the true Light is already shining.

9 The one who says he is in the Light and yet ¹⁶hates his ¹⁷brother is in the darkness until now.

10 ¹⁸The one who loves his brother abides in the Light and there is no cause for stumbling in him.

11 But the one who ¹⁹hates his brother is in the darkness and ²⁰walks in the darkness, and does not know where he is going because the darkness has ²¹blinded his eyes.

12 I am writing to you, ²²little children, because ²³your sins have been forgiven you for His name's sake.

13 I am writing to you, fathers, because you know Him ²⁴who has been from the beginning. I am writing to you, young men, because ²⁵you have overcome ²⁶the evil one. I have written to you, children, because ²⁷you know the Father.

14 I have written to you, fathers, because you know Him ²⁸who has been from the beginning. I have written to you, young men, because you are ²⁹strong, and the ³⁰word of God abides in you, and ³¹you have overcome the evil one.

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1. Titus 1:10
2. 1 John 3:6; 1 John 4:7
3. 1 John 1:6
4. 1 John 1:8
5. John 14:23
6. 1 John 4:12
7. 1 John 2:3; 1 John 3:24; 1 John 4:13; 1 John 5:2
8. John 15:4
9. John 13:15; John 15:10; 1 Peter 2:21
10. Hebrews 6:9; 1 John 3:2, 21; 1 John 4:1, 7, 11
11. John 13:34; 1 John 3:11, 23; 1 John 4:21; 2 John 5
12. 1 John 2:24; 1 John 3:11; 2 John 5, 6
13. John 13:34
14. Romans 13:12; Ephesians 5:8; 1 Thessalonians 5:4
15. John 1:9
16. 1 John 2:11; 1 John 3:15; 1 John 4:20
17. Acts 1:15; 1 John 3:10, 16; 1 John 4:20
18. John 11:9; 1 John 2:10, 11
19. 1 John 2:9; 1 John 3:15; 1 John 4:20
20. John 12:35; 1 John 1:6
21. 2 Corinthians 4:4; 2 Peter 1:9
22. 1 John 2:1
23. Acts 13:38; 1 Corinthians 6:11
24. 1 John 1:1
25. John 16:33; 1 John 2:14; 1 John 4:4; 1 John 5:4; Revelation 2:7
26. Matthew 5:37; 1 John 2:14; 1 John 3:12; 1 John 5:18
27. John 14:7; 1 John 2:3
28. 1 John 1:1
29. Ephesians 6:10
30. John 5:38; John 8:37; 1 John 1:10
31. 1 John 2:13

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