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1 My little children, I am writing these things to you so that you may not sin. And if anyone sins, we have an Advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous ;
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1 My dear children, I write this to you so that you will not sin. But if anybody does sin, we have one who speaks to the Father in our defense--Jesus Christ, the Righteous One.
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2 and He Himself is the propitiation for our sins ; and not for ours only, but also for those of the whole world.
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2 He is the atoning sacrifice for our sins, and not only for ours but also for the sins of the whole world.
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3 By this we know that we have come to know Him, if we keep His commandments.
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3 We know that we have come to know him if we obey his commands.
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4 The one who says, "I have come to know Him," and does not keep His commandments, is a liar, and the truth is not in him;
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4 The man who says, "I know him," but does not do what he commands is a liar, and the truth is not in him.
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5 but whoever keeps His word, in him the love of God has truly been perfected. By this we know that we are in Him:
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5 But if anyone obeys his word, God's love is truly made complete in him. This is how we know we are in him:
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6 the one who says he abides in Him ought himself to walk in the same manner as He walked.
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6 Whoever claims to live in him must walk as Jesus did.
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