11My littlechildren, I am 2writingthesethings to you so that you may not sin. And ifanyonesins, 3we have an [a]4Advocate with the Father, JesusChrist the righteous;
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and He Himself is 5the [b]propitiation for our sins; and not for oursonly, but also6for those of the wholeworld.
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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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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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By this we know that we have come to know Him, if we keep His commandments.
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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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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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the one who says he abides in Him ought himself to walk in the same manner as He walked.
Cross References 6
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John 13:33; Galatians 4:19; 1 John 2:12, 28; 1 John 3:7, 18; 1 John 4:4; 1 John 5:21