1 John 2:1-6

1 My dear children, I write this to you so that you will not sin. But if anybody does sin, we have an advocate with the Father—Jesus Christ, the Righteous One.

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 We know that we have come to know him if we keep his commands.

4 Whoever says, “I know him,” but does not do what he commands is a liar, and the truth is not in that person.

5 But if anyone obeys his word, love for God^[a] is truly made complete in them. This is how we know we are in him:

6 Whoever claims to live in him must live as Jesus did.

Cross References

• 1. ver 12,13,28; 1 John 3:7,18; 1 John 4:4; 1 John 5:21; S 1 Thessalonians 2:11
• 2. S Romans 8:34; 1 Timothy 2:5; Hebrews 7:25
• 3. Romans 3:25; 1 John 4:10
• 4. S Matthew 1:21; S John 3:17
• 5. ver 5; 1 John 3:24; 1 John 4:13; 1 John 5:2
• 6. S ver 4
• 7. S John 14:15
• 8. ver 3; Titus 1:16; 1 John 3:6; 1 John 4:7,8
• 9. 1 John 1:6,8
• 10. S John 14:15; John 14:21,23
• 11. 1 John 4:12
• 12. S ver 3
• 13. S Matthew 11:29; 1 Peter 2:21

Footnotes

• [a] Or "word, God’s love"