1 John 2
Jesus Christ Our Advocate
2aMy little children, I am bwriting these things to you so that you may not sin. And if anyone sins, cwe have an 1,dAdvocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous; 2and He Himself is athe 1propitiation for our sins, and not for ours only, but also bfor those of the whole world.
3aAnd by this we know that we have come to bknow Him, if we ckeep His commandments. 4The one who says, “aI have come to bknow Him,” and does not keep His commandments, is a cliar, and dthe truth is not in him; 5but whoever akeeps His word, truly in him the blove of God has been perfected. cBy this we know that we are in Him: 6the one who says he aabides in Him bought himself to walk in the same manner as He walked.
7aBeloved, I am bnot writing a new commandment to you, but an old commandment which you have had cfrom the beginning; the old commandment is the word which you have heard. 81On the other hand, I am writing aa new commandment to you, which is true in Him and in you, because bthe darkness is passing away and cthe true Light is already shining. 9The one who says he is in the Light and yet ahates his bbrother is in the darkness until now. 10aThe one who loves his brother abides in the Light and there is no cause for stumbling in him. 11But the one who ahates his brother is in the darkness and bwalks in the darkness, and does not know where he is going because the darkness cblinded his eyes.
12I am writing to you, alittle children, because byour sins have been forgiven you for His name’s sake. 13I am writing to you, fathers, because you have known Him awho has been from the beginning. I am writing to you, young men, because byou have overcome cthe evil one. I have written to you, children, because 1,dyou have known the Father. 14I have written to you, fathers, because you have known Him awho has been from the beginning. I have written to you, young men, because you are bstrong, and the cword of God abides in you, and dyou have overcome the evil one.
Do Not Love the World
15Do not love athe world nor the things in the world. bIf anyone loves the world, the love of the Father is not in him. 16For all that is in the world, athe lust of the flesh and bthe lust of the eyes and cthe boastful pride of life, is not from the Father, but is from the world. 17aAnd the world is passing away, and also its lusts, but the one who bdoes the will of God abides forever.
18Children, ait is the last hour; and just as you heard that bantichrist is coming, ceven now many antichrists have appeared. From this we know that it is the last hour. 19aThey went out from us, but they were not really of us; for if they were of us, they would have remained with us; but they went out, bso that 1it would be manifested that they all are not of us. 201But you have an aanointing from bthe Holy One, and cyou all know. 21I have not written to you because you do not know the truth, but abecause you do know it, and 1because no lie is bof the truth. 22Who is the liar but athe one who denies that Jesus is the 1Christ? This is bthe 2antichrist, the one who denies the Father and the Son. 23aEveryone who denies the Son does not have the Father; the one who confesses the Son has the Father also. 24As for you, let that which you heard afrom the beginning abide in you. If what you heard from the beginning abides in you, you also bwill abide in the Son and in the Father. 25aAnd this is the promise which He Himself 1made to us: eternal life.
26These things I have written to you about those who are trying to adeceive you. 27And as for you, the aanointing whom you received from Him abides in you, and you have no need for anyone to teach you. But as His anointing bteaches you about all things, and is ctrue and is not a lie, and just as He has taught you, 1abide in Him.