1 John 2
We have an advocate
My little children, I am writing these things to you so that you will not sin. But if anyone does sin, we have an advocate before the Father—Jesus Christ, the Righteous One.a 2He Himself is the atoning sacrifice for our sins, and not only for ours but also for the sins of the whole world.b 3By this we can be sure that we have come to know Him: if we keep His commandments.c
4If anyone says, “I know Him,” but does not keep His commandments, he is a liar, and the truth is not in him.d 5But if anyone keeps His word, the love of God has been truly perfected in him. By this we know that we are in Him:e 6Whoever claims to abide in Him must walk as Jesus walked.f
The commandment that is old and new
7Beloved, I am not writing to you a new commandment, but an old one, which you have had from the beginning. This commandment is the message you have heard.g 8Then again, I am also writing to you a new commandment, which is true in Him and also in you. For the darkness is fading and the true light is already shining.h 9If anyone claims to be in the light but hates his brother, he is still in the darkness.i
10Whoever loves his brother remains in the light, and there is no cause of stumbling in him.j 11But whoever hates his brother is in the darkness and walks in the darkness. He does not know where he is going, because the darkness has blinded his eyes.k 12I am writing to you, little children, because your sins have been forgiven through His name.l
13I am writing to you, fathers, because you know Him who is from the beginning. I am writing to you, young men, because you have overcome the evil one. I have written to you, children, because you know the Father.m 14I have written to you, fathers, because you know Him who is from the beginning. I have written to you, young men, because you are strong, and the word of God abides in you, and you have overcome the evil one.n
Do not love the world
15Do not love the world or anything in the world. If anyone loves the world, the love of the Father is not in him.o 16For all that is in the world—the desires of the flesh, the desires of the eyes, and the pride of life—is not from the Father but from the world.p 17The world is passing away, along with its desires; but whoever does the will of God remains forever.q
Beware of the antichrists
18Children, it is the last hour; and just as you have heard that the antichrist is coming, so now many antichrists have appeared. This is how we know it is the last hour.r 19They went out from us, but they did not belong to us. For if they had belonged to us, they would have remained with us. But their departure made it clear that none of them belonged to us.s 20You, however, have an anointing from the Holy One, and all of you know the truth.t
21I have not written to you because you lack knowledge of the truth, but because you have it, and because no lie comes from the truth.u 22Who is the liar, if it is not the one who denies that Jesus is the Christ? This is the antichrist, who denies the Father and the Son.v 23Whoever denies the Son does not have the Father, but whoever confesses the Son has the Father as well.w
Remain in him
24As for you, let what you have heard from the beginning remain in you. If it does, you will also remain in the Son and in the Father.x 25And this is the promise that He Himself made to us: eternal life.y 26I have written these things to you about those who are trying to deceive you.z
27And as for you, the anointing you received from Him remains in you, and you do not need anyone to teach you. But just as His true and genuine anointing teaches you about all things, so remain in Him as you have been taught.aa 28And now, little children, remain in Christ, so that when He appears, we may be confident and unashamed before Him at His coming.ab 29If you know that He is righteous, you also know that everyone who practices righteousness has been born of Him.ac
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Bible Dictionary· 1 John 2(7)
Bible Characters· 1 John 2(1)
References· 1 John 2
- a
- v.1 — 1 Timothy 2:5, Romans 8:34, John 14:6, 1 John 1:8-10, Hebrews 7:24-26, 2 Corinthians 5:21, Titus 2:11-13, 1 John 4:4, 1 John 3:18, 1 John 3:7
- b
- v.2 — 1 John 4:14, 1 Peter 3:18, 1 John 4:10, John 1:29, 1 Peter 2:24, John 4:42, 2 Corinthians 5:18-21, John 11:51-52, Romans 3:25-26, 1 John 1:7
- c
- v.3 — John 14:15, John 15:10, 1 John 5:3, Luke 6:46, 1 John 4:13, John 15:14, 1 John 3:22-24, Hebrews 5:9, Psalms 119:32, 1 John 2:4-6
- d
- v.4 — 1 John 1:6, Titus 1:16, James 2:14-16, 1 John 1:8, 1 John 4:20, Hosea 8:2-3, 1 John 2:9, 1 John 1:10
- e
- v.5 — John 14:23, John 14:21, 1 John 4:12-13, Luke 11:28, 1 John 3:24, Psalms 119:2, Revelation 14:12, 1 John 5:2, Ezekiel 36:27, 1 John 2:3-4
- f
- v.6 — 1 Peter 2:21, John 13:15, 1 Corinthians 11:1, 1 John 3:6, John 15:4-6, Ephesians 5:2, Matthew 11:29, 1 John 1:6-7, 1 John 2:4, 1 John 2:28
- g
- v.7 — 1 John 3:11, Leviticus 19:18, Mark 12:29-34, 2 John 1:5-6, Galatians 5:13-14, Romans 13:8-10, Matthew 22:37-40, 1 John 3:23, Leviticus 19:34, Deuteronomy 6:5
- h
- v.8 — Ephesians 5:8, Romans 13:12, John 13:34, John 8:12, 2 Corinthians 4:4-6, John 12:46, John 1:9, John 1:4-5, 1 John 4:21, Malachi 4:2
- i
- v.9 — 1 John 4:20, 1 John 2:11, 1 John 3:13-17, Psalms 82:5, 2 Peter 1:9, 1 Corinthians 13:1-3, 1 John 2:4, 1 John 1:6, John 9:41, Romans 2:18-21
- j
- v.10 — 1 John 3:14, Romans 9:32-33, Romans 14:13, Hosea 6:3, Matthew 18:7, Matthew 13:21, 2 Peter 1:10, John 8:31, Luke 17:1-2, Philippians 1:10
- k
- v.11 — John 12:35, Titus 3:3, 1 John 1:6, Revelation 3:17, 1 John 2:9, Proverbs 4:19, 2 Corinthians 4:4, John 12:40, 2 Corinthians 3:14
- l
- v.12 — Acts 10:43, Acts 13:38, Ephesians 1:7, Psalms 106:8, Acts 4:12, Psalms 25:11, Luke 7:47-50, Colossians 1:14, Luke 24:47, 1 John 1:4
- m
- v.13 — John 14:7, 1 John 2:14, 1 John 1:1, 1 John 4:4, Luke 10:22, 1 John 5:4-5, John 17:3, Matthew 11:27, 1 John 5:18, 1 John 3:12
- n
- v.14 — Psalms 119:11, 1 John 2:13, Colossians 3:16, John 15:7, Ephesians 6:10, John 8:31, John 5:38, Revelation 2:7, 2 John 1:2, 3 John 1:3
- o
- v.15 — James 4:4, Romans 12:2, Matthew 6:24, Colossians 3:1-2, Luke 16:13, 1 John 5:4-5, John 15:19, 1 John 3:17, 1 Timothy 6:10, Galatians 1:10
- p
- v.16 — Romans 13:14, Galatians 5:17, Psalms 119:36-37, Genesis 3:6, Proverbs 27:20, Ephesians 2:3, 1 Peter 2:11, James 3:15, 2 Peter 2:10, 1 Peter 4:2-3
- q
- v.17 — Matthew 24:35, 1 Corinthians 7:31, Romans 12:2, 1 Peter 4:2, Hebrews 10:36, Mark 3:35, Isaiah 40:6-8, 1 Peter 1:24-25, John 10:28-30, 1 Thessalonians 4:3
- r
- v.18 — 1 John 4:3, 2 John 1:7, Matthew 24:24, 1 John 2:22, Matthew 24:5, 1 John 4:1, 2 Thessalonians 2:3-12, 2 Timothy 4:3-4, Mark 13:6, 1 Timothy 4:1-3
- s
- v.19 — Acts 20:30, 1 Corinthians 11:19, Jude 1:19, Luke 8:13, 2 Peter 2:20-21, Matthew 13:20-21, 2 Timothy 2:19, John 6:37-39, Job 17:9, John 10:28-30
- t
- v.20 — John 14:26, 1 John 2:27, 2 Corinthians 1:21-22, Isaiah 61:1, Psalms 23:5, Proverbs 28:5, Acts 10:38, John 16:13, Hebrews 1:9, 1 John 4:13
- u
- v.21 — 2 Peter 1:12, Jude 1:5, Proverbs 1:5, Romans 15:14-15, Proverbs 9:8-9
- v
- v.22 — 2 John 1:7, 1 John 4:3, 1 John 2:18, Jude 1:4, 1 John 2:23, 1 John 4:20, 1 John 2:4, 1 John 1:6, John 8:44, 1 Corinthians 12:2-3
- w
- v.23 — 1 John 4:15, John 8:19, John 5:23, John 10:30, 2 John 1:9-11, John 15:23-24, 1 John 5:1, John 14:9-10, Luke 10:22, Matthew 11:27
- x
- v.24 — John 14:23, John 15:9-10, 1 John 4:13, 2 John 1:5-6, 1 John 4:16, John 15:7, 1 John 2:7, Revelation 3:3, 1 John 1:3, Colossians 3:16
- y
- v.25 — John 10:28, Titus 3:7, Jude 1:21, John 17:2-3, Titus 1:2, 1 Timothy 6:12, 1 John 1:2, Romans 5:21, Romans 2:7, John 6:68
- z
- v.26 — 2 Peter 2:1-3, 2 John 1:7, 1 John 3:7, Acts 20:29-30, Mark 13:22, Colossians 2:8, 1 Timothy 4:1, 2 Corinthians 11:13-15, Proverbs 12:26, 2 Timothy 3:13
- aa
- v.27 — John 14:26, 1 John 2:20-21, 1 Corinthians 2:13, John 16:13, Jeremiah 31:33-34, 1 Thessalonians 2:13, Hebrews 8:10-11, John 15:4-7, 2 Peter 1:16-17, John 8:31-32
- ab
- v.28 — 1 John 4:17, Mark 8:38, 1 John 3:2, 1 Thessalonians 3:13, 1 John 3:21, Colossians 3:4, Hebrews 9:28, Malachi 3:2, 1 John 2:1, 1 Peter 5:4
- ac
- v.29 — John 3:3-5, 1 John 3:7, 1 John 5:1, John 1:13, 1 John 4:7, 1 John 3:9-10, James 1:18, 1 Peter 3:18, 1 John 5:4, Acts 10:35
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