New American Standard Bible 1995

1 John 2:2-6

2and He HimselfαὐτὸςautosG846is thepropitiationἱλασμόςhilasmosG2434for our sinsἁμαρτιῶνhamartiōnG266;and not for oursG2251onlyG3440,but alsoG2532for those ofthe wholeὅλουholouG3650worldκόσμου.kosmouG2889.

3By thisτούτῳtoutōG3778we knowγινώσκομενginōskomenG1097that we have come toknowἐγνώκαμενegnōkamenG1097Him, ifἐὰνeanG1437wekeepτηρῶμεν.¶tērōmenG5083His commandmentsἐντολὰςentolasG1785.

4The one who saysλέγωνlegōnG3004, “I have come toknowἔγνωκαegnōkaG1097Him,” and does not keepτηρῶν,tērōnG5083His commandmentsἐντολὰςentolasG1785, is aliarψεύστηςpseustēsG5583, andthe truthἀλήθειαalētheiaG225is not in him;

5but whoeverὃς ἂνhos anG3739 G302keepsτηρῇtērēaG5083His wordλόγον,logonG3056, in him theloveἀγάπηagapēG26of GodθεοῦtheouG2316has trulyἀληθῶςalēthōsG230been perfectedτετελείωται.teteleiōtaiG5048.By thisG3778we knowγινώσκομενginōskomenG1097that we are in Him:

6the one who saysλέγωνlegōnG3004heabidesμένεινmeneinG3306in Himoughtὀφείλει,opheileiG3784himselfG846to walkπεριεπάτησεν,periepatēsenG4043in the sameοὕτωςhoutōsG3779mannerG3779as He walkedπεριπατεῖν.¶peripateinG4043.

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