New American Standard Bible 2020

1 John 2:1-5

1 1My little children, I am 2writing these things to you so that you may not sin. And if anyone sins, 3we have an 4 5Advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous; 2and He Himself is 6the 7propitiation for our sins; and not for ours only, but also 8for the sins of the whole world.

3 9By this we know that we have come to 10know Him, if we 11keep His commandments. 4The one who says, “12I have come to 13know Him,” and does not keep His commandments, is a 14liar, and 15the truth is not in him; 5but whoever 16follows His word, in him the 17love of God has truly been perfected. 18By this we know that we are in Him:

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Notes

1. 1 John 2:1 John 13:33; Gal 4:19; 1 John 2:12, 28; 3:7, 18; 4:4; 5:21 ↩
2. 1 John 2:1 1 John 1:4 ↩
3. 1 John 2:1 Rom 8:34; 1 Tim 2:5; Heb 7:25; 9:24 ↩
4. 1 John 2:1 Or Intercessor ↩
5. 1 John 2:1 John 14:16 ↩
6. 1 John 2:2 Rom 3:25; Heb 2:17; 1 John 4:10 ↩
7. 1 John 2:2 I.e., means of reconciliation with God by atoning for sins; or sin-offering ↩
8. 1 John 2:2 John 4:42; 11:51f; 1 John 4:14 ↩
9. 1 John 2:3 1 John 2:5; 3:24; 4:13; 5:2 ↩
10. 1 John 2:3 1 John 2:4; 3:6; 4:7f ↩
11. 1 John 2:3 John 14:15; 15:10; 1 John 3:22, 24; 5:3; Rev 12:17; 14:12 ↩
12. 1 John 2:4 Titus 1:10 ↩
13. 1 John 2:4 1 John 3:6; 4:7f ↩
14. 1 John 2:4 1 John 1:6 ↩
15. 1 John 2:4 1 John 1:8 ↩
16. 1 John 2:5 John 14:23 ↩
17. 1 John 2:5 1 John 4:12 ↩
18. 1 John 2:5 1 John 2:3; 3:24; 4:13; 5:2 ↩

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