New American Standard Bible 2020

1 John 2:2-4

2and He Himself is 1the 2propitiation for our sins; and not for ours only, but also 3for the sins of the whole world.

3 4By this we know that we have come to 5know Him, if we 6keep His commandments. 4The one who says, “7I have come to 8know Him,” and does not keep His commandments, is a 9liar, and 10the truth is not in him;

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Notes

1. 1 John 2:2 Rom 3:25; Heb 2:17; 1 John 4:10 ↩
2. 1 John 2:2 I.e., means of reconciliation with God by atoning for sins; or sin-offering ↩
3. 1 John 2:2 John 4:42; 11:51f; 1 John 4:14 ↩
4. 1 John 2:3 1 John 2:5; 3:24; 4:13; 5:2 ↩
5. 1 John 2:3 1 John 2:4; 3:6; 4:7f ↩
6. 1 John 2:3 John 14:15; 15:10; 1 John 3:22, 24; 5:3; Rev 12:17; 14:12 ↩
7. 1 John 2:4 Titus 1:10 ↩
8. 1 John 2:4 1 John 3:6; 4:7f ↩
9. 1 John 2:4 1 John 1:6 ↩
10. 1 John 2:4 1 John 1:8 ↩

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