NASB — 1 John 2 — KJV

Christ Is Our Advocate

1 aMy little° children°, I am bwriting° these° things° to you so° that you may not sin°. And if° anyone° sins°, cwe have° an IdAdvocate° with the Father°, Jesus° Christ° the righteous°; 2 and He Himself° is athe Ipropitiation° for our sins°; and not for ours° only°, but also° bfor [those of] the whole° world°.

[1] IGr Paracletos, one called alongside to help; or Intercessor aJn 13:33; Ga 4:19; 1 Jn 2:12, 28; 3:7, 18; 4:4; 5:21 b1 Jn 1:4 cRo 8:34; 1Ti 2:5; He 7:25; 9:24 dJn 14:16
[2] IOr satisfaction aRo 3:25; He 2:17; 1 Jn 4:10 bJn 4:42; 11:51f; 1 Jn 4:14

3aBy this° we know° that we have come to bknow° Him, if° we ckeep° His commandments°. 4 The 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; 5 but whoever°° akeeps° His word°, in him the blove° of God° has truly° been perfected°. cBy this° we know° that we are in Him: 6 the one who says° he aabides° in Him bought° himself° to walk° in the same° manner° as He walked°.

[3] a1 Jn 2:5; 3:24; 4:13; 5:2 b1 Jn 2:4; 3:6; 4:7f cJn 14:15; 15:10; 1 Jn 3:22, 24; 5:3; Rv 12:17; 14:12
[4] aTit 1:10 b1 Jn 3:6; 4:7f c1 Jn 1:6 d1 Jn 1:8
[5] aJn 14:23 b1 Jn 4:12 c1 Jn 2:3; 3:24; 4:13; 5:2
[6] aJn 15:4 bJn 13:15; 15:10; 1P 2:21

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°. 8 IOn 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°. 9 The one who says° he is in the Light° and [yet] ahates° his bbrother° is in the darkness° until° now°. 10 aThe one who loves° his brother° abides° in the Light° and there is no° cause° for stumbling° in him. 11 But 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° has cblinded° his eyes°.

[7] aHe 6:9; 1 Jn 3:2, 21; 4:1, 7, 11 bJn 13:34; 1 Jn 3:11, 23; 4:21; 2 Jn 5 c1 Jn 2:24; 3:11; 2 Jn 5, 6
[8] ILit Again aJn 13:34 bRo 13:12; Ep 5:8; 1Th 5:4f cJn 1:9
[9] a1 Jn 2:11; 3:15; 4:20 bAc 1:15; 1 Jn 3:10, 16; 4:20f
[10] aJn 11:9; 1 Jn 2:10, 11
[11] a1 Jn 2:9; 3:15; 4:20 bJn 12:35; 1 Jn 1:6 c2Co 4:4; 2P 1:9

12 ¶ I am writing° to you, alittle° children°, because° byour sins° have been forgiven° you for His name’s° sake°. 13 I am writing° to you, fathers°, because° you know° 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° dyou know° the Father°. 14 I have written° to you, fathers°, because° you know° 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°.

[12] a1 Jn 2:1 bAc 13:38; 1Co 6:11
[13] a1 Jn 1:1 bJn 16:33; 1 Jn 2:14; 4:4; 5:4f; Rv 2:7 cMt 5:37; 1 Jn 2:14; 3:12; 5:18f dJn 14:7; 1 Jn 2:3
[14] a1 Jn 1:1 bEp 6:10 cJn 5:38; 8:37; 1 Jn 1:10 d1 Jn 2:13

Do Not Love the World

15 ¶ Do not love° athe world° nor° the things in the world°. bIf° anyone° loves° the world°, the love° of the Father° is not in him. 16 For 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°. 17 aThe world° is passing° away°, and [also] its lusts°; but the one who bdoes° the will° of God° lives° forever°.

[15] aRo 12:2; Jm 1:27 bJm 4:4
[16] aRo 13:14; Ep 2:3; 1P 2:11 bPv 27:20 cJm 4:16
[17] a1Co 7:31 bMk 3:35

18 ¶ Children°, 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°. 19 aThey went° out from us, but they were not [really] of us; for if° they had been° of us, they would have remained° with us; but [they went out], bso° that Iit would be shown° that they all° are not of us. 20 IBut you have° an aanointing° from bthe Holy° One°, and cyou all° know°. 21 I have not written° to you because° you do not know° the truth°, but abecause° you do know° it, and Ibecause° no°° lie° is bof the truth°. 22 Who° is the liar° but athe one who denies° that Jesus° is the IChrist°? This° is bthe antichrist°, the one who denies° the Father° and the Son°. 23 aWhoever° denies° the Son° does not have° the Father°; the one who confesses° the Son° has° the Father° also°. 24 As for you, let that abide° in you which° you heard° afrom the beginning°. If° what° you heard° from the beginning° abides° in you, you also° bwill abide° in the Son° and in the Father°.

[18] aRo 13:11; 1Ti 4:1; 1P 4:7 bMt 24:5, 24; 1 Jn 2:22; 4:3; 2 Jn 7 cMk 13:22; 1 Jn 4:1, 3
[19] ILit they would be revealed aAc 20:30 b1Co 11:19
[20] ILit And a2Co 1:21; 1 Jn 2:27 bMk 1:24; Ac 10:38 cPv 28:5; Mt 13:11; Jn 14:26; 1Co 2:15f; 1 Jn 2:27
[21] IOr know that aJm 1:19; 2P 1:12; Jde 5 bJn 8:44; 18:37; 1 Jn 3:19
[22] II.e. Messiah a1 Jn 4:3; 2 Jn 7 bMt 24:5, 24; 1 Jn 2:18; 4:3; 2 Jn 7
[23] aJn 8:19; 16:3; 17:3; 1 Jn 4:15; 5:1; 2 Jn 9
[24] a1 Jn 2:7 bJn 14:23; 1 Jn 1:3; 2 Jn 9

The Promise Is Eternal Life

25 aThis° is the promise° which° He Himself° Imade° to us: eternal° life°.

[25] ILit promised us aJn 3:15; 6:40; 1 Jn 1:2

26 ¶ These° things° I have written° to you concerning° those° who are trying to adeceive° you. 27 As for you, the aanointing° which° 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 it has taught° you, Iyou abide° in Him.

[26] a1 Jn 3:7; 2 Jn 7
[27] IOr abide in Him; Gr command aJn 14:16; 1 Jn 2:20 bJn 14:26; 1Co 2:12; 1Th 4:9 cJn 14:17

28 ¶ Now°, alittle° children°, abide° in Him, so° that when° He bappears°, we may have° cconfidence° and dnot Ishrink° away° from Him in shame° IIat His ecoming°. 29 If° you know° that aHe is righteous°, you know° that everyone° also° who practices° righteousness° bis Iborn° of Him.

[28] ILit be put to shame from Him IIOr in His presence a1 Jn 2:1 bLk 17:30; Col 3:4; 1 Jn 3:2 cEp 3:12; 1 Jn 3:21; 4:17; 5:14 dMk 8:38 e1Th 2:19
[29] IOr begotten aJn 7:18; 1 Jn 3:7 bJn 1:13; 3:3; 1 Jn 3:9; 4:7; 5:1, 4, 18; 3 Jn 11


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He comforteth them against the sins of infirmity.

1 ¶ Myº little children,º these thingsº write² I¹ª unto you,º that¹ª² ye sinºª not.¹² Andº ifº any manº sin,ºª we haveºª an advocateº withº the² Father,º Jesusº Christº the righteous:º 2 Andº heº isºª the propitiationº forº ourº sins:º andº notº forº oursº only,º butº alsoº forº [the sins of] the² wholeº world.º

[1] Ps 4:4; Ezk 3:21; Zc 9:9; Lk 10:22; Jn 5:14, 19, 36; 6:27; 8:11; 10:15; 13:33; 14:6; 21:5; Ro 6:1, 15; 8:34; 1Co 4:14; 15:34; 2Co 5:21; Ga 4:19; Ep 2:18; 4:26; 1Ti 2:5; 3:14; Tit 2:11; He 7:24, 26; 9:24; Jm 1:27; 3:9; 1P 1:15; 2:22; 3:18; 4:1; 1Jn 1:3, 8; 2:12, 29; 3:5, 7, 18; 4:4; 5:21.
[2] Jn 1:29; 4:42; 11:51; Ro 3:25; 2Co 5:18; 1P 2:24; 3:18; 1Jn 1:7; 4:10, 14; 5:19; Rv 12:9.

Rightly to know God is to keep his Commandments,

3 Andº herebyºº we do knowºª thatº we knowºª him,º ifº we keepºª his¹² commandments.º 4 He that saith,ºª I knowºª him,º andº keepethºª notº his¹² commandments,º isºª a liar,º andº the² truthº isºª notº inº him.º 5 Butº whosoº² keepethº¹ª his¹² word,º inº himº verilyº is¹ª the² loveº of Godº perfected:ºª herebyºº know² we¹ª thatº we areºª inº him.º 6 He that saithºª he abidethºª inº himº oughtºª himself¹² alsoº soº to walk,ºª even asº heº walked.ºª 7 Brethren,º I writeºª noº newº commandmentº unto you,º butº an oldº commandmentº whichº ye hadºª fromº the beginning.º The² oldº commandmentº isºª the² wordº whichº ye have heardºª fromº the beginning.º 8 Again,º a newº commandmentº I writeºª unto you,º which thingº isºª trueº inº himº andº inº you:º becauseº the² darknessº is past,ºª andº the² trueº lightº nowº shineth.ºª

[3] Ps 119:6, 32; Is 53:11; Lk 6:46; Jn 14:15, 21; 15:10, 14; 17:3; 2Co 4:6; 1Th 4:1; He 5:9; 1Jn 2:4; 3:14, 19, 22; 4:13; 5:3, 19; Rv 22:14.
[4] Ho 8:2; Tit 1:16; Jm 2:14; 1Jn 1:6, 8, 10; 2:9; 4:20.
[5] Ps 105:45; 106:3; 119:2, 4, 146; Pv 8:32; 28:7; Ec 8:5; Ezk 36:27; Lk 11:28; Jn 6:56; 14:21, 23; 15:5; Ro 8:1; 1Co 1:30; 2Co 5:17, 21; Col 2:9; Jm 2:22; 1Jn 2:3, 27; 3:24; 4:12, 13, 15, 18; 5:20; Rv 12:17; 14:12.
[6] Ps 85:13; Mt 11:29; Jn 13:15; 15:4; 1Co 11:1; Ep 5:2; 1P 2:21; 1Jn 1:6, 7; 2:4, 28; 3:6.
[7] Lv 19:18, 34; Dt 6:5; Mt 5:43; 22:37; Mk 12:29; Ac 17:19; Ro 13:8; Ga 5:13; Jm 2:8; 1Jn 3:11; 2Jn 1:5.
[8] Ps 27:1; 36:9; 84:11; So 2:11; Is 9:2; 60:1; Mal 4:2; Mt 4:16; Lk 1:79; Jn 1:4, 9; 8:12; 12:35, 46; 13:34; 15:12; Ac 17:30; 26:18; Ro 13:12; 2Co 4:4; 8:9; Ep 5:1, 8; 1Th 5:5; 2Ti 1:10; 1P 1:21; 4:1; 1Jn 3:14; 4:11, 21.

to love our brethren,

9 He that saithºª he isºª inº the² light,º andº hatethºª his¹² brother,º isºª inº darknessº even untilº now.º 10 He that lovethºª his¹² brotherº abidethºª inº the² light,º andº there isºª noneº occasion of stumblingº inº him.º 11 Butº he that hatethºª his¹² brotherº isºª inº darkness,º andº walkethºª inº darkness,º andº knowethºª notº whitherº he goeth,ºª becauseº that darknessº hath blindedºª his¹² eyes.º 12 I writeºª unto you,º little children,º becauseº your sinsº are forgivenºª youº for¹ª his¹ name's¹ sake.º²² 13 I writeºª unto you,º fathers,º becauseº ye have knownºª him² [that is] fromº the beginning.º I writeºª unto you,º young men,º becauseº ye have overcomeºª the² wicked one.º I writeºª unto you,º little children,º becauseº ye have knownºª the² Father.º 14 I have writtenºª unto you,º fathers,º becauseº ye have knownºª him² [that is] fromº the beginning.º I have writtenºª unto you,º young men,º becauseº ye areºª strong,º andº the² wordº of Godº abidethºª inº you,º andº ye have overcomeºª the² wicked one.º

[9] Ps 82:5; Jn 9:41; Ro 2:18; 1Co 13:1; 2P 1:9; 1Jn 1:6; 2:4, 11; 3:13.
[10] Ho 6:3; Mt 13:21; 18:7; Lk 17:1; Jn 8:31; Ro 9:32; 14:13; Php 1:10; 2P 1:10; 1Jn 3:14.
[11] Pv 4:19; Jn 12:35, 40; 2Co 3:14; 4:4; Tit 3:3; 1Jn 2:9; Rv 3:17.
[12] Ps 25:11; 32:1; 106:8; Jr 14:7; Lk 5:20; 7:47; 24:47; Ac 4:12; 10:43; 13:38; Ro 4:6; Ep 1:7; 4:32; Col 1:14; 1Jn 1:4, 7, 9; 2:1, 7, 13, 21.
[13] Ps 90:2; 91:14; 148:12; Pv 20:29; Jol 2:28; Zc 9:17; Mt 11:27; 13:19, 38; Lk 10:22; Jn 8:19, 54; 14:7, 9; 16:3; 17:3, 21; 2Co 4:6; Ep 6:10; 1Ti 5:1; Tit 2:6; 1P 5:8; 1Jn 1:1; 2:1, 3, 12, 14; 3:12; 4:4; 5:4, 18, 20.
[14] Ps 119:11; Jn 5:38; 8:31; 15:7; Ep 6:10; Php 4:13; Col 1:11; 3:16; 2Ti 2:1; He 8:10; 1Jn 2:13; 2Jn 1:2; 3Jn 1:3; Rv 2:7.

and not to love the world.

15 Loveºª notº the² world,º neitherº the things² [that are] inº the² world.º Ifº any manº loveºª the² world,º the² loveº of the² Fatherº isºª notº inº him.º 16 Forº allº that² [is] inº the² world,º the² lustº of the² flesh,º andº the² lustº of the² eyes,º andº the² prideº of life,º isºª notº ofº the² Father,º butº isºª ofº the² world.º 17 Andº the² worldº passeth away,ºª andº the² lustº thereof:¹² butº he that doethºª the² willº of Godº abidethºª for¹ ever.º²

[15] Mt 6:24; Lk 16:13; Jn 15:19; Ro 12:2; Ga 1:10; Ep 2:2; Col 3:1; 1Ti 6:10; Jm 4:4; 1Jn 3:17; 4:5; 5:4, 10.
[16] Gn 3:6; 6:2; Nu 11:4, 34; Jsh 7:21; Es 1:3; Jb 31:1; Ps 73:6; 78:18, 30; 119:36; Pv 6:25; Ec 5:10; Dn 4:30; Mt 4:8; 5:28; Lk 4:5; Ro 13:14; 1Co 10:6; Ga 5:17, 24; Ep 2:3; Tit 2:12; 3:3; Jm 3:15; 1P 1:14; 2:11; 4:2; 2P 2:10, 18; Jde 1:16; Rv 18:11.
[17] Ps 39:6; 73:18; 90:9; 102:26; 125:1; 143:10; Pv 10:25; Is 40:6; Mt 7:21; 21:31; 24:35; Mk 3:35; Jn 4:14; 6:58; 7:17; 10:28; Ro 12:2; 1Co 7:31; Col 1:9; 4:12; 1Th 4:3; 5:18; He 10:36; Jm 1:10; 4:14; 1P 1:5, 24, 25; 4:2.

We must beware of seducers:

18 Little children,º it isºª the lastº time:º andº asº ye have heardºª thatº antichristº shall come,ºª evenº nowº are² there¹ª manyº antichrists;º wherebyº we knowºª thatº it isºª the lastº time.º 19 They went outºª fromº us,º butº they wereºª notº ofº us;º forº ifº they had beenºª ofº us,º they would¹ [no doubt] have continuedºª² withº us:º butº [they went out], thatº they might be made manifestºª thatº they wereºª notº allº ofº us.º

[18] Mt 24:5, 11, 24; Mk 13:6, 21; Jn 21:5; Ac 20:29; 2Th 2:3; 1Ti 4:1; 2Ti 3:1; 4:3; He 1:2; 1P 1:5, 20; 2P 2:1; 3:3; 1Jn 2:1, 22; 4:3; 2Jn 1:7; Jde 1:18.
[19] Dt 13:13; Jb 17:9; Ps 37:28; 41:9; 125:1; Jr 32:38; Mt 13:20; 24:24; Mk 4:5, 16; 13:22; Lk 8:13; Jn 4:14; 6:37; 10:28; 15:2; Ac 15:24; 20:30; Ro 9:6; 11:5; 1Co 11:19; 2Ti 2:10, 19; 3:9; He 10:39; 1P 1:2; 2P 2:20; Jde 1:1, 19.

from those deceits the godly are safe, preserved by perserverance in faith, and holiness of life.

20 Butº yeº haveºª an unctionº fromº the² Holy One,º andº ye knowºª all things.º 21 I have¹ª notº writtenºª unto youº becauseº ye knowºª notº the² truth,º butº becauseº ye knowºª it,º andº thatº noºº lieº isºª ofº the² truth.º 22 Whoº isºª a liarº butº he that deniethºª thatº Jesusº isººª the² Christ?º Heº isºª antichrist,º that deniethºª the² Fatherº andº the² Son.º 23 Whosoeverº deniethºª the² Son,º the same hathºª notº the² Father:º [(but) he that acknowledgethºª the² Sonº hathºª the² Fatherº also].º 24 Let¹ª that thereforeº abideºª inº you,º which¹ yeº have heardºª fromº the beginning.º Ifº that whichº ye have heardºª fromº the beginningº shall remainºª inº you,º yeº alsoº shall continueºª inº the² Son,º andº inº the² Father.º 25 Andº thisº isºª the² promiseº thatº heº hath promisedºª us,º [even] eternalº life.º 26 Theseº [things] have I writtenºª unto youº concerningº them that seduceºª you.º 27 Butº the² anointingº whichº yeº have receivedºª ofº himº abidethºª inº you,º andº ye needººª notº thatº any manº teachºª you:º butº asº the² sameº anointingº teachethºª youº ofº all things,º andº isºª truth,º andº isºª noº lie,º andº even asº it hath taughtºª you,º ye shall abideºª inº him.º 28 Andº now,º little children,º abideºª inº him;º that,º whenº he shall appear,ºª we may haveºª confidence,º andº notº be ashamedºª beforeº himº atº his¹² coming.º 29 Ifº ye knowºª thatº he isºª righteous,º ye knowºª thatº every oneº that doethºª righteousnessº is bornºª ofº him.º

[20] Ps 16:10; 23:5; 45:7; 71:22; 92:10; Pv 28:5; Is 43:3; 61:1; Mk 1:24; Lk 4:18, 34; Jn 10:4; 14:26; 16:13; Ac 3:14; 10:38; 1Co 2:15; 2Co 1:21; He 1:9; 8:11; 1Jn 2:27; 4:13; Rv 3:7; 4:8.
[21] Pv 1:5; 9:8; Ro 15:14; 2P 1:12.
[22] Jn 8:44; 1Co 12:2; 1Jn 1:6; 2:4, 18, 23; 4:3, 20; 2Jn 1:7; Jde 1:4; Rv 3:9.
[23] Mt 11:27; Lk 10:22; Jn 5:23; 8:19; 10:30; 14:9; 15:23; 1Jn 2:22; 4:15; 2Jn 1:9.
[24] Ps 119:11; Pv 23:23; Lk 1:2; 9:44; Jn 8:25; 14:23; 15:7, 9; 17:21; Php 4:15; Col 3:16; He 2:1; 3:14; 1Jn 1:3, 7; 2:7; 4:13, 16; 2Jn 1:2, 5; 3Jn 1:3; Rv 3:3, 11.
[25] Dn 12:2; Lk 18:30; Jn 5:39; 6:27, 47, 54, 68; 10:28; 12:50; 17:2; Ro 2:7; 5:21; 6:23; Ga 6:8; 1Ti 1:16; 6:12, 19; Tit 1:2; 3:7; 1Jn 1:2; 5:11, 20; Jde 1:21.
[26] Pv 12:26; Ezk 13:10; Mk 13:22; Ac 20:29; 2Co 11:13; Col 2:8, 18; 1Ti 4:1; 2Ti 3:13; 2P 2:1; 1Jn 3:7; 2Jn 1:7.
[27] Jr 31:33; Jn 4:14; 8:31; 14:26; 15:4; 16:13; 1Co 2:13; Ep 4:21; Col 2:6; 1Th 2:13; 1Ti 2:7; He 8:10; 1P 1:23; 2P 1:16; 1Jn 2:20, 28; 3:24; 2Jn 1:2.
[28] Is 25:9; 45:17; Mal 3:2; 4:5; Mk 8:38; Ro 9:33; 1Co 1:7; 15:23; Col 3:4; 1Th 3:13; 5:23; 1Ti 6:14; 2Ti 4:8; Tit 2:13; He 9:28; 1P 1:7; 5:4; 2P 3:4; 1Jn 2:1; 3:2, 21; 4:17; Rv 1:7.
[29] Jr 13:23; Zc 9:9; Mt 7:16; Jn 1:13; 3:3; Ac 3:14; 10:35; 22:14; 2Co 5:21; Tit 2:12; He 1:8; 7:2, 26; Jm 1:18; 1P 1:3, 23; 3:18; 2P 1:4; 1Jn 2:1; 3:5, 7, 9, 10; 4:7; 5:1.


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