{"book":"1 John","slug":"1-john","ch":2,"genre":"letter","sub":"1 John","prev":"1-john/1","next":"1-john/3","verses":[{"v":1,"t":"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].","f":[],"h":"Jesus Our Advocate","style":"reg"},{"v":2,"t":"He Himself is [the] atoning sacrifice for our sins, and not only for ours but also for the [sins] of [the] whole world.","f":["Or the propitiation"]},{"v":3,"t":"By this we can be sure that we have come to know Him: if we keep His commandments.","f":[],"style":"reg"},{"v":4,"t":"If anyone says,“ I know Him,” [but] does not keep His commandments, he is a liar, and the truth is not in him.","f":[]},{"v":5,"t":"But if anyone keeps His word, the love of God has been truly perfected in him. By this we know that we are in Him:","f":[]},{"v":6,"t":"Whoever claims to abide in Him must walk as [Jesus] walked.","f":[]},{"v":7,"t":"Beloved, 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.","f":[],"h":"A New Commandment","style":"reg"},{"v":8,"t":"Then 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.","f":[]},{"v":9,"t":"If anyone claims to be in the light [but] hates his brother, he is still in the darkness.","f":[],"style":"reg"},{"v":10,"t":"Whoever loves his brother remains in the light, and there is no cause of stumbling in him.","f":[]},{"v":11,"t":"But 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.","f":[]},{"v":12,"t":"I am writing to you, little children, because [your] sins have been forgiven through His name.","f":[],"style":"reg"},{"v":13,"t":"I 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.","f":["Or you have overcome evil; also in verse 14"],"lines":[{"style":"reg","t":"I am writing to you, fathers, because you know Him who [is] from [the] beginning."},{"style":"reg","t":"I am writing to you, young men, because you have overcome the evil [one]."},{"style":"reg","t":"I have written to you, children, because you know the Father."}],"style":"reg"},{"v":14,"t":"I 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].","f":[],"lines":[{"style":"reg","t":"I have written to you, fathers, because you know Him who [is] from [the] beginning."},{"style":"reg","t":"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]."}],"style":"reg"},{"v":15,"t":"{Do} not love the world [or] anything in the world. If anyone loves the world, the love of the Father is not in him.","f":[],"h":"Do Not Love the World","style":"reg"},{"v":16,"t":"For 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.","f":[]},{"v":17,"t":"The world is passing away, [along with] its desires; but whoever does the will of God remains forever.","f":[]},{"v":18,"t":"Children, 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.","f":[],"h":"Beware of Antichrists","style":"reg"},{"v":19,"t":"They 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.","f":[]},{"v":20,"t":"You, however, have [an] anointing from the Holy [One], and all of you know the truth.","f":["BYZ and TR and you know all things"],"style":"reg"},{"v":21,"t":"I 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.","f":[]},{"v":22,"t":"Who 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.","f":[]},{"v":23,"t":"Whoever denies the Son does not have the Father, [but] whoever confesses the Son has the Father as well.","f":[]},{"v":24,"t":"[As 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.","f":[],"h":"Remain in Christ","style":"reg"},{"v":25,"t":"And this is the promise that He Himself made to us: eternal life.","f":[]},{"v":26,"t":"I have written these things to you about those who are trying to deceive you.","f":[],"style":"reg"},{"v":27,"t":"And [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.","f":[]},{"v":28,"t":"And now, little children, remain in [Christ], so that when He appears, we may be confident and unashamed before Him at His coming.","f":["Literally remain in Him"],"style":"reg"},{"v":29,"t":"If you know that He is righteous, you also know that everyone who practices righteousness has been born of Him.","f":[],"style":"reg"}]}