1 John 2:1 — Meaning and Application

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“My little children, these things write I unto you, that ye sin not. And if any man sin, we have an advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous:”

1 John 2:1

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My little children, these things write I unto you, that ye sin not. And if any man sin, we have an advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous:

And he is the propitiation for our sins: and not for ours only, but also for {the sins of} the whole world.

And hereby we do know that we know him, if we keep his commandments.

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1 John 2:2

"And he is the propitiation for our sins: and not for ours only, but also for {the sins of} the whole world."

1 John 2:3

"And hereby we do know that we know him, if we keep his commandments."

1 John 2:4

"He that saith, I know him, and keepeth not his commandments, is a liar, and the truth is not in him."

1 John 2:5

"But whoso keepeth his word, in him verily is the love of God perfected: hereby know we that we are in him."

1 John 2:6

"He that saith he abideth in him ought himself also so to walk, even as he walked."

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