1 John 2:1–9

Christ Is Our Advocate

^1aMy little children, I am ^bwriting these things to you so that you may not sin. And if anyone sins, ^cwe have an ^1dAdvocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous;

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

^3aBy this we know that we have come to ^bknow Him, if we ^ckeep His commandments.

⁴The 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;

⁵but whoever ^akeeps His word, in him the ^blove of God has truly been perfected. ^cBy this we know that we are in Him:

⁶the one who says he ^aabides in Him ^bought himself to walk in the same manner as He walked.

^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.

⁸¹On 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.

⁹The one who says he is in the Light and yet ^ahates his ^bbrother is in the darkness until now.