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1 John 2:3–17

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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.

10aThe one who loves his brother abides in the Light and there is no cause for stumbling in him.

11But 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.

12I am writing to you, alittle children, because byour sins have been forgiven you for His name’s sake.

13I 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.

14I 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.

Do Not Love the World

15Do not love athe world nor the things in the world. bIf anyone loves the world, the love of the Father is not in him.

16For 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.

17aThe world is passing away, and also its lusts; but the one who bdoes the will of God lives forever.

Read in Logos
1 John 2:15: Do not love the world or the things in the world. If anyone loves the world, the love of the Father is not in him.

Footnotes

  1. 1Lit Again

Cross references

  1. a1 John 2:5; 3:24; 4:13; 5:2
  2. b1 John 2:4; 3:6; 4:7f
  3. cJohn 14:15; 15:10; 1 John 3:22, 24; 5:3; Rev 12:17; 14:12
  4. aTitus 1:10
  5. b1 John 3:6; 4:7f
  6. c1 John 1:6
  7. d1 John 1:8
  8. aJohn 14:23
  9. b1 John 4:12
  10. c1 John 2:3; 3:24; 4:13; 5:2
  11. aJohn 15:4
  12. bJohn 13:15; 15:10; 1 Pet 2:21
  13. aHeb 6:9; 1 John 3:2, 21; 4:1, 7, 11
  14. bJohn 13:34; 1 John 3:11, 23; 4:21; 2 John 5
  15. c1 John 2:24; 3:11; 2 John 5, 6
  16. aJohn 13:34
  17. bRom 13:12; Eph 5:8; 1 Thess 5:4f
  18. cJohn 1:9
  19. a1 John 2:11; 3:15; 4:20
  20. bActs 1:15; 1 John 3:10, 16; 4:20f
  21. aJohn 11:9; 1 John 2:10, 11
  22. a1 John 2:9; 3:15; 4:20
  23. bJohn 12:35; 1 John 1:6
  24. c2 Cor 4:4; 2 Pet 1:9
  25. a1 John 2:1
  26. bActs 13:38; 1 Cor 6:11
  27. a1 John 1:1
  28. bJohn 16:33; 1 John 2:14; 4:4; 5:4f; Rev 2:7
  29. cMatt 5:37; 1 John 2:14; 3:12; 5:18f
  30. dJohn 14:7; 1 John 2:3
  31. a1 John 1:1
  32. bEph 6:10
  33. cJohn 5:38; 8:37; 1 John 1:10
  34. d1 John 2:13
  35. aRom 12:2; James 1:27
  36. bJames 4:4
  37. aRom 13:14; Eph 2:3; 1 Pet 2:11
  38. bProv 27:20
  39. cJames 4:16
  40. a1 Cor 7:31
  41. bMark 3:35

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