I John 2

¹My little sons, this I write to you, so that you may not sin. But if anyone has sinned, we have an Advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ, the Just One.

²And he is the propitiation for our sins. And not only for our sins, but also for those of the whole world.

³And we can be sure that we have known him by this: if we observe his commandments.

⁴Whoever claims that he knows him, and yet does not keep his commandments, is a liar, and the truth is not in him.

⁵But whoever keeps his word, truly in him the charity of God is perfected. And by this we know that we are in him.

⁶Whoever declares himself to remain in him, ought to walk just as he himself walked.

⁷Most beloved, I am not writing to you a new commandment, but the old commandment, which you had from the beginning. The old commandment is the Word, which you have heard.

⁸Then too, I am writing to you a new commandment, which is the Truth in him and in you. For the darkness has passed away, and the true Light is now shining.

⁹Whoever declares himself to be in the light, and yet hates his brother, is in the darkness even now.

¹⁰Whoever loves his brother abides in the light, and there is no cause of offense in him.

¹¹But whoever hates his brother is in the darkness, and in darkness he walks, and he does not know where he is going. For the darkness has blinded his eyes.

¹²I am writing to you, little sons, because your sins are forgiven for the sake of his name.

¹³I am writing to you, fathers, because you have known him who is from the beginning. I am writing to you, adolescents, because you have overcome the evil one.

¹⁴I am writing to you, little children, because you have known the Father. I am writing to you, young men, because you are strong, and the Word of God abides in you, and you have overcome the evil one.

¹⁵Do not choose to love the world, nor the things that are in the world. If anyone loves the world, the charity of the Father is not in him.

¹⁶For all that is in the world is the desire of the flesh, and the desire of the eyes, and the arrogance of a life which is not of the Father, but is of the world.

¹⁷And the world is passing away, with its desire. But whoever does the will of God abides unto eternity.

¹⁸Little sons, it is the last hour. And, as you have heard that the Antichrist is coming, so now many antichrists have arrived. By this, we know that it is the last hour.

¹⁹They went out from among us, but they were not of us. For, if they had been of us, certainly they would have remained with us. But in this way, it is made manifest that none of them are of us.

²⁰Yet you have the anointing of the Holy One, and you know everything.

²¹I have not written to you as to ones who are ignorant of the truth, but as to ones who know the truth. For no lie is of the truth.

²²Who is a liar, other than he who denies that Jesus is the Christ? This one is the Antichrist, who denies the Father and the Son.

²³No one who denies the Son also has the Father. Whoever confesses the Son, also has the Father.

²⁴As for you, let what you have heard from the beginning remain in you. If what you have heard from the beginning remains in you, then you, too, shall abide in the Son and in the Father.

²⁵And this is the Promise, which he himself has promised to us: Eternal Life.

²⁶I have written these things to you, because of those who would seduce you.

²⁷But as for you, let the Anointing that you have received from him abide in you. And so, you have no need of anyone to teach you. For his Anointing teaches you about everything, and it is the truth, and it is not a lie. And just as his Anointing has taught you, abide in him.

²⁸And now, little sons, abide in him, so that when he appears, we may have faith, and we may not be confounded by him at his advent.

²⁹If you know that he is just, then know, too, that all who do what is just are born of him.

I John 2

¹My little children, these things I write to you, that you may not sin. But if any man sin, we have an advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the just.

²And he is the propitiation for our sins: and not for ours only, but also for those of the whole world.

³And by this we know that we have known him, if we keep his commandments.

⁴He who saith that he knoweth him and keepeth not his commandments is a liar: and the truth is not in him.

⁵But he that keepeth his word, in him in very deed the charity of God is perfected. And by this we know that we are in him.

⁶He that saith he abideth in him ought himself also to walk even as he walked.

⁷Dearly beloved, I write not a new commandment to you, but an old commandment which you had from the beginning. The old commandment is the word which you have heard.

⁸Again a new commandment I write unto you: which thing is true both in him and in you, because the darkness is passed and the true light now shineth.

⁹He that saith he is in the light and hateth his brother is in darkness even until now.

¹⁰He that loveth his brother abideth in the light: and there is no scandal in him.

¹¹But he that hateth his brother is in darkness and walketh in darkness and knoweth not whither he goeth: because the darkness hath blinded his eyes.

¹²I write unto you, little children, because your sins are forgiven you for his name's sake.

¹³I write unto you, fathers, because you have known him who is from the beginning. I write unto you, young men, because you have overcome the wicked one.

¹⁴I write unto you, babes, because you have known the Father. I write unto you, young men, because you are strong, and the word of God abideth in you, and you have overcome the wicked one.

¹⁵Love not the world, nor the things which are in the world. If any man love the world, the charity of the Father is not in him.

¹⁶For all that is in the world is the concupiscence of the flesh and the concupiscence of the eyes and the pride of life, which is not of the Father but is of the world.

¹⁷And the world passeth away and the concupiscence thereof: but he that doth the will of God abideth for ever.

¹⁸Little children, it is the last hour: and as you have heard that Antichrist cometh, even now there are become many Antichrists: whereby we know that it is the last hour.

¹⁹They went out from us but they were not of us. For if they had been of us, they would no doubt have remained with us: but that they may be manifest, that they are not all of us.

²⁰But you have the unction from the Holy One and know all things.

²¹I have not written to you as to them that know not the truth, but as to them that know it: and that no lie is of the truth.

²²Who is a liar, but he who denieth that Jesus is the Christ? This is Antichrist, who denieth the Father and the Son.

²³Whosoever denieth the Son, the same hath not the Father. He that confesseth the Son hath the Father also.

²⁴As for you, let that which you have heard from the beginning abide in you. If that abide in you, which you have heard from the beginning, you also shall abide in the Son and in the Father.

²⁵And this is the promise which he hath promised us, life everlasting.

²⁶These things have I written to you concerning them that seduce you.

²⁷And as for you, let the unction, which you have received from him abide in you. And you have no need that any man teach you: but as his unction teacheth you of all things and is truth and is no lie. And as it hath taught you, abide in him.

²⁸And now, little children, abide in him, that when he shall appear we may have confidence and not be confounded by him at his coming.

²⁹If you know that he is just, know ye, that every one also who doth justice is born of him.