1My 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.stylus1 Timothy 2:5, 1 Timothy 2:5, Romans 8:34, Romans 8:34, John 14:62He Himself is the atoning sacrifice for our sins, and not only for ours but also for the sins of the whole world.stylus1 John 4:14, 1 John 4:14, 1 Peter 3:18, 1 Peter 3:18, 1 John 4:103By this we can be sure that we have come to know Him: if we keep His commandments.stylusJohn 14:15, John 14:15, John 15:10, John 15:10, Luke 6:464If anyone says, “I know Him,” but does not keep His commandments, he is a liar, and the truth is not in him.stylus1 John 1:6, 1 John 1:6, Titus 1:16, Titus 1:16, James 2:145But if anyone keeps His word, the love of God has been truly perfected in him. By this we know that we are in Him:stylusJohn 14:23, John 14:23, John 14:21, John 14:21, Luke 11:286Whoever claims to abide in Him must walk as Jesus walked.stylus1 Peter 2:21, 1 Peter 2:21, John 13:15, John 13:15, 1 Corinthians 11:17Beloved, 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.stylusMark 12:29, Mark 12:34, Leviticus 19:18, Mark 12:29, Mark 12:348Then 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.stylusEphesians 5:8, Ephesians 5:8, Romans 13:12, Romans 13:12, John 13:349If anyone claims to be in the light but hates his brother, he is still in the darkness.stylus1 John 4:20, 1 John 4:20, 1 John 2:11, 1 John 2:11, 1 John 3:1310Whoever loves his brother remains in the light, and there is no cause of stumbling in him.stylus1 John 3:14, 1 John 3:14, Romans 9:32, Romans 9:33, Romans 9:3211But 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.stylusJohn 12:35, John 12:35, Titus 3:3, Titus 3:3, Revelation 3:1712I am writing to you, little children, because your sins have been forgiven through His name.stylusActs 10:43, Acts 10:43, Acts 13:38, Acts 13:38, Ephesians 1:713I 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.stylusJohn 14:7, John 14:7, 1 John 2:14, 1 John 2:14, Luke 10:2214I 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.stylusPsalms 119:11, Psalms 119:11, 1 John 2:13, 1 John 2:13, Colossians 3:1615Do not love the world or anything in the world. If anyone loves the world, the love of the Father is not in him.stylusJames 4:4, James 4:4, Romans 12:2, Romans 12:2, Matthew 6:2416For 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.stylusRomans 13:14, Romans 13:14, Galatians 5:17, Galatians 5:17, Psalms 119:3617The world is passing away, along with its desires; but whoever does the will of God remains forever.stylusMatthew 24:35, Matthew 24:35, Romans 12:2, Romans 12:2, 1 Corinthians 7:3118Children, 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.stylus1 John 4:3, 1 John 4:3, 2 John 1:7, 2 John 1:7, 1 John 2:2219They 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.stylusActs 20:30, Acts 20:30, 1 Corinthians 11:19, 1 Corinthians 11:19, Jude 1:1920You, however, have an anointing from the Holy One, and all of you know the truth.stylusJohn 14:26, John 14:26, 1 John 2:27, 1 John 2:27, 2 Corinthians 1:2121I 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.stylus2 Peter 1:12, 2 Peter 1:12, Jude 1:5, Jude 1:5, Proverbs 1:522Who 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.stylus2 John 1:7, 2 John 1:7, 1 John 4:3, 1 John 4:3, 1 John 2:1823Whoever denies the Son does not have the Father, but whoever confesses the Son has the Father as well.stylus1 John 4:15, 1 John 4:15, John 8:19, John 8:19, John 10:3024As 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.stylusJohn 14:23, John 14:23, John 15:9, John 15:10, John 15:925And this is the promise that He Himself made to us: eternal life.stylusJohn 10:28, John 10:28, Titus 3:7, Titus 3:7, Jude 1:2126I have written these things to you about those who are trying to deceive you.stylus2 Peter 2:1, 2 Peter 2:3, 2 Peter 2:1, 2 Peter 2:3, 2 John 1:727And 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.stylusJohn 14:26, John 14:26, 1 John 2:20, 1 John 2:21, 1 John 2:2028And now, little children, remain in Christ, so that when He appears, we may be confident and unashamed before Him at His coming.stylus1 John 4:17, 1 John 4:17, Mark 8:38, Mark 8:38, 1 John 3:229If you know that He is righteous, you also know that everyone who practices righteousness has been born of Him.stylusJohn 3:3, John 3:5, John 3:3, John 3:5, 1 John 3:7