1 John 2

My little children, I write these things to you so that you may not sin. But if anyone sins, we have an advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous. And he himself is the atoning sacrifice for our sins, and not for ours alone but also for the sins of the whole world. And by this we know that we have come to know him, if we keep his commandments. Whoever says, “I have come to know him,” but does not keep his commandments is a liar, and the truth is not in him. But in the one who keeps his word, the love of God has truly been made complete. By this we know that we are in him: whoever says he remains in him ought himself to walk as he walked. Beloved, I am not writing you a new commandment, but an old commandment that you have had from the beginning. The old commandment is the word you heard. Yet I am writing you a new commandment, which is true in him and in you, because the darkness is passing away and the true light is already shining. Whoever says he is in the light and hates his brother is still in darkness. Whoever loves his brother remains in the light, and there is no cause for stumbling in him. But whoever hates his brother is in darkness and walks in darkness, and does not know where he is going, because the darkness has blinded his eyes. I write to you, little children, because your sins have been forgiven for his name's sake. I write to you, fathers, because you have known the one who is from the beginning.
I write to you, young men, because you have overcome the evil one. I have written to you, children, because you have known the Father.
I have written to you, fathers, because you have known the one who is from the beginning.
I have written to you, young men, because you are strong, and the word of God remains in you, and you have overcome the evil one. 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. For all that is in the world—the desire of the flesh, the desire of the eyes, and pride in possessions—is not from the Father but is from the world. And the world is passing away, and its desire, but whoever does the will of God remains forever. Children, it is the last hour, and as you heard that antichrist is coming, even now many antichrists have arisen. From this we know that it is the last hour. They went out from us, but they were not of us, for if they had been of us, they would have remained with us. But they went out so that it might be made plain that they are not all of us. And you have an anointing from the Holy One, and you all have knowledge. I have not written to you because you do not know the truth, but because you know it, and because no lie is from the truth. Who is the liar but the one who denies that Jesus is the Christ? This is the antichrist, the one who denies the Father and the Son. Everyone who denies the Son does not have the Father either. Whoever confesses the Son has the Father also. As for you, let what you heard from the beginning remain in you. If what you heard from the beginning remains in you, you too will remain in the Son and in the Father. And this is the promise he himself promised us: eternal life. I have written these things to you about those who deceive you. As for you, the anointing you received from him remains in you, and you have no need for anyone to teach you. But as his anointing teaches you about all things, and is true and is not a lie, and just as it taught you, remain in him. And now, little children, remain in him, so that when he is revealed we may have confidence and not shrink from him in shame at his coming. If you know that he is righteous, know that everyone who practices righteousness has been born of him.

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