1 John 2
KJ3 Literal Translation — Chapter 2 of 5
Chapter Summary
1 He comforts them against the sins of infirmity. 3 To know God is to keep his commandments.
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John writes so that believers do not sin, but if anyone does, Jesus Christ the Righteous serves as Advocate with the Father and is the propitiation no…
The one who claims to know God but does not keep His commands is a liar. True knowledge of God is demonstrated by keeping His Word, in which the love …
The commandment to love is both old and new — old because heard from the beginning, new because the darkness is passing and the true light already shi…
Timeline
John writes so that believers do not sin, but if anyone does, Jesus Christ the Righteous serves as Advocate with the Father and is the propitiation not only for believers' sins but for the whole world.
1 John 2:1-2The one who claims to know God but does not keep His commands is a liar. True knowledge of God is demonstrated by keeping His Word, in which the love of God is perfected.
1 John 2:3-6The commandment to love is both old and new — old because heard from the beginning, new because the darkness is passing and the true light already shines. Loving one's brother is abiding in the light; hating is walking in darkness.
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