1Jo 2 | NASB2020 | STEP | My little children , I am writing these things to you so that you may not sin . And if anyone sins , we have an Advocate with the Father , Jesus Christ the righteous ;

1 John 2

Christ Is Our Advocate

1 ^aMy little children, I am ^bwriting these things to you so that you may not sin. And if anyone sins, ^cwe have an ^{▼▼Or Intercessor
,} ^eAdvocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous; 2 and He Himself is ^fthe ^{▼▼I.e., means of reconciliation with God by atoning for sins; or sin-offering}propitiation for our sins; and not for ours only, but also ^hfor the sins of the whole world.

3 ⁱBy this we know that we have come to ^jknow Him, if we ^kkeep His commandments. 4 The one who says, “ ^lI have come to ^mknow Him,” and does not keep His commandments, is a ⁿliar, and ^othe truth is not in him; 5 but whoever ^pfollows His word, in him the ^qlove of God has truly been perfected. ^rBy this we know that we are in Him: 6 the one who says that he ^sremains in Him ^tought, himself also, walk just as He walked.

7 ^uBeloved, I am ^vnot writing a new commandment to you, but an old commandment which you have had ^wfrom the beginning; the old commandment is the word which you have heard. 8 ^{▼▼Lit Again}On the other hand, I am writing ^ya new commandment to you, which is true in Him and in you, because ^zthe darkness is passing away and ^aathe true Light is already shining. 9 The one who says that he is in the Light and yet ^abhates his ^acbrother or sister is in the darkness until now. 10 ^adThe one who loves his brother and sister remains in the Light, and there is nothing in him to cause stumbling. 11 But the one who ^aehates his brother or sister is in the darkness and ^afwalks in the darkness, and does not know where he is going because the darkness has ^agblinded his eyes.

12 I am writing to you, ^ahlittle children, because ^aiyour sins have been forgiven you on account of His name. 13 I am writing to you, fathers, because you know Him ^ajwho has been from the beginning. I am writing to you, young men, because ^akyou have overcome ^althe evil one. I have written to you, children, because ^amyou know the Father. 14 I have written to you, fathers, because you know Him ^anwho has been from the beginning. I have written to you, young men, because you are ^aostrong, and the ^apword of God remains in you, and ^aqyou have overcome the evil one.

Do Not Love the World

15 Do not love ^arthe world nor the things in the world. ^asIf anyone loves the world, the love of the Father is not in him. 16 For all that is in the world, ^atthe lust of the flesh and ^authe lust of the eyes and ^avthe boastful pride of life, is not from the Father, but is from the world. 17 ^awThe world is passing away and also its lusts; but the one who ^axdoes the will of God continues to live forever.

18 Children, ^ayit is the last hour; and just as you heard that ^azantichrist is coming, ^baeven now many antichrists have appeared; from this we know that it is the last hour. 19 ^bbThey went out from us, but they were not really of us; for if they had been of us, they would have remained with us; but they went out, ^bcso that ^{▼▼Lit they would be revealed}it would be evident that they all are not of us. 20 ^{▼▼Lit And}But you have an ^bfanointing from ^bgthe Holy One, and ^bhyou all know. 21 I have not written to you because you do not know the truth, but ^bibecause you do know it, and ^{▼▼Or you know that no lie}because no lie is ^bkof the truth. 22 Who is the liar except ^blthe one who denies that Jesus is the ^{▼▼I.e., Messiah}Christ? This is ^bnthe antichrist, the one who denies the Father and the Son. 23 ^boWhoever denies the Son does not have the Father; the one who confesses the Son has the Father also. 24 As for you, see that what you heard ^bpfrom the beginning remains in you. If what you heard from the beginning remains in you, you also ^bqwill remain in the Son and in the Father.

The Promise Is Eternal Life

25 ^brThis is the promise which He Himself ^{▼▼Lit promised us}made to us: eternal life.

26 These things I have written to you concerning those who are trying to ^btdeceive you. 27 And as for you, the ^buanointing which you received from Him remains in you, and you have no need for anyone to teach you; but as His anointing ^bvteaches you about all things, and is ^bwtrue and is not a lie, and just as it has taught you, ^{▼▼Or remain in Him (a command)}you remain in Him.

28 Now, ^bylittle children, remain in Him, so that when He ^bzappears, we may have ^caconfidence and ^cbnot ^{▼▼Lit be put to shame from Him}draw back from Him in shame ^{▼▼Or in His presence}at His ^cecoming. 29 If you know that ^cfHe is righteous, you know that everyone who practices righteousness also ^cghas been born of Him.