1 John 2
1 My 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.
My little children, I write these things to you so that you may not sin. If anyone sins, we have a Counselor with the Father, Jesus Christ, the righteous.
2 And he is the propitiation for our sins. And not only for our sins, but also for those of the whole world.
And he is the atoning sacrifice for our sins, and not for ours only, but also for the whole world.
3 And we can be sure that we have known him by this: if we observe his commandments.
This is how we know that we know him: if we keep his commandments.
4 Whoever claims that he knows him, and yet does not keep his commandments, is a liar, and the truth is not in him.
One who says, “I know him,” and doesn’t keep his commandments, is a liar, and the truth isn’t in him.
5 But whoever keeps his word, truly in him the charity of God is perfected. And by this we know that we are in him.
But God’s love has most certainly been perfected in whoever keeps his word. This is how we know that we are in him:
6 Whoever declares himself to remain in him, ought to walk just as he himself walked.
he who says he remains in him ought himself also to walk just like he walked.
7 Most 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.
Brothers, I write no new commandment to you, but an old commandment which you had from the beginning. The old commandment is the word which you heard from the beginning.
8 Then 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.
Again, I write a new commandment to you, which is true in him and in you, because the darkness is passing away and the true light already shines.
9 Whoever declares himself to be in the light, and yet hates his brother, is in the darkness even now.
He who says he is in the light and hates his brother is in the darkness even until now.
10 Whoever loves his brother abides in the light, and there is no cause of offense in him.
He who loves his brother remains in the light, and there is no occasion for stumbling in him.
11 But 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.
But he who hates his brother is in the darkness, and walks in the darkness, and doesn’t know where he is going, because the darkness has blinded his eyes.
12 I am writing to you, little sons, because your sins are forgiven for the sake of his name.
I write to you, little children, because your sins are forgiven you for his name’s sake.
13 I 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.
I write to you, fathers, because you know him who is from the beginning. I write to you, young men, because you have overcome the evil one. I write to you, little children, because you know the Father.
14 I 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.
I 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 remains in you, and you have overcome the evil one.
15 Do 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.
Don’t love the world or the things that are in the world. If anyone loves the world, the Father’s love isn’t in him.
16 For 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.
For all that is in the world—the lust of the flesh, the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life—isn’t the Father’s, but is the world’s.
17 And the world is passing away, with its desire. But whoever does the will of God abides unto eternity. (aiōn g165)
The world is passing away with its lusts, but he who does God’s will remains forever. (aiōn g165)
18 Little 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.
Little children, these are the end times, and as you heard that the Antichrist is coming, even now many antichrists have arisen. By this we know that it is the final hour.
19 They 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.
They went out from us, but they didn’t belong to us; for if they had belonged to us, they would have continued with us. But they left, that they might be revealed that none of them belong to us.
20 Yet you have the anointing of the Holy One, and you know everything.
You have an anointing from the Holy One, and you all have knowledge.
21 I 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.
I have not written to you because you don’t know the truth, but because you know it, and because no lie is of the truth.
22 Who 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.
Who is the liar but he who denies that Jesus is the Christ? This is the Antichrist, he who denies the Father and the Son.
23 No one who denies the Son also has the Father. Whoever confesses the Son, also has the Father.
Whoever denies the Son doesn’t have the Father. He who confesses the Son has the Father also.
24 As 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.
Therefore, as for you, let that remain in you which you heard from the beginning. If that which you heard from the beginning remains in you, you also will remain in the Son, and in the Father.
This is the promise which he promised us, the eternal life. (aiōnios g166)
26 I have written these things to you, because of those who would seduce you.
These things I have written to you concerning those who would lead you astray.
27 But 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.
As for you, the anointing which you received from him remains in you, and you don’t need for anyone to teach you. But as his anointing teaches you concerning all things, and is true, and is no lie, and even as it taught you, you will remain in him.
28 And 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.
Now, little children, remain in him, that when he appears, we may have boldness and not be ashamed before him at his coming.
29 If you know that he is just, then know, too, that all who do what is just are born of him.
If you know that he is righteous, you know that everyone who practices righteousness has been born of him.
