1 John 2
1 My little children, these things I write to you, that ye may not sin: and if any one may sin, an advocate we have with the Father, Jesus Christ, a righteous one,
My 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.
2 and he — he is a propitiation for our sins, and not for ours only, but also for the whole world,
He Himself is the atoning sacrifice for our sins, and not only for ours but also for the sins of the whole world.
3 and in this we know that we have known him, if his commands we may keep;
By this we can be sure that we have come to know Him: if we keep His commandments.
4 he who is saying, 'I have known him,' and his command is not keeping, a liar he is, and in him the truth is not;
If anyone says, “I know Him,” but does not keep His commandments, he is a liar, and the truth is not in him.
5 and whoever may keep his word, truly in him the love of God hath been perfected; in this we know that in him we are.
But if anyone keeps His word, the love of God has been truly perfected in him. By this we know that we are in Him:
6 He who is saying in him he doth remain, ought according as he walked also himself so to walk.
Whoever claims to abide in Him must walk as Jesus walked.
7 Brethren, a new command I write not to you, but an old command, that ye had from the beginning — the old command is the word that ye heard from the beginning;
Beloved, 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.
8 again, a new command I write to you, which thing is true in him and in you, because the darkness doth pass away, and the true light doth now shine;
Then 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.
9 he who is saying, in the light he is, and his brother is hating, in the darkness he is till now;
If anyone claims to be in the light but hates his brother, he is still in the darkness.
10 he who is loving his brother, in the light he doth remain, and a stumbling-block in him there is not;
Whoever loves his brother remains in the light, and there is no cause of stumbling in him.
11 and he who is hating his brother, in the darkness he is, and in the darkness he doth walk, and he hath not known whither he doth go, because the darkness did blind his eyes.
But 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.
12 I write to you, little children, because the sins have been forgiven you through his name;
I am writing to you, little children, because your sins have been forgiven through His name.
13 I write to you, fathers, because ye have known him who [is] from the beginning; I write to you, young men, because ye have overcome the evil. I write to you, little youths, because ye have known the Father:
I 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.
14 I did write to you, fathers, because ye have known him who [is] from the beginning; I did write to you, young men, because ye are strong, and the word of God in you doth remain, and ye have overcome the evil.
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 abides in you, and you have overcome the evil one.
15 Love not ye the world, nor the things in the world; if any one doth love the world, the love of the Father is not in him,
Do not love the world or anything in the world. If anyone loves the world, the love of the Father is not in him.
16 because all that [is] in the world — the desire of the flesh, and the desire of the eyes, and the ostentation of the life — is not of the Father, but of the world,
For 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.
17 and the world doth pass away, and the desire of it, and he who is doing the will of God, he doth remain — to the age. (aiōn g165)
The world is passing away, along with its desires; but whoever does the will of God remains forever. (aiōn g165)
18 Little youths, it is the last hour; and even as ye heard that the antichrist doth come, even now antichrists have become many — whence we know that it is the last hour;
Children, 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.
19 out of us they went forth, but they were not of us, for if they had been of us, they would have remained with us; but — that they might be manifested that they are not all of us.
They 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.
20 And ye have an anointing from the Holy One, and have known all things;
You, however, have an anointing from the Holy One, and all of you know the truth.
21 I did not write to you because ye have not known the truth, but because ye have known it, and because no lie is of the truth.
I 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.
22 Who is the liar, except he who is denying that Jesus is the Christ? this one is the antichrist who is denying the Father and the Son;
Who 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.
23 every one who is denying the Son, neither hath he the Father, [he who is confessing the Son hath the Father also.]
Whoever denies the Son does not have the Father, but whoever confesses the Son has the Father as well.
24 Ye, then, that which ye heard from the beginning, in you let it remain; if in you may remain that which from the beginning ye did hear, ye also in the Son and in the Father shall remain,
As 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.
And this is the promise that He Himself made to us: eternal life. (aiōnios g166)
26 These things I did write to you concerning those leading you astray;
I have written these things to you about those who are trying to deceive you.
27 and you, the anointing that ye did receive from him, in you it doth remain, and ye have no need that any one may teach you, but as the same anointing doth teach you concerning all, and is true, and is not a lie, and even as was taught you, ye shall remain in him.
And 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.
28 And now, little children, remain in him, that when he may be manifested, we may have boldness, and may not be ashamed before him, in his presence;
And now, little children, remain in Christ, so that when He appears, we may be confident and unashamed before Him at His coming.
29 if ye know that he is righteous, know ye that every one doing the righteousness, of him hath been begotten.
If you know that He is righteous, you also know that everyone who practices righteousness has been born of Him.
