1 John 2:1
My little children, these things write I unto you, that ye sin not. And if any man sin, we have an advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous:
2 And he is the propitiation for our sins: and not for ours only, but also for the sins of the whole world.
3 And hereby we do know that we know him, if we keep his commandments.
Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- 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.
- KJV
- My little children, these things write I unto you, that ye sin not. And if any man sin, we have an advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous:
- WEB
- 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.
- ASV
- My little children, these things write I unto you that ye may not sin. And if any man sin, we have an Advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous:
- DARBY
- My children, these things I write to you in order that ye may not sin; and if any one sin, we have a patron with the Father, Jesus Christ [the] righteous;
- BLB
- My little children, I am writing these things to you⁺ so that you⁺ might not sin. And if anyone might sin, we have an advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the Righteous One.
- ÅB
- Mine barn! dette skriver jeg til dere for at dere ikke skal synde; og om noen synder, da har vi en talsmann hos Faren, Jesus Kristus, den rettferdige,
- OTB
- Mine kjære barn, jeg skriver dette til dere for at dere ikke skal synde. Men hvis noen synder, har vi en talsmann hos Faderen, Jesus Kristus, den rettferdige;
- B1930
- Mine barn! dette skriver jeg til eder forat I ikke skal synde; og om nogen synder, da har vi en talsmann hos Faderen, Jesus Kristus, den rettferdige,
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
1 Timothy 2:5
For there is one God, and one mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus;
Read in contextRomans 8:34
Who is he that condemneth? It is Christ that died, yea rather, that is risen again, who is even at the right hand of God, who also maketh intercession for us.
Read in contextJohn 14:6
Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me.
Read in context1 John 1:8–10
If we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us.
Read in contextHebrews 7:24–26
But this man, because he continueth ever, hath an unchangeable priesthood.
Read in context2 Corinthians 5:21
For he hath made him to be sin for us, who knew no sin; that we might be made the righteousness of God in him.
Read in contextTitus 2:11–13
For the grace of God that bringeth salvation hath appeared to all men,
Read in context1 John 4:4
Ye are of God, little children, and have overcome them: because greater is he that is in you, than he that is in the world.
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