I John 2:1-6

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I John 2:1-6
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Introduction

1) My little children, I am writing these things to you in order that you should not sin.
And if anyone should sin, we have an Advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the
Righteous One.

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2) And He Himself is the propitiation concerning our sins, and not concerning ours
only, but also concerning the whole world.

3) And in this we know that we have known Him, if we should keep His
commandments.

4) The one saying, “I have known Him,” and not keeping His commandments is a liar,
and the truth is not in this one.

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5) But whoever should keep His Word, truly in this one the love of God has been
perfected. In this we know that we are in Him.

6) The one saying that he abides in Him is indebted, according as that One walked,
also himself in this way to walk.

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1) Tekniva mou, tau`ta gravfw uJmi`n, i{na mh; aJmavrthte.
Little children of me, these things I write to you, in order that not you should sin.

kai; ejavn ti" aJmavrth/, paravklhton e[comen pro;" to;n patevra,

and if anyone should sin, Advocate we have with the Father,

jIhsou`n Cristo;n divkaion:

Jesus Christ righteous;

2) kai; aujto;" iJlasmov" ejsti(n) peri; tw`n aJmartiw`n hJmw`n: ouj

and Himself propitiation He is concerning the sins of us; not

peri; tw`n hJmetevrwn de; movnon, ajlla; kai; peri; o{lou tou`
concerning the ours and only, but also concerning whole the

kovsmou.
world.

3) kai; ejn touvtw/ ginwvskomen o{ti ejgnwvkamen aujtovn, eja;n ta;"

and in this we know that we have known Him, if the

ejntola;" aujtou` thrw`men.

commandments of Him we should keep.

4) oJ levgwn, (o{ti) [Egnwka aujtovn, kai; ta;" ejntola;" aujtou`

the one saying, (that) I have known Him, and the commandments of Him

mh; thrw`n, yeuvsth" ejstiv(n), kai; ejn touvtw/ hJ ajlhvqeia oujk

not keeping, liar is, and in this one the truth not

e[stin:
is;

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5) o}" dÆ a]n thrh`/ aujtou` to;n lovgon, ajlhqw`" ejn touvtw/ hJ
who but ever should keep of Him the word, truly in this the

ajgavph tou` Qeou` teteleivwtai. ejn touvtw/ ginwvskomen o{ti ejn

love the of God has been perfected. in this we know that in

aujtw`/ ejsmen:
Him we are;

6) oJ levgwn ejn aujtw`/ mevnein ojfeivlei, kaqw;" ejkei`no"

the one saying in Him to remain is indebted, according as that one

periepavthse(n), kai; aujto;" ou{tw" peripatei`n.

walked, also himself in this way to walk.

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1) Tekniva
Little children

mou,
of me,

tau`ta
these things

gravfw
I write

uJmi`n,
to you,

i{na
in order that

mh;
not

aJmavrthte.
you should sin.

kai;
and

ejavn
if

ti"
anyone

aJmavrth/,
should sin,

= paravklhton
Advocate

e[comen
we have

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1) cont. pro;"
with

to;n
the

patevra,
Father,

= jIhsou`n Cristo;n
Jesus Christ

= divkaion:
righteous;

2) kai;
and

aujto;"
Himself

iJlasmov"
propitiation

ejsti(n)
He is

peri;
concerning

tw`n
the

aJmartiw`n
sins

hJmw`n:
of us;

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2) cont. ouj
not

peri;
concerning

tw`n
the

hJmetevrwn
ours

de;
and

movnon,
only,

ajlla;
but

kai;
also

peri;
concerning

o{lou
whole

tou`
the

kovsmou.
world.

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3) kai;
and

ejn
in

touvtw/ =
this

ginwvskomen
we know

o{ti
that

ejgnwvkamen
we have known

aujtovn,
Him,

= eja;n
if

ta;"
the

ejntola;"
commandments

aujtou`
of Him

thrw`men.
we should keep.

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4) oJ
the one

levgwn,
saying,

(o{ti)
(that)

[Egnwka
I have known

aujtovn,
Him,

kai;
and

ta;"
the

ejntola;"
commandments

aujtou`
of Him

mh;
not

thrw`n,
keeping,

yeuvsth"
liar

ejstiv(n),
is,

kai;
and

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4) cont. ejn
in

touvtw/
this one

hJ
the

ajlhvqeia
truth

oujk
not

e[stin:
is;

5) o}"
who =

dÆ
but

a]n
ever

thrh`/
should keep

aujtou`
of Him

to;n
the

lovgon,
word,

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5) cont. ajlhqw`"
truly

ejn
in

touvtw/ =
this

hJ
the

ajgavph
love

tou`
the

Qeou`
of God

teteleivwtai.
has been perfected.

ejn
in

touvtw/
this

ginwvskomen
we know

o{ti
that

ejn
in

aujtw`/
Him

ejsmen:
we are;

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6) oJ
the one

levgwn
saying

ejn
in

aujtw`/
Him

mevnein
to remain

ojfeivlei,
is indebted,

kaqw;"
according as

ejkei`no"
that one

periepavthse(n),
walked,

kai;
also

aujto;"
himself

ou{tw"
in this way

peripatei`n.
to walk.

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