1 John 2:1-5
New American Standard Bible
Chapter 2
1My 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; 2and He Himself is the propitiation for our sins; and not for ours only, but also for the sins of the whole world.
3By this we know that we have come to know Him, if we keep His commandments.
4The one who says, 'I have come to know Him,' and does not keep His commandments, is a liar, and the truth is not in him;
5but whoever follows His word, in him the love of God has truly been perfected. By this we know that we are in Him:
King James Version
Christian Standard Bible
New Living Translation
Chapter 2
1My dear children, I am writing this to you so that you will not sin. But if anyone does sin, we have an advocate who pleads our case before the Father. He is Jesus Christ, the one who is truly righteous. 2He himself is the sacrifice that atones for our sins — and not only our sins but the sins of all the world.
3And we can be sure that we know him if we obey his commandments.
4If someone claims, 'I know God,' but doesn’t obey God’s commandments, that person is a liar and is not living in the truth.
5But those who obey God’s word truly show how completely they love him. That is how we know we are living in him.
English Standard Version
Chapter 2
1My little children, I am writing these things to you so that you may not sin. But if anyone does sin, we have an advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous. 2He is the propitiation for our sins, and not for ours only but also for the sins of the whole world. 3And by this we know that we have come to know him, if we keep his commandments. 4Whoever says “I know him” but does not keep his commandments is a liar, and the truth is not in him, 5but whoever keeps his word, in him truly the love of God is perfected. By this we may know that we are in him:New International Version