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1. My dear children, I write this letter to you so you will not sin. But if anyone does sin, we have a helper in the presence of the Father -- Jesus Christ, the One who does what is right.
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1. My G3450 little children G5040 , these things G5023 write G1125 I unto you G5213 , that G2443 ye sin G264 not G3361 . And G2532 if G1437 any man G5100 sin G264 , we have G2192 an advocate G3875 with G4314 the G3588 Father G3962 , Jesus G2424 Christ G5547 the righteous G1342 :
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2. He is the way our sins are taken away, and not only our sins but the sins of all people.
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2. And G2532 he G846 is G2076 the propitiation G2434 for G4012 our G2257 sins G266 : and G1161 not G3756 for G4012 ours G2251 only G3440 , but G235 also G2532 for G4012 the sins of the G3588 whole G3650 world G2889 .
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3. We can be sure that we know God if we obey his commands.
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3. And G2532 hereby G1722 G5129 we do know G1097 that G3754 we know G1097 him G846 , if G1437 we keep G5083 his G848 commandments G1785 .
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4. Anyone who says, "I know God," but does not obey God's commands is a liar, and the truth is not in that person.
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4. He that saith G3004 , I know G1097 him G846 , and G2532 keepeth G5083 not G3361 his G848 commandments G1785 , is G2076 a liar G5583 , and G2532 the G3588 truth G225 is G2076 not G3756 in G1722 him G5129 .
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5. But if someone obeys God's teaching, then in that person God's love has truly reached its goal. This is how we can be sure we are living in God:
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5. But G1161 whoso G3739 G302 keepeth G5083 his G848 word G3056 , in G1722 him G5129 verily G230 is the G3588 love G26 of God G2316 perfected G5048 : hereby G1722 G5129 know G1097 we that G3754 we are G2070 in G1722 him G846 .
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6. Whoever says that he lives in God must live as Jesus lived.
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6. He that saith G3004 he abideth G3306 in G1722 him G846 ought G3784 himself G848 also G2532 so G3779 to walk G4043 , even as G2531 he G1565 walked G4043 .
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7. My dear friends, I am not writing a new command to you but an old command you have had from the beginning. It is the teaching you have already heard.
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7. Brethren G80 , I write G1125 no G3756 new G2537 commandment G1785 unto you G5213 , but G235 an old G3820 commandment G1785 which G3739 ye had G2192 from G575 the beginning G746 . The G3588 old G3820 commandment G1785 is G2076 the G3588 word G3056 which G3739 ye have heard G191 from G575 the beginning G746 .
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8. But also I am writing a new command to you, and you can see its truth in Jesus and in you, because the darkness is passing away, and the true light is already shining.
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8. Again G3825 , a new G2537 commandment G1785 I write G1125 unto you G5213 , which thing G3739 is G2076 true G227 in G1722 him G846 and G2532 in G1722 you G5213 : because G3754 the G3588 darkness G4653 is past G3855 , and G2532 the G3588 true G228 light G5457 now G2235 shineth G5316 .
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9. Anyone who says, "I am in the light," but hates a brother or sister, is still in the darkness.
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9. He that saith G3004 he is G1511 in G1722 the G3588 light G5457 , and G2532 hateth G3404 his G848 brother G80 , is G2076 in G1722 darkness G4653 even until G2193 now G737 .
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10. Whoever loves a brother or sister lives in the light and will not cause anyone to stumble in his faith.
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10. He that loveth G25 his G848 brother G80 abideth G3306 in G1722 the G3588 light G5457 , and G2532 there is G2076 none G3756 occasion of stumbling G4625 in G1722 him G846 .
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11. But whoever hates a brother or sister is in darkness, lives in darkness, and does not know where to go, because the darkness has made that person blind.
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11. But G1161 he that hateth G3404 his G848 brother G80 is G2076 in G1722 darkness G4653 , and G2532 walketh G4043 in G1722 darkness G4653 , and G2532 knoweth G1492 not G3756 whither G4226 he goeth G5217 , because G3754 that darkness G4653 hath blinded G5186 his G848 eyes G3788 .
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12. I write to you, dear children, because your sins are forgiven through Christ.
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12. I write G1125 unto you G5213 , little children G5040 , because G3754 your sins G266 are forgiven G863 you G5213 for his name's sake G1223 G848 G3686 .
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13. I write to you, parents, because you know the One who existed from the beginning. I write to you, young people, because you have defeated the Evil One.
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13. I write G1125 unto you G5213 , fathers G3962 , because G3754 ye have known G1097 him G3588 that is from G575 the beginning G746 . I write G1125 unto you G5213 , young men G3495 , because G3754 ye have overcome G3528 the G3588 wicked one G4190 . I write G1125 unto you G5213 , little children G3813 , because G3754 ye have known G1097 the G3588 Father G3962 .
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14. I write to you, children, because you know the Father. I write to you, parents, because you know the One who existed from the beginning. I write to you, young people, because you are strong; the teaching of God lives in you, and you have defeated the Evil One.
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14. I have written G1125 unto you G5213 , fathers G3962 , because G3754 ye have known G1097 him G3588 that is from G575 the beginning G746 . I have written G1125 unto you G5213 , young men G3495 , because G3754 ye are G2075 strong G2478 , and G2532 the G3588 word G3056 of God G2316 abideth G3306 in G1722 you G5213 , and G2532 ye have overcome G3528 the G3588 wicked one G4190 .
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15. Do not love the world or the things in the world. If you love the world, the love of the Father is not in you.
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15. Love G25 not G3361 the G3588 world G2889 , neither G3366 the things G3588 that are in G1722 the G3588 world G2889 . If G1437 any man G5100 love G25 the G3588 world G2889 , the G3588 love G26 of the G3588 Father G3962 is G2076 not G3756 in G1722 him G846 .
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16. These are the ways of the world: wanting to please our sinful selves, wanting the sinful things we see, and being too proud of what we have. None of these come from the Father, but all of them come from the world.
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16. For G3754 all G3956 that G3588 is in G1722 the G3588 world G2889 , the G3588 lust G1939 of the G3588 flesh G4561 , and G2532 the G3588 lust G1939 of the G3588 eyes G3788 , and G2532 the G3588 pride G212 of life G979 , is G2076 not G3756 of G1537 the G3588 Father G3962 , but G235 is G2076 of G1537 the G3588 world G2889 .
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17. The world and everything that people want in it are passing away, but the person who does what God wants lives forever.
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17. And G2532 the G3588 world G2889 passeth away G3855 , and G2532 the G3588 lust G1939 thereof G848 : but G1161 he that doeth G4160 the G3588 will G2307 of God G2316 abideth G3306 forever G1519 G165 .
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18. My dear children, these are the last days. You have heard that the enemy of Christ is coming, and now many enemies of Christ are already here. This is how we know that these are the last days.
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18. Little children G3813 , it is G2076 the last G2078 time G5610 : and G2532 as G2531 ye have heard G191 that G3754 antichrist G500 shall come G2064 , even G2532 now G3568 are G1096 there many G4183 antichrists G500 ; whereby G3606 we know G1097 that G3754 it is G2076 the last G2078 time G5610 .
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19. These enemies of Christ were in our fellowship, but they left us. They never really belonged to us; if they had been a part of us, they would have stayed with us. But they left, and this shows that none of them really belonged to us.
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19. They went out G1831 from G1537 us G2257 , but G235 they were G2258 not G3756 of G1537 us G2257 : for G1063 if G1487 they had been G2258 of G1537 us G2257 , they would no doubt have continued G3306 G302 with G3326 us G2257 : but G235 they went out, that G2443 they might be made manifest G5319 that G3754 they were G1526 not G3756 all G3956 of G1537 us G2257 .
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20. You have the giftn that the Holy One gave you, so you all know the truth.
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20. But G2532 ye G5210 have G2192 an unction G5545 from G575 the G3588 Holy One G40 , and G2532 ye know G1492 all things G3956 .
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21. I do not write to you because you do not know the truth but because you do know the truth. And you know that no lie comes from the truth.
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21. I have not G3756 written G1125 unto you G5213 because G3754 ye know G1492 not G3756 the G3588 truth G225 , but G235 because G3754 ye know G1492 it G846 , and G2532 that G3754 no G3956 G3756 lie G5579 is G2076 of G1537 the G3588 truth G225 .
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22. Who is the liar? It is the person who does not accept Jesus as the Christ. This is the enemy of Christ: the person who does not accept the Father and his Son.
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22. Who G5101 is G2076 a liar G5583 but G1508 he that denieth G720 that G3754 Jesus G2424 is G2076 G3756 the G3588 Christ G5547 ? He G3778 is G2076 antichrist G500 , that denieth G720 the G3588 Father G3962 and G2532 the G3588 Son G5207 .
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23. Whoever does not accept the Son does not have the Father. But whoever confesses the Son has the Father, too.
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23. Whosoever G3956 denieth G720 the G3588 Son G5207 , the same hath G2192 not G3761 the G3588 Father G3962 : but he that acknowledgeth G3670 the G3588 Son G5207 hath G2192 the G3588 Father G3962 also G2532 .
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24. Be sure you continue to follow the teaching you heard from the beginning. If you continue to follow what you heard from the beginning, you will stay in the Son and in the Father.
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24. Let that therefore G3767 abide G3306 in G1722 you G5213 , which ye G5210 have heard G191 from G575 the beginning G746 . If G1437 that which G3739 ye have heard G191 from G575 the beginning G746 shall remain G3306 in G1722 you G5213 , ye G5210 also G2532 shall continue G3306 in G1722 the G3588 Son G5207 , and G2532 in G1722 the G3588 Father G3962 .
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25. And this is what the Son promised to us -- life forever.
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25. And G2532 this G3778 is G2076 the G3588 promise G1860 that G3739 he G846 hath promised G1861 us G2254 , even eternal G166 life G2222 ,
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26. I am writing this letter about those people who are trying to lead you the wrong way.
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26. These G5023 things have I written G1125 unto you G5213 concerning G4012 them that seduce G4105 you G5209 .
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27. Christ gave you a special gift that is still in you, so you do not need any other teacher. His gift teaches you about everything, and it is true, not false. So continue to live in Christ, as his gift taught you.
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27. But G2532 the G3588 anointing G5545 which G3739 ye G5210 have received G2983 of G575 him G846 abideth G3306 in G1722 you G5213 , and G2532 ye need G2192 G5532 not G3756 that G2443 any man G5100 teach G1321 you G5209 : but G235 as G5613 the G3588 same G846 anointing G5545 teacheth G1321 you G5209 of G4012 all things G3956 , and G2532 is G2076 truth G227 , and G2532 is G2076 no G3756 lie G5579 , and G2532 even as G2531 it hath taught G1321 you G5209 , ye shall abide G3306 in G1722 him G846 .
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28. Yes, my dear children, live in him so that when Christ comes back, we can be without fear and not be ashamed in his presence.
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28. And G2532 now G3568 , little children G5040 , abide G3306 in G1722 him G846 ; that G2443 , when G3752 he shall appear G5319 , we may have G2192 confidence G3954 , and G2532 not G3361 be ashamed G153 before G575 him G846 at G1722 his G848 coming G3952 .
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29. If you know that Christ is all that is right, you know that all who do right are God's children.
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29. If G1437 ye know G1492 that G3754 he is G2076 righteous G1342 , ye know G1097 that G3754 every one G3956 that doeth G4160 righteousness G1343 is born G1080 of G1537 him G846 .
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