³⁸ Peter replied, “Repent and be baptized,^(A) every one of you, in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins.^(B) And you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.^(C)

¹⁶ And now what are you waiting for? Get up, be baptized^(A) and wash your sins away,^(B) calling on his name.’^(C)

¹⁸ to open their eyes^(A) and turn them from darkness to light,^(B) and from the power of Satan to God, so that they may receive forgiveness of sins^(C) and a place among those who are sanctified by faith in me.’^(D)

²³ For the wages of sin is death,^(A) but the gift of God is eternal life^(B) in^[a] Christ Jesus our Lord.

⁸ If we claim to be without sin,^(A) we deceive ourselves and the truth is not in us.^{(B) 9} If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just and will forgive us our sins^(C) and purify us from all unrighteousness.^{(D) 10} If we claim we have not sinned,^(E) we make him out to be a liar^(F) and his word is not in us.^(G)

2 My dear children,^(H) I write this to you so that you will not sin. But if anybody does sin, we have an advocate^(I) with the Father—Jesus Christ, the Righteous One. ² He is the atoning sacrifice for our sins,^(J) and not only for ours but also for the sins of the whole world.^(K)

Love and Hatred for Fellow Believers

³ We know^(L) that we have come to know him^(M) if we keep his commands.^{(N) 4} Whoever says, “I know him,”^(O) but does not do what he commands is a liar, and the truth is not in that person.^{(P) 5} But if anyone obeys his word,^(Q) love for God^[a] is truly made complete in them.^(R) This is how we know^(S) we are in him: ⁶ Whoever claims to live in him must live as Jesus did.^(T)