⁴ And these things we write to you ^(A)that ^[a]your joy may be full.

The Test of Knowing Christ

2 My little children, these things I write to you, so that you may not sin. And if anyone sins, ^(A)we have an Advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous.

²⁶ These things I have written to you concerning those who try to ^[a]deceive you.

¹³ These things I have written to you who believe in the name of the Son of God, that you may know that you have eternal life, ^[a]and that you may continue to believe in the name of the Son of God.