whoever says he (A)abides in him (B)ought to walk in the same way in which he walked.

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Whoever claims to live in him must live as Jesus did.(A)

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21 For (A)to this you have been called, (B)because Christ also suffered for you, (C)leaving you an example, so that you might follow in his steps.

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21 To this(A) you were called,(B) because Christ suffered for you,(C) leaving you an example,(D) that you should follow in his steps.

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15 For I have given you an example, (A)that you also should do just as I have done to you.

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15 I have set you an example that you should do as I have done for you.(A)

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11 (A)Be imitators of me, as I am of Christ.

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11 Follow my example,(A) as I follow the example of Christ.(B)

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No one who abides in him keeps on sinning; (A)no one who keeps on sinning has either seen him or known him.

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No one who lives in him keeps on sinning.(A) No one who continues to sin has either seen him(B) or known him.(C)

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And (A)walk in love, (B)as Christ loved us and (C)gave himself up for us, a (D)fragrant (E)offering and sacrifice to God.

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and walk in the way of love, just as Christ loved us(A) and gave himself up for us(B) as a fragrant offering and sacrifice to God.(C)

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29 Take my yoke upon you, and (A)learn from me, for I am (B)gentle and lowly in heart, and (C)you will find rest for your souls.

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29 Take my yoke upon you and learn from me,(A) for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls.(B)

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(A)Abide (B)in me, and I in you. As the branch cannot bear fruit by itself, unless it abides in the vine, neither can you, unless you abide in me. I am the vine; (C)you are the branches. Whoever abides in me and I in him, he it is that (D)bears much fruit, for apart from me you can do nothing. If anyone does not abide in me (E)he is thrown away like a branch and withers; (F)and the branches are gathered, thrown into the fire, and burned.

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Remain in me, as I also remain in you.(A) No branch can bear fruit by itself; it must remain in the vine. Neither can you bear fruit unless you remain in me.

“I am the vine; you are the branches. If you remain in me and I in you, you will bear much fruit;(B) apart from me you can do nothing. If you do not remain in me, you are like a branch that is thrown away and withers; such branches are picked up, thrown into the fire and burned.(C)

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(A)If we say we have fellowship with him while we walk in darkness, we lie and (B)do not practice the truth. But (C)if we walk in the light, (D)as he is in the light, we have fellowship with one another, and (E)the blood of Jesus his Son cleanses us from all sin.

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If we claim to have fellowship with him and yet walk in the darkness,(A) we lie and do not live out the truth.(B) But if we walk in the light,(C) as he is in the light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus, his Son, purifies us from all[a] sin.(D)

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Footnotes

  1. 1 John 1:7 Or every

Whoever says “I know him” but does not keep his commandments (A)is a liar, and (B)the truth is not in him,

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Whoever says, “I know him,”(A) but does not do what he commands is a liar, and the truth is not in that person.(B)

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Children of God

28 And now, little children, abide in him, so that (A)when he appears (B)we may have confidence and not shrink from him in shame at his (C)coming.

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God’s Children and Sin

28 And now, dear children,(A) continue in him, so that when he appears(B) we may be confident(C) and unashamed before him at his coming.(D)

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13 (A)Righteousness will go before him
    and make his footsteps a way.

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13 Righteousness goes before him
    and prepares the way for his steps.

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