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¶ My little children, I write these things unto you, that ye sin not; and if anyone has sinned, we have an Advocate before the Father, Jesus, the righteous Christ;

and he is the reconciliation for our sins, and not for ours only, but also for the sins of the whole world.

¶ And in this we do know that we have known him if we keep his commandments.

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

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We know(E) that we have come to know him(F) if we keep his commands.(G)

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