²⁸ ·Yes [Now], my dear children [2:1], ·live [abide; remain] in him so that when ·Christ comes back [^Lhe appears/is revealed], we can be ·without fear [confident] and not be ashamed [^Lof him] ·in his presence [at his coming]. ²⁹ ·Since [If] you know that ·Christ [^Lhe] is righteous, you know that all who ·do right [practice righteousness] ·are God’s children [^Lhave been born of/begotten by him].