1 John 2:1
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2 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.
1 John 2:7
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7 Dear friends,(A) I am not writing you a new command but an old one, which you have had since the beginning.(B) This old command is the message you have heard.
1 John 2:8
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8 Yet I am writing you a new command;(A) its truth is seen in him and in you, because the darkness is passing(B) and the true light(C) is already shining.(D)
1 John 2:12-14
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Reasons for Writing
1 John 2:21
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21 I do not write to you because you do not know the truth, but because you do know it(A) and because no lie comes from the truth.
1 John 2:26
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26 I am writing these things to you about those who are trying to lead you astray.(A)
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