1 John 1:6-7

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⁶^(A)If we say that we have fellowship with Him and yet walk in the darkness, we ^(B)lie and ^(C)do not practice the truth; ⁷but if we ^(D)walk in the Light as ^(E)He Himself is in the Light, we have fellowship with one another, and ^(F)the blood of Jesus His Son cleanses us from all sin.

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1 John 1:8-10

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⁸^(A)If we say that we have no sin, we are deceiving ourselves and the ^(B)truth is not in us. ⁹^(C)If we confess our sins, He is faithful and righteous, so that He will forgive us our sins and ^(D)cleanse us from all unrighteousness. ¹⁰^(E)If we say that we have not sinned, we ^(F)make Him a liar and ^(G)His word is not in us.

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1 John 2:3-4

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³^(A)By this we know that we have come to ^(B)know Him, if we ^(C)keep His commandments. ⁴The one who says, “^(D)I have come to ^(E)know Him,” and does not keep His commandments, is a ^(F)liar, and ^(G)the truth is not in him;

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1 John 2:5-6

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⁵but whoever ^(A)follows His word, in him the ^(B)love of God has truly been perfected. ^(C)By this we know that we are in Him: ⁶the one who says that he ^(D)remains in Him ^(E)ought, himself also, walk just as He walked.

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1 John 2:9-11

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⁹The one who says that he is in the Light and yet ^(A)hates his ^(B)brother or sister is in the darkness until now. ¹⁰^(C)The one who loves his brother and sister remains in the Light, and there is nothing in him to cause stumbling. ¹¹But the one who ^(D)hates his brother or sister is in the darkness and ^(E)walks in the darkness, and does not know where he is going because the darkness has ^(F)blinded his eyes.

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1 John 2:15

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Do Not Love the World

¹⁵Do not love ^(A)the world nor the things in the world. ^(B)If anyone loves the world, the love of the Father is not in him.

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1 John 2:17

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¹⁷^(A)The world is passing away and also its lusts; but the one who ^(B)does the will of God continues to live forever.

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1 John 2:19

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¹⁹^(A)They went out from us, but they were not really of us; for if they had been of us, they would have remained with us; but they went out, ^(B)so that ^[a]it would be evident that they all are not of us.

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1 John 2:19 Lit they would be revealed

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1 John 2:23

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²³^(A)Whoever denies the Son does not have the Father; the one who confesses the Son has the Father also.

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1 John 2:24-27

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²⁴As for you, see that what you heard ^(A)from the beginning remains in you. If what you heard from the beginning remains in you, you also ^(B)will remain in the Son and in the Father.

The Promise Is Eternal Life

²⁵^(C)This is the promise which He Himself ^[a]made to us: eternal life.

²⁶These things I have written to you concerning those who are trying to ^(D)deceive you. ²⁷And as for you, the ^(E)anointing which you received from Him remains in you, and you have no need for anyone to teach you; but as His anointing ^(F)teaches you about all things, and is ^(G)true and is not a lie, and just as it has taught you, ^[b]you remain in Him.

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1 John 2:25 Lit promised us
1 John 2:27 Or remain in Him (a command)

1 John 2:29

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²⁹If you know that ^(A)He is righteous, you know that everyone who practices righteousness also ^(B)has been born of Him.

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1 John 3:3

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³And everyone who has this ^(A)hope set on Him ^(B)purifies himself, just as He is pure.

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1 John 3:4-6

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⁴Everyone who practices sin also practices lawlessness; and ^(A)sin is lawlessness. ⁵You know that He ^(B)appeared in order to ^(C)take away sins; and ^(D)in Him there is no sin. ⁶No one who remains in Him ^(E)sins continually; no one who sins continually has seen Him or ^[a]^(F)knows Him.