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)

Love and Hatred for Fellow Believers

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

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Christ Our Advocate

My little children, I am writing these things to you so that you may not sin. But if anyone does sin, (A)we have an advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous. (B)He is the propitiation for our sins, and not for ours only but (C)also for the sins of the whole world. And by this we know that we have come to know him, if we (D)keep his commandments.

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我们的维护者基督

我的孩子们,我写这些给你们,是要你们不犯罪。如果有人犯了罪,在父的面前我们有一位维护者,就是那义者耶稣基督。 他为我们的罪作了赎罪祭,不仅为我们的罪,也为全人类的罪。 我们若遵守 神的命令,这样,就知道我们已经认识他。

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