My little children, I write these things to you so that you may not sin. If anyone sins, we have a Counselor† with the Father, Jesus Christ, the righteous.
THE SURROUNDING PASSAGE
1 John 2:1 in context
1 John 2:1–4
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My little children, I write these things to you so that you may not sin. If anyone sins, we have a Counselor† with the Father, Jesus Christ, the righteous.
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And he is the atoning sacrifice for our sins, and not for ours only, but also for the whole world.
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This is how we know that we know him: if we keep his commandments.
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One who says, “I know him,” and doesn’t keep his commandments, is a liar, and the truth isn’t in him.
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- Greek παρακλητον: Counselor, Helper, Intercessor, Advocate, and Comforter.
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