1 John 2:1
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“My little children, I am writing these things to you so that you will not sin. But if anyone does sin, we have an advocate before the Father—Jesus Christ, the Righteous One.”
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“My little children, I am writing these things to you so that you will not sin. But if anyone does sin, we have an advocate before the Father—Jesus Christ, the Righteous One.”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“My little children, these things write I unto you, that ye sin not. And if any man sin, we have an advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous:”
King James Version · Public Domain“My little children, these things write I unto you that ye may not sin. And if any man sin, we have an Advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous:”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“My little children, these things I write to you, that ye may not sin: and if any one may sin, an advocate we have with the Father, Jesus Christ, a righteous one,”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo 1 John 2:1 — 24 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Psalms 4:4Be angry, yet do not sin; on your bed, search your heart and be still. Selah
- Ezekiel 3:21But if you warn the righteous man not to sin, and he does not sin, he will indeed live because he heeded your warning, and you will have saved yourself.”
- Zechariah 9:9Rejoice greatly, O Daughter of Zion!Shout in triumph, O Daughter of Jerusalem!See, your King comes to you,righteous and victorious,humble and riding on a donkey,on a colt, the foal of a donkey.
- Luke 10:22All things have been entrusted to Me by My Father. No one knows who the Son is except the Father, and no one knows who the Father is except the Son and those to whom the Son chooses to reveal Him.”
- John 5:14Afterward, Jesus found the man at the temple and said to him, “See, you have been made well. Stop sinning, or something worse may happen to you.”
- John 5:19So Jesus replied, “Truly, truly, I tell you, the Son can do nothing by Himself, unless He sees the Father doing it. For whatever the Father does, the Son also does.
- John 5:36But I have testimony more substantial than that of John. For the works that the Father has given Me to accomplish—the very works I am doing—testify about Me that the Father has sent Me.
- John 6:27Do not work for food that perishes, but for food that endures to eternal life, which the Son of Man will give you. For on Him God the Father has placed His seal of approval.”
- John 8:11“No one, Lord,” she answered. “Then neither do I condemn you,” Jesus declared. “Now go and sin no more.”
- John 10:15just as the Father knows Me and I know the Father. And I lay down My life for the sheep.
- John 13:33Little children, I am with you only a little while longer. You will look for Me, and as I said to the Jews, so now I say to you: ‘Where I am going, you cannot come.’
- John 14:6Jesus answered, “I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through Me.
- John 21:5So He called out to them, “Children, do you have any fish?” “No,” they answered.
- Romans 6:1What then shall we say? Shall we continue in sin so that grace may increase?
- Romans 6:15What then? Shall we sin because we are not under law, but under grace? Certainly not!
- Romans 8:34Who is there to condemn us? For Christ Jesus, who died, and more than that was raised to life, is at the right hand of God—and He is interceding for us.
- 1 Corinthians 4:14I am not writing this to shame you, but to warn you as my beloved children.
- 1 Corinthians 15:34Sober up as you ought, and stop sinning; for some of you are ignorant of God. I say this to your shame.
- 2 Corinthians 5:21God made Him who knew no sin to be sin on our behalf, so that in Him we might become the righteousness of God.
- Galatians 4:19My children, for whom I am again in the pains of childbirth until Christ is formed in you,
- Ephesians 2:18For through Him we both have access to the Father by one Spirit.
- Ephesians 4:26“Be angry, yet do not sin.” Do not let the sun set upon your anger,
- 1 Timothy 2:5For there is one God, and there is one mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus,
- 1 Timothy 3:14Although I hope to come to you soon, I am writing you these things
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