My dear children, I write this to you so that you will not sin. But if anybody does sin, we have an advocate with the Father—Jesus Christ, the Righteous One.

He himself is the sacrifice that atones for our sins—and not only our sins but the sins of all the world.

He himself is the sacrifice that atones for our sins—and not only our sins but the sins of all the world.

We know that we have come to know him if we keep his commands.

If someone claims, “I know God,” but doesn’t obey God’s commandments, that person is a liar and is not living in the truth

But those who obey God’s word truly show how completely they love him. That is how we know we are living in him.

My dear children, I am writing this to you so that you will not sin. But if anyone does sin, we have an advocate who pleads our case before the Father. He is Jesus Christ, the one who is truly righteous. He himself is the sacrifice that atones for our sins—and not only our sins but the sins of all the world. And we can be sure that we know him if we obey his commandments. If someone claims, “I know God,” but doesn’t obey God’s commandments, that person is a liar and is not living in the truth. But those who obey God’s word truly show how completely they love him. That is how we know we are living in him.