1 John 2:1 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“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:”

1 John 2:1 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

1 John 2:1 in 6 Bible Translations

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1 John 2:1 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“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.”

1 John 2:1 — World English Bible

1 John 2:1 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“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: ”

1 John 2:1 — American Standard Version

1 John 2:1 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“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,”

1 John 2:1 — Young's Literal Translation

1 John 2:1 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“My children, these things I write to you in order that ye may not sin; and if any one sin, we have a patron with the Father, Jesus Christ [the] righteous; ”

1 John 2:1 — Darby Translation

1 John 2:1 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“My little children, these things write I vnto you, that ye sinne not: and if any man sinne, wee haue an Aduocate with the Father, Iesus Christ, the Iust.”

1 John 2:1 — Geneva Bible

1 John 2:1 in Context — 1 John 2

1 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:

2 And he is the propitiation for our sins: and not for ours only, but also for the sins of the whole world.

3 And hereby we do know that we know him, if we keep his commandments.

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What Does 1 John 2:1 Mean?

1 John 2:1 is a verse from the Book of 1 John, part of the New Testament. It appears in 1 John chapter 2. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Greek.

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