| | '''1''' My little children, these things write I unto you, that ye sin not. And if any man [[sin]], we have an advocate<ref>[[Romans, Chapter 8|Rom 8:34]], [[1st Timothy, Chapter 2|1 Tim 2:5]], [[Hebrews, Chapter 9|Heb 9:24]]</ref> with the Father, [[Jesus Christ]] the righteous: | | '''1''' My little children, these things write I unto you, that ye sin not. And if any man [[sin]], we have an advocate<ref>[[Romans, Chapter 8|Rom 8:34]], [[1st Timothy, Chapter 2|1 Tim 2:5]], [[Hebrews, Chapter 9|Heb 9:24]]</ref> with the Father, [[Jesus Christ]] the righteous: |
| − | '''2''' And he is the propitiation<ref>[[Romans, Chapter 3|Rom 3:25]], [[1st John, Chapter 4|1 Joh 4:10]]</ref> for our sins: and not for ours only, but also for ''the sins of'' the whole world<ref>[[John, Chapter 1|Joh 1:29]], [[John, Chapter 4|Joh 4:42]], [[2nd Corinthians, Chapter 5|2 Cor 5:18-21]]</ref>. | + | '''2''' And he is the propitiation<ref>[[Romans, Chapter 3|Rom 3:25]], [[1st John, Chapter 4|1 Joh 4:10]]. "propipitation" means appeasing or gaining/regaining someone's favor.</ref> for our sins: and not for ours only, but also for ''the sins of'' the whole world<ref>[[John, Chapter 1|Joh 1:29]], [[John, Chapter 4|Joh 4:42]], [[2nd Corinthians, Chapter 5|2 Cor 5:18-21]]</ref>. |
| | '''3''' And hereby we do know that we know him, if we keep his commandments. | | '''3''' And hereby we do know that we know him, if we keep his commandments. |