1 John 2

NEW JERUSALEM	NEW AMERICAN BIBLE
1 My children, I am writing this to prevent you from sinning; but if anyone does sin, we have an advocatewith the Father, Jesus Christ, the upright.	1 My children, I am writing this to you so that you may not commit sin. But if anyone does sin, we have an Advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous one.
2 He is the sacrifice to expiate our sins, and not only ours, but also those of the whole world.	2 He is expiation for our sins, and not for our sins only but for those of the whole world.
3 In this way we know that we have come to know him, if we keep his commandments.	3 The way we may be sure that we know him is to keep his command ments.
4 Whoever says, 'I know him' without keeping his commandments, is a liar, and truth has no place in him.	4 Whoever says, "I know him," but does not keep his commandments is a liar, and the truth is not in him.
5 But anyone who does keep his word, in such a one God's love truly reaches its perfection. This is theproof that we are in God.	5 But whoever keeps his word, the love of God is truly perfected in him. This is the way we may know that we are in union with him:
6 Whoever claims to remain in him must act as he acted.	6 whoever claims to abide in him ought to live (just) as he lived.
7 My dear friends, this is not a new commandment I am writing for you, but an old commandment that youhave had from the beginning; the old commandment is the message you have heard.	7 Beloved, I am writing no new commandment to you but an old commandment that you had from the beginning. The old commandment is the word that you have heard.
8 Yet in another way, I am writing a new commandment for you -- and this is true for you, just as much asfor him -- for darkness is passing away and the true light is already shining.	8 And yet I do write a new commandment to you, which holds true in him and among you, for the darkness is passing away, and the true light is already shining.
9 Whoever claims to be in light but hates his brother is still in darkness.	9 Whoever says he is in the light, yet hates his brother, is still in the darkness.
10 Anyone who loves his brother remains in light and there is in him nothing to make him fall away.	10 Whoever loves his brother remains in the light, and there is nothing in him to cause a fall.
11 But whoever hates his brother is in darkness and is walking about in darkness not knowing where he isgoing, because darkness has blinded him.	11 Whoever hates his brother is in darkness; he walks in darkness and does not know where he is going because the darkness has blinded his eyes.
12 I am writing to you, children, because your sins have been forgiven through his name.	12 I am writing to you, children, because your sins have been forgiven for his name's sake.
13 I am writing to you, fathers, because you have come to know the One who has existed since thebeginning. I am writing to you, young people, because you have overcome the Evil One.	13 I am writing to you, fathers, because you know him who is from the beginning. I am writing to you, young men, because you have conquered the evil one.
14 I have written to you, children, because you have come to know the Father. I have written to you,parents, because you have come to know the One who has existed since the beginning. I have written to you,young people, because you are strong, and God's word remains in you, and you have overcome the Evil One.	14 I write to you, children, because you know the Father. I write to you, fathers, because you know him who is from the beginning. I write to you, young men, because you are strong and the word of God remains in you, and you have conquered the evil one.
15 Do not love the world or what is in the world. If anyone does love the world, the love of the Father findsno place in him,	15 Do not love the world or the things of the world. If anyone loves the world, the love of the Father is not in him.
16 because everything there is in the world -- disordered bodily desires, disordered desires of the eyes,pride in possession -- is not from the Father but is from the world.	16 For all that is in the world, sensual lust, enticement for the eyes, and a pretentious life, is not from the Father but is from the world.
17 And the world, with al its disordered desires, is passing away. But whoever does the will of Godremains for ever.	17 Yet the world and its enticement are passing away. But whoever does the will of God remains forever.
18 Children, this is the final hour; you have heard that the Antichrist is coming, and now many Antichristshave already come; from this we know that it is the final hour.	18 Children, it is the last hour; and just as you heard that the antichrist was coming, so now many antichrists have appeared. Thus we know this is the last hour.
19 They have gone from among us, but they never real y belonged to us; if they had belonged to us, theywould have stayed with us. But this was to prove that not one of them belonged to us.	19 They went out from us, but they were not really of our number; if they had been, they would have remained with us. Their desertion shows that none of them was of our number.
20 But you have been anointed by the Holy One, and have al received knowledge.	20 But you have the anointing that comes from the holy one, and you all have knowledge.
21 I have written to you not because you are ignorant of the truth, but because you are wel aware of it,and because no lie can come from the truth.	21 I write to you not because you do not know the truth but because you do, and because every lie is alien to the truth.
22 Who is the liar, if not one who claims that Jesus is not the Christ? This is the Antichrist, who deniesboth the Father and the Son.	22 Who is the liar? Whoever denies that Jesus is the Christ. Whoever denies the Father and the Son, this is the antichrist.
23 Whoever denies the Son cannot have the Father either; whoever acknowledges the Son has theFather too.	23 No one who denies the Son has the Father, but whoever confesses the Son has the Father as well.
24 Let what you heard in the beginning remain in you; as long as what you heard in the beginningremains in you, you will remain in the Son and in the Father.	24 Let what you heard from the beginning remain in you. If what you heard from the beginning remains in you, then you will remain in the Son and in the Father.
25 And the promise he made you himself is eternal life.	25 And this is the promise that he made us: eternal life.
26 So much have I written to you about those who are trying to lead you astray.	26 I write you these things about those who would deceive you.
27 But as for you, the anointing you received from him remains in you, and you do not need anyone toteach you; since the anointing he gave you teaches you everything, and since it is true, not false, remain in himjust as he has taught you.	27 As for you, the anointing that you received from him remains in you, so that you do not need anyone to teach you. But his anointing teaches you about everything and is true and not false; just as it taught you, remain in him.
28 Therefore remain in him now, children, so that when he appears we may be fearless, and not shrinkfrom him in shame at his coming.	28 And now, children, remain in him, so that when he appears we may have confidence and not be put to shame by him at his coming.
29 If you know that he is upright you must recognise that everyone whose life is upright is a child of his.	29 If you consider that he is righteous, you also know that everyone who acts in righteousness is begotten by him.