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Murdock Translation
1 John 2
1 My children, these things I write to you, that ye sin not. But if any one should sin, we have an Advocate with the Father, Jesus the Messiah, the righteous.2 For he is himself the propitiation for our sins; and not for ours only, but also for all the world.
3 And by this we shall be sensible that we know him, if we keep his commandments.4 For he that saith, I know him, and doth not keep his commandments, is a liar, and the truth is not in him.5 But he that keepeth his word, in him is the love of God truly completed: for by this we know that we are in him.6 He that saith, I am in him, is bound to walk according to his walkings.
7 My beloved, I write no new commandment to you, but the old commandment which ye had from the beginning; and the old commandment is the word, which ye have heard.8 Again, a new commandment I write to you, which is true in him and in you; because the darkness hath passed away, and the true light beginneth to appear.9 Whoever therefore shall say that he is in the light, and hateth his brother, is in darkness until now.10 He that loveth his brother, abideth in the light, and in him is no stumbling.11 But he that hateth his brother, is in darkness, and walketh in darkness; and he knoweth not whither he goeth, because the darkness hath blinded his eyes.
12 I write to you, ye children, because your sins are forgiven you for his name's sake.13 I write to you, ye fathers, because ye have known him who existed from the beginning. I write to you, ye young men, because ye have vanquished the evil one.14 14 I have written to you, ye little ones, because ye have known the Father. I have written to you, ye fathers, because ye have known him who [fn] from the beginning, I have written to you, ye young men, because ye are strong, and the word of God dwelleth in you, and ye have vanquished the evil one. 15 Love not the world, nor any thing in it; for whoever loveth the world, hath not the love of the Father in him.16 For all that is in the world, is, the lust of the body, and the lust of the eyes, and the pride of the world; which are not from the Father, but from the world itself.17 17 And the world is passing away, [fn] it and the lust thereof; but he that doeth the pleasure of God, abideth for ever.
18 My children, it is the latter time; and as ye have heard that a false Messiah was to arise, so there are now many false Messiahs; and from this we know that it is the latter time.19 From us they went out, but they were not of us; for if they had been of us, they would have continued with us: but they went out from us, that so it might be known, that they were not of us.
20 28 And now, my children, remain ye in him; that so, when he shall be manifested, we may not be ashamed before him, but may have an open countenance at his coming.29 If ye know that he is righteous, ye also know, that whoever doeth righteousness, is from him.
Murdock Translation
Copyright © 1893, 1896 H. L. Hastings, Boston, Mass., U.S.A, Public Domain
