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Berean Standard Bible

“My little children, I am writing these things to you so that you will not sin. But if anyone does sin, we have an advocate before the Father—Jesus Christ, the Righteous One.”

1 John 2:1

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After the teaching on confession in chapter 1, John addresses his readers tenderly as his little children. He wants to guard against two opposite mistakes: treating forgiveness as permission to keep sinning, and falling into despair when we do sin.

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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)

My little children, I am writing these things to you so that you will not sin. But if anyone does sin, we have an advocate before the Father—Jesus Christ, the Righteous One.

World English Bible (WEB)

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.

King James Version (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:

American Standard Version (ASV)

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:

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

My little children, I am writing these things to you so that you may be without sin. And if any man is a sinner, we have a friend and helper with the Father, Jesus Christ, the upright one:

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

My little children, these things I write to you, that you may not sin: and if any one may sin, an advocate we have with the Father, Jesus Christ, a righteous one,

Reina-Valera 1909 (RVR 1909)

HIJITOS míos, estas cosas os escribo, para que no pequéis; y si alguno hubiere pecado, abogado tenemos para con el Padre, á Jesucristo el justo;

Sagradas Escrituras 1569 (SE 1569)

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Nueva Biblia Viva (NBV)

Hijitos míos, les digo esto para que no pequen; pero si alguno peca, tenemos un abogado ante el Padre: a Jesucristo el justo.

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