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1 John 2:12
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10 aHe who loves his brother abides in the light, and bthere is no cause for stumbling in him.  
11 But he who ahates his brother is in darkness and bwalks in darkness, and does not know where he is going, because the darkness has blinded his eyes. 

Their Spiritual State

12 I write to you, little children,
Because ayour sins are forgiven you for His name’s sake. 
13 I write to you, fathers,
Because you have known Him who is afrom the beginning.
I write to you, young men,
Because you have overcome the wicked one.
I write to you, little children,
Because you have bknown the Father. 
14 I have written to you, fathers,
Because you have known Him who is from the beginning.
I have written to you, young men,
Because ayou are strong, and the word of God abides in you,
And you have overcome the wicked one.  

Do Not Love the World

15 aDo not love the world or the things in the world. bIf anyone loves the world, the love of the Father is not in him.  
16 For all that is in the world—the lust of the flesh, athe lust of the eyes, and the pride of life—is not of the Father but is of the world.  
17 And athe world is passing away, and the lust of it; but he who does the will of God abides forever.  

Deceptions of the Last Hour

18 aLittle children, bit is the last hour; and as you have heard that cthe Antichrist is coming, deven now many antichrists have come, by which we know ethat it is the last hour.  
19 aThey went out from us, but they were not of us; for bif they had been of us, they would have continued with us; but they went out cthat they might be made manifest, that none of them were of us.  
Verse Comparison: 1 John 2:12

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American Standard Version
I write unto you, `my' little children, because your sins are forgiven you for his name's sake.

Amplified® Bible
I am writing to you, little children, because for His name's sake your sins are forgiven [pardoned through His name and on account of confessing His name].

Contemporary English Version
Children, I am writing you, because your sins have been forgiven in the name of Christ.

Darby English Version
I write to you, children, because [your] sins are forgiven you for his name's sake.

Good News Bible
I write to you, my children, because your sins are forgiven for the sake of Christ.

International Standard Version
I am writing to you, little children, because your sins have been forgiven on account of his name.

King James Version
I write unto you, little children, because your sins are forgiven you for his name's sake.

New American Standard Bible
I am writing to you, little children, because your sins have been forgiven you for His name's sake.

New International Version
I write to you, dear children,
because your sins have been forgiven on account of his name.

New King James Version
I write to you, little children, Because your sins are forgiven you for His name's sake.

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
I write to you, little children, because you receive forgiveness for your sins.

Young's Literal Translation
I write to you, little children, because the sins have been forgiven you through his name;


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