21 I have not written to you because[a] you do not know the truth, but because[b] you do know it, and because[c] every lie is not of the truth. 22 Who is the liar except the one who denies that Jesus is the Christ? This person is the antichrist, the one who denies the Father and the Son. 23 Everyone who denies the Son does not have the Father either; the one who confesses the Son has the Father also.

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  1. 1 John 2:21 Or “that”
  2. 1 John 2:21 Or “that”
  3. 1 John 2:21 Or “that”