1 John 2:11-13

Contemporary English Version

¹¹If we hate others, we are living and walking in the dark. We don't know where we are going, because we can't see in the dark.

¹²Children, I am writing you,
    because your sins
have been forgiven
    in the name of Christ.
¹³Parents, I am writing you,
    because you have known
the one who was there
    from the beginning.
Young people, I am writing you,
because you have defeated
    the evil one.

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1 John 2:11-13

New International Version

¹¹But anyone who hates a brother or sister^(A) is in the darkness and walks around in the darkness.^(B) They do not know where they are going, because the darkness has blinded them.^(C)

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¹²I am writing to you, dear children,^(D)
    because your sins have been forgiven on account of his name.^(E)
¹³I am writing to you, fathers,
    because you know him who is from the beginning.^(F)
I am writing to you, young men,
    because you have overcome^(G) the evil one.^(H)

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