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And He Himself is the satisfaction[a] for our sins; and not for ours only, but also for the whole world’s. And by this we know that we have come-to-know Him: if we are keeping His commandments. The one claiming that “I have come-to-know Him” and not keeping His commandments is a liar, and the truth is not in this one.

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Footnotes

  1. 1 John 2:2 Or, propitiation; the sacrifice offered to remove God’s wrath against our sin.

He is the atoning sacrifice for our sins,(A) and not only for ours but also for the sins of the whole world.(B)

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We know(C) that we have come to know him(D) if we keep his commands.(E) Whoever says, “I know him,”(F) but does not do what he commands is a liar, and the truth is not in that person.(G)

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