This hope in times of sin is through Jesus Christ, who serves as our advocate with the Father. This is a great message of reassurance for Christians. He makes this clear, but also notes that we have hope when this occurs.
However, John realized believers are still capable of sin. John begins by explaining why he is writing his letter. But if anyone does sin, we have an advocate with the Father-Jesus Christ the righteous one." He is Jesus Christ, the one who is truly righteous."ġ John 2:1, CSB: "My little children, I am writing you these things so that you may not sin. But if anyone does sin, we have an advocate who pleads our case before the Father. And if anyone sins, we have an Advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous "ġ John 2:1, NLT: "My dear children, I am writing this to you so that you will not sin. And if any man sin, we have an advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous:"ġ John 2:1, NASB: "My little children, I am writing these things to you so that you may not sin.
But if anyone does sin, we have an advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous."ġ John 2:1, KJV: "My little children, these things write I unto you, that ye sin not. But if anybody does sin, we have an advocate with the Father-Jesus Christ, the Righteous One."ġ John 2:1, ESV: "My little children, I am writing these things to you so that you may not sin. 1 John 2:1 Parallel Verses 1 John 2:1, NIV: "My dear children, I write this to you so that you will not sin.