Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

1 John 2

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1 John 2 . 1 , He comforts them against the sins of infirmity; 1 John 2 . 3 , Rightly to know God is to keep his commandments; 1 John 2 . 9 , to love our brethren; 1 John 2 . 15 , and not to love the world; 1 John 2 . 18 , We must beware of seducers; 1 John 2 . 20 , from whose deceits the godly are safe , preserved by perseverance in faith , and holiness of life.

1 John 2:1

My little children, I am writing these things to you so that you will not sin. But if anyone does sin, we have an advocate before the Father—Jesus Christ, the Righteous One.

1 John 2:1 · BSB

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1 John 2:2

He Himself is the atoning sacrifice for our sins, and not only for ours but also for the sins of the whole world.

1 John 2:2 · BSB

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1 John 2:3

By this we can be sure that we have come to know Him: if we keep His commandments.

1 John 2:3 · BSB

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1 John 2:4

If anyone says, “I know Him,” but does not keep His commandments, he is a liar, and the truth is not in him.

1 John 2:4 · BSB

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1 John 2:5

But if anyone keeps His word, the love of God has been truly perfected in him. By this we know that we are in Him:

1 John 2:5 · BSB

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1 John 2:6

Whoever claims to abide in Him must walk as Jesus walked.

1 John 2:6 · BSB

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1 John 2:7

Beloved, I am not writing to you a new commandment, but an old one, which you have had from the beginning. This commandment is the message you have heard.

1 John 2:7 · BSB

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1 John 2:8

Then again, I am also writing to you a new commandment, which is true in Him and also in you. For the darkness is fading and the true light is already shining.

1 John 2:8 · BSB

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1 John 2:9

If anyone claims to be in the light but hates his brother, he is still in the darkness.

1 John 2:9 · BSB

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1 John 2:10

Whoever loves his brother remains in the light, and there is no cause of stumbling in him.

1 John 2:10 · BSB

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1 John 2:11

But whoever hates his brother is in the darkness and walks in the darkness. He does not know where he is going, because the darkness has blinded his eyes.

1 John 2:11 · BSB

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1 John 2:12

I am writing to you, little children, because your sins have been forgiven through His name.

1 John 2:12 · BSB

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1 John 2:13

I am writing to you, fathers, because you know Him who is from the beginning. I am writing to you, young men, because you have overcome the evil one. I have written to you, children, because you know the Father.

1 John 2:13 · BSB

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1 John 2:14

I have written to you, fathers, because you know Him who is from the beginning. I have written to you, young men, because you are strong, and the word of God abides in you, and you have overcome the evil one.

1 John 2:14 · BSB

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1 John 2:15

Do not love the world or anything in the world. If anyone loves the world, the love of the Father is not in him.

1 John 2:15 · BSB

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1 John 2:16

For all that is in the world—the desires of the flesh, the desires of the eyes, and the pride of life—is not from the Father but from the world.

1 John 2:16 · BSB

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1 John 2:17

The world is passing away, along with its desires; but whoever does the will of God remains forever.

1 John 2:17 · BSB

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1 John 2:18

Children, it is the last hour; and just as you have heard that the antichrist is coming, so now many antichrists have appeared. This is how we know it is the last hour.

1 John 2:18 · BSB

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1 John 2:19

They went out from us, but they did not belong to us. For if they had belonged to us, they would have remained with us. But their departure made it clear that none of them belonged to us.

1 John 2:19 · BSB

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1 John 2:20

You, however, have an anointing from the Holy One, and all of you know the truth.

1 John 2:20 · BSB

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1 John 2:21

I have not written to you because you lack knowledge of the truth, but because you have it, and because no lie comes from the truth.

1 John 2:21 · BSB

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1 John 2:22

Who is the liar, if it is not the one who denies that Jesus is the Christ? This is the antichrist, who denies the Father and the Son.

1 John 2:22 · BSB

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1 John 2:23

Whoever denies the Son does not have the Father, but whoever confesses the Son has the Father as well.

1 John 2:23 · BSB

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1 John 2:24

As for you, let what you have heard from the beginning remain in you. If it does, you will also remain in the Son and in the Father.

1 John 2:24 · BSB

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1 John 2:25

And this is the promise that He Himself made to us: eternal life.

1 John 2:25 · BSB

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1 John 2:26

I have written these things to you about those who are trying to deceive you.

1 John 2:26 · BSB

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1 John 2:27

And as for you, the anointing you received from Him remains in you, and you do not need anyone to teach you. But just as His true and genuine anointing teaches you about all things, so remain in Him as you have been taught.

1 John 2:27 · BSB

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1 John 2:28

And now, little children, remain in Him, so that when He appears, we may be confident and unashamed before Him at His coming.

1 John 2:28 · BSB

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1 John 2:29

If you know that He is righteous, you also know that everyone who practices righteousness has been born of Him.

1 John 2:29 · BSB

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The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge is the classical cross-reference layer — centuries of catchword parallels beneath the site’s quotations, allusions, and echoes. Every reference above also flows into the wider web of connections.

In the wider web28 threads
Intertextuality Pairs
Allusions 1 John 2:1-2 → Leviticus 16:11-16, 1 John 2:16 → Genesis 3:6, 1 John 2:18 → Daniel 7:25, 1 John 2:2 → Leviticus 16:15-16, 1 John 2:27 → Jeremiah 31:33-34, 1 John 2:7-8 → Leviticus 19:18
Echoes 1 John 2:17 → Isaiah 40:6-8, 1 John 2:20 → Exodus 30:22-33, 1 John 2:25 → Daniel 12:2, 1 John 2:8 → Isaiah 9:2
Trajectories
Aaron (The Great High Priest), Anointing Oil (Holy Spirit), Ark of the Covenant (God's Throne of Mercy), Bronze Serpent (Lifted Up for Healing), Ceremonial Uncleanness (Spiritual Defilement), Cities of Refuge (Safety in Christ), Coats of Skins (Covering of Shame), Day of Atonement (Christ's Atoning Sacrifice), Legal Priesthood (Mediators and Ministers), Return from Exile (Restoration and Hope), Sacrificial System (Christ Our Sacrifice), Sin Offering (Christ Bearing Our Sins), Spiritual Adultery (Covenant Faithfulness and Idolatry), Veil (Access Through Christ's Flesh)
Chiasms
Shaped 1 John 1:1–2:7, 1 John 2:18–29, 1 John 2:21–26, 1 John 2:3–18
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