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1 John 2:1-12 CEV
(1) My children, I am writing this so that you won't sin. But if you do sin, Jesus Christ always does the right thing, and he will speak to the Father for us. (2) Christ is the sacrifice that takes away our sins and the sins of all the world's people. (3) When we obey God, we are sure that we know him. (4) But if we claim to know him and don't obey him, we are lying and the truth isn't in our hearts. (5) We truly love God only when we obey him as we should, and then we know that we belong to him. (6) If we say we are his, we must follow the example of Christ. (7) My dear friends, I am not writing to give you a new commandment. It is the same one that you were first given, and it is the message you heard. (Matthew 22:35-40) (8) But it really is a new commandment, and you know its true meaning, just as Christ does. You can see the darkness fading away and the true light already shining. (9) If we claim to be in the light and hate someone, we are still in the dark. (10) But if we love others, we are in the light, and we don't cause problems for them. (11) If 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. (12) Children, I am writing you, because your sins have been forgiven in the name of Christ.

1 John 2:1-12 ALT
(1) My little children [or, My dear children], I am writing these things to you so that you do not sin. And if anyone does sin, we have a Counselor [or, an Advocate] with the Father, Jesus Christ, [the] righteous. (2) And He is [the] propitiation [or, appeasing sacrifice] concerning our sins, but not concerning ours only, but also concerning the whole world's! (3) And by this we know that we have come to know Him, if we are keeping His commandments. (4) The one claiming, "I have come to know Him," and does not keep His commandments is a liar, and the truth is not in him. (5) But whoever is keeping His word, in this one the love of God has truly been perfected; by this we know that we are in Him. (6) The one claiming to be abiding in Him just as that [One] walked ought also in the same manner himself to be walking. (7) Brothers [and sisters], I am not writing a new commandment to you, but an old commandment which you were having from the beginning—the old commandment is the word which you heard from [the] beginning. (Matthew 22:35-40) (8) Again, I am writing a new commandment to you, which is true in Him and in you, because the darkness is passing away, and the true light is already shining. (9) The one claiming to be in the light and [yet is] hating his brother is in the darkness until now. (10) The one loving his brother abides in the light, and [there] is not a stumbling-block [or, no enticement to sin] in him. (11) But the one hating his brother, he is in the darkness and walks about in the darkness. And he does not know where he is going, because the darkness [has] blinded his eyes. (12) I am writing to you, little children, because your sins have been forgiven you on account of His name.

1 John 2:1-12 NWT
2 My little children, I am writing you these things that you may not commit a sin. And yet, if anyone does commit a sin, we have a helper with the Father, Jesus Christ, a righteous one. 2 And he is a propitiatory sacrifice for our sins, yet not for ours only but also for the whole world's. 3 And by this we have the knowledge that we have come to know him, namely, if we continue observing his commandments. 4 He that says: "I have come to know him," and yet is not observing his commandments, is a liar, and the truth is not in this [person]. 5 But whoever does observe his word, truthfully in this [person] the love of God has been made perfect. By this we have the knowledge that we are in union with him. 6 He that says he remains in union with him is under obligation himself also to go on walking just as that one walked. 7 Beloved ones, I am writing you, not a new commandment, but an old commandment which you have had from [the] beginning. This old commandment is the word which you heard. (Matthew 22:35-40) 8 Again, I am writing you a new commandment, a fact that is true in his case and in yours, because the darkness is passing away and the true light is already shining. 9 He that says he is in the light and yet hates his brother is in the darkness up to right now. 10 He that loves his brother remains in the light, and there is no cause for stumbling in his case. 11 But he that hates his brother is in the darkness and is walking in the darkness, and he does not know where he is going, because the darkness has blinded his eyes. 12 I am writing you, little children, because your sins have been forgiven you for the sake of his name.

1 John 2:1-12 ESV
(1) 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. (2) He is the propitiation for our sins, and not for ours only but also for the sins of the whole world. (3) And by this we know that we have come to know him, if we keep his commandments. (4) Whoever says "I know him" but does not keep his commandments is a liar, and the truth is not in him, (5) but whoever keeps his word, in him truly the love of God is perfected. By this we may know that we are in him: (6) whoever says he abides in him ought to walk in the same way in which he walked. (7) Beloved, I am writing you no new commandment, but an old commandment that you had from the beginning. The old commandment is the word that you have heard. (Matthew 22:35-40) (8) At the same time, it is a new commandment that I am writing to you, which is true in him and in you, because the darkness is passing away and the true light is already shining. (9) Whoever says he is in the light and hates his brother is still in darkness. (10) Whoever loves his brother abides in the light, and in him there is no cause for stumbling. (11) But whoever hates his brother is in the darkness and walks in the darkness, and does not know where he is going, because the darkness has blinded his eyes. (12) I am writing to you, little children, because your sins are forgiven for his name's sake.

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The Translations we quote are:

ALT - Analytical Literal Translation

ASV - American Standard Version (by the American revision committee in 1897).

Darby - 1889 Darby Bible

DRB - 1899 Douay-Rheims Bible

BBE - 1965 Bible in Basic English

LITV - Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

KJV - King James Version

MKJV - Modern King James Version

NWT - New World Translation

Webster - 1833 Webster Bible

RV - Revised Version

WTNT - William Tyndale New Testament YLT - Young's Literal Translation