# 1 John 2.1-2 **Book:** [1 John](/codex/1-john/) · NASB95 ## Immediate context (±2 verses) **ASV** ([ASV](/codex/asv/)) > **1. My little children, these things write I unto you that ye may not sin. And if any man sin, we have an Advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous: 2. and he is the propitiation for our sins; and not for ours only, but also for the whole world.** > > 3. And hereby we know that we know him, if we keep his commandments. 4. He that saith, I know him, and keepeth not his commandments, is a liar, and the truth is not in him; (1 John 2:1-4, ASV) **WEB** ([WEB](/codex/web/)) > **1. My little children, I write these things to you so that you may not sin. If anyone sins, we have a Counselor with the Father, Jesus Christ, the righteous. 2. And he is the atoning sacrifice for our sins, and not for ours only, but also for the whole world.** > > 3. This is how we know that we know him: if we keep his commandments. 4. One who says, “I know him,” and doesn’t keep his commandments, is a liar, and the truth isn’t in him. (1 John 2:1-4, WEB) **KJV** ([KJV](/codex/kjv/)) > **1. My little children, these things write I unto you, that ye sin not. And if any man sin, we have an advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous: 2. And he is the propitiation for our sins: and not for ours only, but also for the sins of the whole world.** > > 3. And hereby we do know that we know him, if we keep his commandments. 4. He that saith, I know him, and keepeth not his commandments, is a liar, and the truth is not in him. (1 John 2:1-4, KJV) **YLT** ([YLT](/codex/ylt/)) > **1. My little children, these things I write to you, that ye may not sin: and if any one may sin, an advocate we have with the Father, Jesus Christ, a righteous one, 2. and he, he is a propitiation for our sins, and not for ours only, but also for the whole world,** > > 3. and in this we know that we have known him, if his commands we may keep; 4. he who is saying, 'I have known him,' and his command is not keeping, a liar he is, and in him the truth is not; (1 John 2:1-4, YLT) ## Setting - **Speaker:** _TBD_ - **Audience:** _TBD_ - **Location:** _TBD_ - **Time period:** _TBD_ ## Theological reading _Patristic / early-church-father exegesis, to be added._ ## Key words _Theologically-loaded Greek or Hebrew words in this verse may have entries in the lexicon. Curated to roughly 100 contested terms across the corpus, not every word._ - _TBD_ - _TBD_ - _TBD_ - _TBD_ ## Quoted in **Arguments and defeaters:** - [Kemetic Religion vs the Christian God](/codex/kemetic-religion-vs-the-christian-god/) - [Muhammad Not in Bible Objection Defeater](/codex/muhammad-not-in-bible-objection-defeater/), via [1 John 2.1](/codex/1-john-2-1/) **Concepts:** - [Arminianism](/codex/arminianism/), via [1 John 2.2](/codex/1-john-2-2/) - [Atonement Theory Spread](/codex/atonement-theory-spread/), via [1 John 2.2](/codex/1-john-2-2/) - [Calvinism vs Arminianism vs Molinism vs Open Theism](/codex/calvinism-vs-arminianism-vs-molinism-vs-open-theism/), via [1 John 2.2](/codex/1-john-2-2/) - [Paraclete, Identity and Recipients](/codex/paraclete-identity-and-recipients/), via [1 John 2.1](/codex/1-john-2-1/) - [Penal Substitutionary Atonement](/codex/penal-substitutionary-atonement/), via [1 John 2.2](/codex/1-john-2-2/) - [The Passion of Christ](/codex/the-passion-of-christ/), via [1 John 2.2](/codex/1-john-2-2/) - [Universalism](/codex/universalism/), via [1 John 2.2](/codex/1-john-2-2/) **People:** - [Jacobus Arminius](/codex/jacobus-arminius/), via [1 John 2.2](/codex/1-john-2-2/) - [Jesus](/codex/jesus/), via [1 John 2.2](/codex/1-john-2-2/) **Lexicon:** - [G0266 - hamartia](/codex/g0266-hamartia/), via [1 John 2.2](/codex/1-john-2-2/) - [G0629 - apolytrosis](/codex/g0629-apolytrosis/), via [1 John 2.2](/codex/1-john-2-2/) - [G1342 - dikaios](/codex/g1342-dikaios/), via [1 John 2.1](/codex/1-john-2-1/) - [G2433 - hilaskomai](/codex/g2433-hilaskomai/), via [1 John 2.2](/codex/1-john-2-2/) - [G2434 - hilasmos](/codex/g2434-hilasmos/), via [1 John 2.2](/codex/1-john-2-2/) - [G2435 - hilasterion](/codex/g2435-hilasterion/), via [1 John 2.2](/codex/1-john-2-2/) - [G2889 - kosmos](/codex/g2889-kosmos/), via [1 John 2.2](/codex/1-john-2-2/) - [G3875 - parakletos](/codex/g3875-parakletos/), via [1 John 2.1](/codex/1-john-2-1/) ## Notes _Your annotations._ ## Why these four translations ris3n chose ASV, WEB, KJV, and YLT for two reasons together. They are the **most literal English translations available** (formal-equivalence: word-for-word renderings that preserve the Hebrew and Greek grammar rather than smoothing it into modern dynamic-equivalence idiom). And they are in the **public domain in the United States**, which means fair-use quotation at any length requires no publisher license. Modern licensed translations (NASB95, ESV, NIV) restrict volume of quotation under their copyright terms, so they are not used at stub-level coverage here. NASB95 appears only on hand-curated rich passage hubs under Lockman Foundation's fair-use allowance. The four: - **[ASV](/codex/asv/)** (American Standard Version, 1901). The basis of the modern critical-text English tradition. - **[WEB](/codex/web/)** (World English Bible, contemporary). Public-domain revision in the ASV line, in current English. - **[KJV](/codex/kjv/)** (King James Version, 1611). Reformation-era, Textus Receptus base. - **[YLT](/codex/ylt/)** (Young's Literal Translation, Robert Young, 1862). Hyper-literal preservation of Hebrew and Greek grammar; useful for word-study work even where English reads stiff. See [Bibles](/codex/bibles/) for the full per-translation history, translators, textual basis, strengths, and weaknesses.