1 John

1 John 2:1–2

¹My 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. ²He Himself is the atoning sacrifice^a for our sins, and not only for ours but also for the sins of the whole world.

Footnotes

a 2:2 Or the propitiation

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1 John 2:1

English	Greek	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
My	μου	mou	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 1st Person Singular	G1473 I
little children	Τεκνία	Teknia	Noun - Vocative Neuter Plural	G5040 a little child
I am writing	γράφω	graphō	Verb - Present Indicative Active - 1st Person Singular	G1125 I write
these things	ταῦτα	tauta	Demonstrative Pronoun - Accusative Neuter Plural	G3778 this, he, she, it
to you	ὑμῖν	hymin	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative 2nd Person Plural	G4771 you
so that	ἵνα	hina	Conjunction	G2443 in order that, so that
you will not sin	ἁμάρτητε	hamartēte	Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Active - 2nd Person Plural	G264 I sin
if	ἐάν	ean	Conjunction	G1437 if
anyone	τις	tis	Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Nominative Masculine Singular	G5100 any one, some one
does sin	ἁμάρτῃ	hamartē	Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Active - 3rd Person Singular	G264 I sin
we have	ἔχομεν	echomen	Verb - Present Indicative Active - 1st Person Plural	G2192 I have, hold, possess
an advocate	Παράκλητον	Paraklēton	Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular	G3875 an advocate, comforter, helper, Paraclete
before	πρὸς	pros	Preposition	G4314 to, towards, with
the	τὸν	ton	Article - Accusative Masculine Singular	G3588 the
Father	Πατέρα	Patera	Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular	G3962 father, Father, ancestor
Jesus	Ἰησοῦν	Iēsoun	Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular	G2424 Jesus
Christ	Χριστὸν	Christon	Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular	G5547 anointed, the Messiah, the Christ
Righteous	δίκαιον	dikaion	Adjective - Accusative Masculine Singular	G1342 just, righteous, impartial

1 John 2:2

English	Greek	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
He Himself	αὐτὸς	autos	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative Masculine 3rd Person Singular	G846 he, she, it, they, them, same
is	ἐστιν	estin	Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular	G1510 I am, exist
atoning sacrifice	ἱλασμός	hilasmos	Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular	G2434 a propitiation, atoning sacrifice
for	περὶ	peri	Preposition	G4012 about, concerning, around
our	ἡμῶν	hēmōn	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 1st Person Plural	G1473 I
sins	ἁμαρτιῶν	hamartiōn	Noun - Genitive Feminine Plural	G266 a sin
and	δὲ	de	Conjunction	G1161 but, on the other hand, and
not	οὐ	ou	Adverb	G3756 no, not
only	μόνον	monon	Adverb	G3440 alone, but, only
for	περὶ	peri	Preposition	G4012 about, concerning, around
ours	ἡμετέρων	hēmeterōn	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Feminine 1st Person Plural	G2251 our, our own
but	ἀλλὰ	alla	Conjunction	G235 but, except
also	καὶ	kai	Conjunction	G2532 and, even, also, namely
for	περὶ	peri	Preposition	G4012 about, concerning, around
the	τοῦ	tou	Article - Genitive Masculine Singular	G3588 the
of	ὅλου	holou	Adjective - Genitive Masculine Singular	G3650 all, the whole, entire
world	κόσμου	kosmou	Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular	G2889 the world, universe

Cross-references

Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.

1 John 2:1 1 Timothy 2:5 · Romans 8:34 · John 14:6 · 1 John 1:8–10 · Hebrews 7:24–26 · 2 Corinthians 5:21 · Titus 2:11–13 · 1 John 4:4 · 1 John 3:18 · 1 John 3:7 · 1 John 2:28–29 · 1 Peter 4:1–3

1 John 2:2 1 John 4:14 · 1 Peter 3:18 · 1 John 4:10 · John 1:29 · 1 Peter 2:24 · John 4:42 · 2 Corinthians 5:18–21 · John 11:51–52 · Romans 3:25–26 · 1 John 1:7 · John 12:32 · Revelation 12:9

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.