1 John

1 John 2:1

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.

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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

Cross-references

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

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

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.