1 John 2:2-12

²also, He Himself is the propitiation for our sins; not concerning ours only but also concerning those of the whole world.

³Now by this we know that we have come to know Him, if we keep His commandments.

⁴He who says, “I have come to know Him,” yet does not keep His commandments, is a liar and the Truth is not in him.

⁵But whoever keeps His Word, God's love has truly been perfected in him: by this we know that we are in Him.

⁶He who claims to be abiding in Him really needs to act just like He acted.

⁷Brothers, I am not writing a new commandment to you but an old one that you have had from the beginning; this old commandment is the word that you have heard from the beginning.

⁸Again, I am writing a new commandment to you, which thing is true in Him and in you, because the darkness is passing away and the true Light is already shining.

⁹He who claims to be in the Light while hating his brother is in the darkness until now.

¹⁰He who keeps on loving his brother is staying in the Light, and there is no occasion for stumbling in him.

¹¹But he who keeps on hating his brother is in the darkness and keeps walking in the darkness; he does not know where he is going because the darkness has blinded his eyes.

¹²Dear children, I am writing to you because your sins have been forgiven for His name's sake