1 John 2:23 - An Understandable Version (2005 edition)

²³ Every person who denies [the truth about] the Son [See 4:2-3], does not have the Father [living in his heart]; but, the person who confesses [the truth about] the Son has the Father [living in his heart] also.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

²³ Whosoever denieth the Son, the same hath not the Father: (but) he that acknowledgeth the Son hath the Father also.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

²³ No one who [habitually] denies (disowns) the Son even has the Father. Whoever confesses (acknowledges and has) the Son has the Father also.

American Standard Version (1901)

²³ Whosoever denieth the Son, the same hath not the Father: he that confesseth the Son hath the Father also.

Common English Bible

²³ Everyone who denies the Son does not have the Father, but the one who confesses the Son has the Father also.

Catholic Public Domain Version

²³ No one who denies the Son also has the Father. Whoever confesses the Son, also has the Father.

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