1 John 2:1

Easy To Read Version

My dear children, I write this letter to you so that you will not sin. But if any person sins, we have Jesus Christ to help us. He is the righteous (good) One. Jesus defends us before God the Father.

Cross References

Psalm 4:4

\{If something is bothering you,\}\par you can be angry, {\cf2\super [16]} \par but don’t sin.\par Think about those things\par when you go to bed,\par and then relax. {\cf2\super [17]} \par \i (SELAH {\cf2\super [18]})\i0 \par

Ezekiel 3:21

“But if you warn the good person and tell him to stop sinning, and he stops sinning, then he won’t die. Why? Because you warned him and he listened. In this way, you saved your own life.”

Zechariah 9:9

City of Zion, rejoice!\par People of Jerusalem, shout with joy!\par Look, your king is coming to you!\par He is the good king that won the victory.\par But he is humble.\par He is riding on a donkey,\par on a young donkey\par born from a work animal.\par

Luke 10:22

“My Father has given me all things. No person knows who the Son is—only the Father knows. And only the Son knows who the Father is. The only people that will know about the Father are those people the Son chooses to tell.”

John 13:33

Jesus said, “My children, I will be with you only a short time more. You will look for me. And what I told the Jewish leaders, I tell you now: Where I am going you cannot come.

John 14:16

I will ask the Father, and he will give you another Helper. {\cf2\super [213]} He will give you this Helper to be with you forever.

John 14:6

Jesus answered, “I am the way. I am the truth and the life. The only way to the Father is through me.

John 21:5

Then Jesus said to the followers, “Friends, have you caught any fish?”

John 5:14

Later Jesus found the man at the temple. {\cf2\super [78]} Jesus said to him, “See, you are well now. But stop sinning or something worse may happen to you!”

John 5:36

“But I have a proof about myself that is greater than John. The things I do are my proof. These are the things my Father gave me to do. These things show that the Father sent me.

John 6:27

Earthly food spoils and ruins. So don’t work to get that kind of food. But work to get the food that stays good always and gives you life forever. The Son of Man {\cf2\super [87]} will give you that food. God the Father showed that he is with the Son of Man.”

John 8:11

The woman answered, “None of them judged me, sir.”

Acts 7:52

Your ancestors persecuted {\cf2\super [148]} every prophet {\cf2\super [149]} that ever lived. Those prophets said long ago that the Righteous One (Christ {\cf2\super [150]})would come. But your ancestors killed those prophets. And now you have turned against the Righteous One and killed him.

Romans 5:10

I mean that while we were God’s enemies, God made friends with us through the death of his Son. So surely, now that we are God’s friends, God will save us through his Son’s life.

Romans 6:15

So what should we do? Should we sin because we are under grace (kindness) and not under law? No!

Romans 8:34

Who can say that God’s people are guilty? No one! Christ Jesus died \{for us\}, but that is not all. He was also raised from death. And now he is at God’s right side and is begging God for us.

1 Corinthians 15:34

Come back to your right way of thinking and stop sinning. Some of you don’t know God. I say this to shame you.

Galatians 4:19

My little children, again I feel pain for you like a mother feels when she gives birth. I will feel this until you truly become like Christ.

Ephesians 2:18

Yes, through Christ we all have the right to come to the Father in one Spirit. {\cf2\super [13]}

Ephesians 4:26

When you become angry, don’t let that anger make you sin. And don’t continue to be angry all day.

1 Timothy 2:5

There is only one God. And there is only one way that people can reach God. That way is through Jesus Christ, who is also a man.

1 Timothy 3:14

I hope I can come to you soon. But I am writing these things to you now.

Hebrews 9:24

Christ went into the Most Holy Place. {\cf2\super [116]} But Christ did not go into the Most Holy Place that was made by people. That Most Holy Place is only a copy of the real one. Christ went into heaven. Christ is there now before God to help us.

James 1:27

The kind of religion (worship) that God accepts is this: caring for orphans {\cf2\super [2]} or widows {\cf2\super [3]} who need help, and keeping yourself free from the world’s \{evil\} influence. This is the kind of religion (worship) that God accepts as pure and good.

James 3:9

We use our tongues to praise our Lord and Father (God), but then we curse (say bad things to) people. And God made those people like himself.

1 Peter 2:22

“He (Christ) did no sin,\par and no lies were found in his mouth.”\par \i (Isaiah 53:9)\i0 \par

1 Peter 3:18

Christ himself died for you. And that one death paid for your sins. He was not guilty, but he died for people who are guilty. He did this to bring you all to God. His body was killed, but he was made alive in the spirit.

1 John 3:18

My children, our love should not be only words and talk. No! Our love must be true love. We should show our love by the things we do.

1 John 3:5

You know that Christ came to take away people’s sins. There is no sin in Christ.

1 John 3:7

Dear children, don’t let any person lead you into the wrong way. Christ is righteous (good). To be good like Christ, a person must do what is right (good).

1 John 4:4

My dear children, you belong to God. So you have defeated them (the false teachers). Why? Because the One (God) who is in you is greater than the one (the devil) who is in \{the people of\} the world.

1 John 5:17

Dear friends, remember what the apostles {\cf2\super [8]} of our Lord Jesus Christ said before.

1 John 5:21

Keep yourselves in God’s love. Wait for the Lord Jesus Christ with his mercy to give you life forever.