1 John 2:12

Easy To Read Version

I write to you, dear children,\par because your sins are forgiven\par through Christ.\par

Cross References

Psalm 106:8

But God saved our ancestors {\cf2\super [554]} \par for his own name’s sake.\par God saved them to show his great power.\par

Psalm 25:11

Lord, I have done many wrong things.\par But, to show your goodness,\par you forgave me for everything I did.\par

Jeremiah 14:7

“We know that those things are our fault.\par We are now suffering because of our sins.\par Lord, do something to help us for the good of your name.\par We admit that we left you many times.\par We have sinned against you.\par

Luke 5:20

Jesus saw that these men believed. Jesus said to the sick man, “Friend, your sins are forgiven.”

Acts 10:43

Every person who believes (trusts) in Jesus will be forgiven. God will forgive the sins of that person through the name of Jesus. All the prophets {\cf2\super [215]} say this is true.”

Acts 4:12

Jesus is the only One who can save people. His name is the only power in the world that has been given to save people. We must be saved through Jesus!”

1 Corinthians 6:11

In the past, some of you were like that. But you were washed clean, you were made holy, {\cf2\super [36]} and you were made right with God in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ and by the Spirit of our God.

Ephesians 1:7

In Christ we are made free by Christ’s blood (death). We have forgiveness of sins because of God’s rich grace.

Colossians 1:14

The Son paid the price to make us free. In him we have forgiveness of our sins.

1 John 1:4

We write these things to you so that you can be full of joy with us.

1 John 1:7

God is in the light (goodness). We should live in the light, too. If we live in the light, then we share fellowship with each other. And when we live in the light, the blood (death) of Jesus cleanses us from all sin. (Jesus is God’s Son.)

1 John 1:9

But if we confess (admit) our sins, then God will forgive our sins. We can trust God to do this. God does what is right. God will make us clean from all the wrong things we have done.

1 John 2:1

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.

1 John 2:21

Why do I write to you? Do I write because you don’t know the truth? No! I write this letter because you do know the truth. And you know that no lie comes from the truth.

1 John 2:7

My dear friends, I am not writing a new command to you. It is the same command you have had since the beginning. This command is the teaching you have already heard.