1 John 2:1

Holy Bible: Easy-to-Read Version

My dear children, I write this letter to you so that you will not sin. But if anyone sins, we have Jesus Christ to help us. He always did what was right, so he is able to defend us before God the Father.

Cross References

1 Timothy 2:5

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

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, speaking to him for us.

John 14:6

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

2 Corinthians 5:21

Christ had no sin, but God made him become sin so that in Christ we could be right with God.

1 John 4:4

My dear children, you belong to God, so you have already defeated these false prophets. That’s because the one who is in you is greater than the one who is in the world.

1 John 3:18

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

1 John 3:7

Dear children, don’t let anyone lead you into the wrong way. Christ always did what was right. So to be good like Christ, you must do what is right.

John 8:11

She answered, “No one, sir.” Then Jesus said, “I don’t judge you either. You can go now, but don’t sin again.”

Hebrews 9:24

Christ went into the Most Holy Place. But it was not the man-made one, which is only a copy of the real one. He went into heaven, and he is there now before God to help us.

1 John 3:5

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

Ephesians 2:18

Yes, through Christ we all have the right to come to the Father in one Spirit.

John 6:27

But earthly food spoils and ruins. So don’t work to get that kind of food. But work to get the food that stays good and gives you eternal life. The Son of Man will give you that food. He is the only one qualified by God the Father to give it to you.”

Ezekiel 3:21

“But if you warn good people and tell them to stop sinning, and they listen to your warning and stop sinning, they will not die. In that way you will have saved your own life.”

1 Peter 3:18

Christ himself suffered when he died for you, and with that one death he paid for your sins. He was not guilty, but he died for people who are guilty. He did this to bring all of you to God. In his physical form he was killed, but he was made alive by the Spirit.

Ephesians 4:26

“When you are angry, don’t let that anger make you sin,” and don’t stay angry all day.

Galatians 4:19

My little children, I am in pain again over you, like a mother giving birth. I will feel this pain until people can look at you and see Christ.

John 5:36

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

Luke 10:22

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

1 Peter 2:22

“He never sinned, and he never told a lie.” Isaiah 53:9

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.

John 5:14

Later, Jesus found the man at the Temple and said to him, “See, you are well now. But stop sinning or something worse may happen to you!”

Zechariah 9:9

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

James 1:27

The worship that God wants is this: caring for orphans or widows who need help and keeping yourself free from the world’s evil influence. This is the kind of worship that God accepts as pure and good.

Psalm 4:4

Tremble with fear, and stop sinning. Think about this when you go to bed, and calm down. Selah

1 John 5:21

So, dear children, keep yourselves away from false gods.

James 3:9

We use our tongues to praise our Lord and Father, but then we curse people who were created in God’s likeness.

Romans 6:15

So what should we do? Should we sin because we are under grace and not under law? Certainly not!

John 13:33

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

1 Timothy 3:14

I hope I can come to you soon. But I am writing this to you now,

John 21:5

Then he said to them, “Friends, have you caught any fish?” They answered, “No.”

John 14:16

I will ask the Father, and he will give you another Helper to be with you forever.

Acts 7:52

They persecuted every prophet who ever lived. They even killed those who long ago said that the Righteous One would come. And now you have turned against that Righteous One and killed him.

Romans 5:10

I mean that while we were God’s enemies, he made friends with us through his Son’s death. And the fact that we are now God’s friends makes it even more certain that he will save us through his Son’s life.

1 John 5:17

Doing wrong is always sin. But there is sin that does not lead to eternal death.

3 John 1:4

It always gives me the greatest joy when I hear that my children are following the way of truth.