My little children,I am writingthese thingsto you sothat you may not sin.And ifanyonesins,we havean Advocatewith the Father,JesusChristthe righteous;
Tremble,and do not sin;Meditatein your heartupon your bed,and be still.Selah.
"However, ifyou have warnedthe righteousmanthat the righteousshould not sinand he does not sin,he shall surelylivebecausehe tookwarning;and you have deliveredyourself."
Rejoicegreatly,O daughterof Zion!Shout[in triumph], O daughterof Jerusalem!Behold,your kingis comingto you; He is justand endowedwith salvation,Humble,and mountedon a donkey,Even on a colt,the foalof a donkey.
"All thingshave been handed overto Me by My Father,and no oneknowswhothe Sonis exceptthe Father,and whothe Fatheris exceptthe Son,and anyone to whomthe Sonwillsto reveal[Him]."
evenas the FatherknowsMe and I knowthe Father;and I lay downMy lifefor the sheep.
"Little children,I amwith you a little whilelonger.You will seekMe; and as I saidto the Jews,nowI alsosayto you, 'WhereI am going,you cannotcome.'
"I will askthe Father,and He will giveyou anotherHelper,that He may be with you forever;
Jesussaidto him, "I amthe way,and the truth,and the life;no onecomesto the Fatherbut throughMe.
SoJesussaidto them, "Children,you do not haveanyfish,do you?" They answeredHim, "No."
AfterwardJesusfoundhim in the templeand saidto him, "Behold,you have becomewell;do not sinanymore,sothat nothingworsehappensto you."
"But the testimonywhich I haveis greaterthan [the testimony of] John;for the workswhichthe Fatherhas givenMe to accomplish--the veryworksthat I do--testifyaboutMe, that the Fatherhas sentMe.
"Do not workfor the foodwhich perishes,but for the foodwhich enduresto eternallife,whichthe Sonof Manwill giveto you, for on Him the Father,God,has set His seal."
She said,"No one,Lord."And Jesussaid,"I do not condemnyou, either.Go.From nowon sinno more.]"
"Which oneof the prophetsdid your fathersnot persecute?They killedthosewho had previously announcedthe comingof the Righteous One,whosebetrayersand murderersyou have nowbecome;
For ifwhile we were enemieswe were reconciledto Godthroughthe deathof His Son,muchmore,having been reconciled,we shall be savedby His life.
Whatthen?Shall we sinbecausewe are not underlawbut undergrace?May it neverbe!
whois the one who condemns?ChristJesusis He who died,yes,ratherwho was raised,whois at the right handof God,whoalsointercedesfor us.
Become sober-mindedas you ought,and stopsinning;for somehaveno knowledgeof God.I speak[this] to your shame.
He madeHim who knewnosin[to be] sinon our behalf,sothat we might becomethe righteousnessof Godin Him.
My children,with whomI amagainin laboruntilChristis formedin you--
for throughHim we bothhaveour accessin oneSpiritto the Father.
BE ANGRY,AND [yet] DO NOT SIN;do not let the sungo downon your anger,
For there is oneGod,[and] onemediatoralsobetween Godand men,[the] manChristJesus,
I am writingthese thingsto you, hopingto cometo you before long;
For Christdid not entera holy placemade with hands,a [mere] copyof the true one,but into heavenitself,nowto appearin the presenceof Godfor us;
Pureand undefiledreligionin the sightof [our] Godand Fatheris this:to visitorphansand widowsin their distress,[and] to keeponeselfunstainedby the world.
With it we bless[our] Lordand Father,and with it we cursemen,who have been madein the likenessof God;
WHOCOMMITTEDNOSIN,NORWAS ANY DECEITFOUNDIN HIS MOUTH;
For Christalsodiedfor sinsonce for all,[the] justfor [the] unjust,sothat He might bringus to God,having been put to deathin the flesh,but made alivein the spirit;
Little children,let us not lovewith wordorwith tongue,but in deedand truth.
You knowthat He appearedin orderto take awaysins;and in Him there is nosin.
Little children,make sure no onedeceivesyou; the one who practicesrighteousnessis righteous,justas He is righteous;
You are from God,little children,and have overcomethem; becausegreateris He who is in you thanhe who is in the world.
Allunrighteousnessis sin,and there is a sinnot [leading] to death.
Little children,guardyourselvesfrom idols.
I havenogreaterjoythan this,to hearof my childrenwalkingin the truth.
