1 John 2:1

New International Reader's Version

My dear children, I’m writing this to you so that you will not sin. But suppose someone does sin. Then we have a friend who speaks to the Father for us. He is Jesus Christ, the Blameless One.

Cross References

Psalm 4:4

Tremble and do not sin. When you are in bed, look deep down inside yourself and be silent.

Ezekiel 3:21

But suppose you do warn a godly person not to sin. And they do not sin. Then you can be sure that they will live because they listened to your warning. And you will have saved yourself.”

Zechariah 9:9

“City of Zion, be full of joy! People of Jerusalem, shout! See, your king comes to you. He always does what is right. He has won the victory. He is humble and riding on a donkey. He is sitting on a donkey’s colt.

Luke 10:22

“My Father has given all things to me. The Father is the only one who knows who the Son is. And the only ones who know the Father are the Son and those to whom the Son chooses to make the Father known.”

John 10:15

They know me just as the Father knows me and I know the Father. And I give my life for the sheep.

John 13:33

“My children, I will be with you only a little longer. You will look for me. Just as I told the Jews, so I am telling you now. You can’t come where I am going.

John 14:16

I will ask the Father. And he will give you another friend to help you and to be with you forever.

John 14:6

Jesus answered, “I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.

John 21:5

He called out to them, “Friends, don’t you have any fish?” “No,” they answered.

John 5:14

Later Jesus found him at the temple. Jesus said to him, “See, you are well again. Stop sinning, or something worse may happen to you.”

John 5:36

“What I say about myself is more important than what John says about me. I am doing the works the Father gave me to finish. These works are a witness that the Father has sent me.

John 6:27

Do not work for food that spoils. Work for food that lasts forever. That is the food the Son of Man will give you. For God the Father has put his seal of approval on him.”

John 8:11

“No one, sir,” she said. “Then I don’t find you guilty either,” Jesus said. “Go now and leave your life of sin.”

Acts 7:52

Was there ever a prophet your people didn’t try to hurt? They even killed those who told about the coming of the Blameless One. And now you have handed him over to his enemies. You have murdered him.

Romans 5:10

Once we were God’s enemies. But we have been brought back to him because his Son has died for us. Now that God has brought us back, we are even more secure. We know that we will be saved because Christ lives.

Romans 6:15

What should we say then? Should we sin because we are not ruled by the law but by God’s grace? Not at all!

Romans 8:34

Then who can sentence us to death? No one. Christ Jesus is at the right hand of God and is also praying for us. He died. More than that, he was raised to life.

1 Corinthians 15:34

You should come back to your senses and stop sinning. Some of you don’t know anything about God. I say this to make you ashamed.

2 Corinthians 5:21

Christ didn’t have any sin. But God made him become sin for us. So we can be made right with God because of what Christ has done for us.

Galatians 4:19

My dear children, I am in pain for you like I was when we first met. I have pain like a woman giving birth. And my pain will continue until Christ makes you like himself.

Ephesians 2:18

Through Christ we both come to the Father by the power of one Holy Spirit.

Ephesians 4:26

Scripture says, “When you are angry, do not sin.” (Psalm 4:4) Do not let the sun go down while you are still angry.

1 Timothy 2:5

There is only one God. And there is only one go-between for God and human beings. He is the man Christ Jesus.

1 Timothy 3:14

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

Hebrews 9:24

Christ did not enter a sacred tent made with human hands. That tent was only a copy of the true one. He entered heaven itself. He did it to stand in front of God for us. He is there right now.

James 1:27

Here are the beliefs and way of life that God our Father accepts as pure and without fault. When widows are in trouble, take care of them. Do the same for children who have no parents. And don’t let the world make you impure.

James 3:9

With our tongues we praise our Lord and Father. With our tongues we curse people. We do it even though people have been created to be like God.

1 Peter 2:22

Scripture says, “He didn’t commit any sin. No lies ever came out of his mouth.” (Isaiah 53:9)

1 Peter 3:18

Christ also suffered once for sins. The one who did what is right suffered for those who don’t do right. He suffered to bring you to God. His body was put to death. But the Holy Spirit brought him back to life.

1 John 3:18

Dear children, don’t just talk about love. Put your love into action. Then it will truly be love.

1 John 3:5

But you know that Christ came to take our sins away. And there is no sin in him.

1 John 3:7

Dear children, don’t let anyone lead you astray. The person who does what is right is holy, just as Christ is holy.

1 John 4:4

Dear children, you belong to God. You have not accepted the teachings of the false prophets. That’s because the one who is in you is powerful. He is more powerful than the one who is in the world.

1 John 5:17

Every wrong thing we do is sin. But there are sins that do not lead to death.

1 John 5:21

Dear children, keep away from statues of gods.

3 John 1:4

I have no greater joy than to hear that my children are living by the truth.