28 Now, (A)little children, remain in Him, so that when He (B)appears, we may have (C)confidence and (D)not [a]draw back from Him in shame [b]at His (E)coming.

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  1. 1 John 2:28 Lit be put to shame from Him
  2. 1 John 2:28 Or in His presence

God’s Children and Sin

28 And now, dear children,(A) continue in him, so that when he appears(B) we may be confident(C) and unashamed before him at his coming.(D)

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28 And now, little children, abide in him; that, when he shall appear, we may have confidence, and not be ashamed before him at his coming.

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21 (A)Beloved, if our heart does not condemn us, we have (B)confidence [a]before God; 22 and (C)whatever we ask, we receive from Him, because we (D)keep His commandments and do (E)the things that are pleasing in His sight.

23 This is His commandment, that we [b](F)believe in (G)the name of His Son Jesus Christ, and love one another, just as (H)He [c]commanded us. 24 The one who (I)keeps His commandments (J)remains in Him, and He in him. (K)We know by this that (L)He remains in us, by the Spirit whom He has given us.

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  1. 1 John 3:21 Lit toward
  2. 1 John 3:23 Or believe the name
  3. 1 John 3:23 Lit gave us a commandment

21 Dear friends,(A) if our hearts do not condemn us, we have confidence before God(B) 22 and receive from him anything we ask,(C) because we keep his commands(D) and do what pleases him.(E) 23 And this is his command: to believe(F) in the name of his Son, Jesus Christ,(G) and to love one another as he commanded us.(H) 24 The one who keeps God’s commands(I) lives in him,(J) and he in them. And this is how we know that he lives in us: We know it by the Spirit he gave us.(K)

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21 Beloved, if our heart condemn us not, then have we confidence toward God.

22 And whatsoever we ask, we receive of him, because we keep his commandments, and do those things that are pleasing in his sight.

23 And this is his commandment, That we should believe on the name of his Son Jesus Christ, and love one another, as he gave us commandment.

24 And he that keepeth his commandments dwelleth in him, and he in him. And hereby we know that he abideth in us, by the Spirit which he hath given us.

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