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My dear children, I'm writing this to you so that you will not sin. But suppose someone does sin. Then we have one who speaks to the Father for us. He stands up for us. He is Jesus Christ, the Blameless One.
Reference
Greek: τίμιος (tímios)
valuable, i.e. (objectively) costly, or (subjectively) honored, esteemed, or (figuratively) beloved
Hebrew: yaqqîyr
precious
Greek: μέ (mé)
me
Hebrew: ʼănâʼ
I
Hebrew: miktâb
a thing written, the characters, or a document (letter, copy, edict, poem)
Hebrew: gêh
this
Hebrew: kᵉnêmâʼ
so or thus
Hebrew: zôw
this or that
Greek: θέλησις (thélēsis)
determination (properly, the act), i.e. option
Hebrew: tsᵉbâʼ
to please
Greek: οὐδαμῶς (oudamōs)
by no means
Hebrew: ʼîyn
is it not?
Greek: ἁμάρτημα (hamártēma)
a sin (properly concrete)
Hebrew: chăṭîy
an offence
Greek: εἰ μή (ei mḗ)
if not
Hebrew: ʼăbâl
nay, i.e. truly or yet
Greek: οἴομαι (oíomai)
to make like (oneself), i.e. imagine (be of the opinion)
Greek: ἁμάρτημα (hamártēma)
a sin (properly concrete)
Hebrew: chăṭîy
an offence
Greek: τοίνυν (toínyn)
truly now, i.e. accordingly
Hebrew: ʼăzay
at that time
Hebrew: ʼănûw
we
Greek: κατέχω (katéchō)
to hold down (fast), in various applications (literally or figuratively)
Greek: εἰρήνη (eirḗnē)
peace (literally or figuratively); by implication, prosperity
Hebrew: ʼalmônîy
some one (i.e. so and so, without giving the name of the person or place)
Greek: ὁ (ho)
the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom)
Hebrew: ʼillêyn
these
Greek: πατήρ (patḗr)
a "father" (literally or figuratively, near or more remote)
Hebrew: ʼab
{father}
Greek: ἀντί (antí)
opposite, i.e. instead or because of (rarely in addition to)
Hebrew: bᵉmôw
in, with, by, etc.
Greek: ἡμεῖς (hēmeîs)
we (only used when emphatic)
Greek: ὅδε (hóde)
the same, i.e. this or that one (plural these or those); often used as a personal pronoun
Hebrew: hûwʼ
he (she or it); only expressed when emphatic or without a verb; also (intensively) self, or (especially with the article) the same; sometimes (as demonstrative) this or that; occasionally (instead of copula) as or are
Greek: ἀντί (antí)
opposite, i.e. instead or because of (rarely in addition to)
Hebrew: bᵉmôw
in, with, by, etc.
Greek: ἡμεῖς (hēmeîs)
we (only used when emphatic)
Greek: ὅδε (hóde)
the same, i.e. this or that one (plural these or those); often used as a personal pronoun
Hebrew: hûwʼ
he (she or it); only expressed when emphatic or without a verb; also (intensively) self, or (especially with the article) the same; sometimes (as demonstrative) this or that; occasionally (instead of copula) as or are
Greek: Ἰησοῦς (Iēsoûs)
Jesus (i.e. Jehoshua), the name of our Lord and two (three) other Israelites
Greek: Χριστός (Christós)
anointed, i.e. the Messiah, an epithet of Jesus
Greek: ὁ (ho)
the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom)
Hebrew: ʼillêyn
these
Greek: ἀναίτιος (anaítios)
innocent
Hebrew: nâqîy
innocent
Greek: εἰρήνη (eirḗnē)
peace (literally or figuratively); by implication, prosperity
Hebrew: ʼalmônîy
some one (i.e. so and so, without giving the name of the person or place)
Parallel theme
1 John 4:4
1 John 3:18
References Christ
Romans 8:34
Hebrews 9:24
References Jesus
1 Timothy 2:5
John 14:6
Righteousness
2 Corinthians 5:21
1 John 3:7
Sin
John 8:11
1 John 3:5
Verse Explanation
John writes so that believers will not sin, but he also reassures them that if anyone does sin, Jesus Christ is their advocate with the Father and the righteous one who provides the basis for forgiveness.
History
1st century AD: Early Christian teaching emphasized both the call to holy living and God's provision for forgiveness through Christ.