1 John 2:23-3:1

New King James Version

^23 (A)Whoever denies the Son does not have the ^(B)Father either; ^(C)he who acknowledges the Son has the Father also.

Let Truth Abide in You

²⁴ Therefore let that abide in you ^(D)which you heard from the beginning. If what you heard from the beginning abides in you, ^(E)you also will abide in the Son and in the Father. ^25 (F)And this is the promise that He has promised us—eternal life.

²⁶ These things I have written to you concerning those who try to ^[a]deceive you. ²⁷ But the ^(G)anointing which you have received from Him abides in you, and ^(H)you do not need that anyone teach you; but as the same anointing ^(I)teaches you concerning all things, and is true, and is not a lie, and just as it has taught you, you ^[b]will abide in Him.

The Children of God

²⁸ And now, little children, abide in Him, that ^[c]when He appears, we may have ^(J)confidence and not be ashamed before Him at His coming. ^29 (K)If you know that He is righteous, you know that ^(L)everyone who practices righteousness is born of Him.

The Command to Love

3 Behold ^(M)what manner of love the Father has bestowed on us, that ^(N)we should be called children of ^[d]God! Therefore the world does not know ^[e]us, ^(O)because it did not know Him.