(My little children, I am writing these things to you so that you may not sin.) But if anyone does sin, we have an advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous One, and he himself is the atoning sacrifice for our sins, and not only for our sins but also for the whole world.
My dear children, I write this to you so that you will not sin. But if anybody does sin, we have an advocate with the Father—Jesus Christ, the Righteous One. He is the atoning sacrifice for our sins, and not only for ours but also for the sins of the whole world.
My little children, these things I write to you, so that you may not sin. And if anyone sins, we have an Advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous. And He Himself is the propitiation for our sins, and not for ours only but also for the whole world.
My dear children, I am writing this to you so that you will not sin. But if anyone does sin, we have an advocate who pleads our case before the Father. He is Jesus Christ, the one who is truly righteous. He himself is the sacrifice that atones for our sins—and not only our sins but the sins of all the world.
My little children, these things write I unto you, that ye sin not. And if any man sin, we have an advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous: And he is the propitiation for our sins: and not for ours only, but also for the sins of the whole world.
The grace of Jesus Christ is sufficient, whether we are talking about the power to turn away from sin, or the power to forgive sin. Our circumstance does not change the comprehensive and complete work of the cross of Christ. He alone atoned for our sin, and the sin of the whole world. This is why He is the way, the truth, and the life: the only way to be in relationship with God. In Christ the fall of man is dealt with by grace, and not by works. If we are living victoriously, temptation can be crouching at our door. If we seem utterly defeated and ensnared by our sin, grace is poised and ready to cover us. Demonstrated through Christ, the grace of God is alive and well, and is able to restore anyone, no matter their station in life.