1 John 2:12

Authorized King James Version (1611)

¶ I write unto you, little children, because your sins are forgiven you for his name's sake.

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  • Acts 10:43 : 43 To him give all the prophets witness, that through his name whosoever believeth in him shall receive remission of sins.
  • Acts 13:38 : 38 Be it known unto you therefore, men [and] brethren, that through this man is preached unto you the forgiveness of sins:
  • Ps 106:8 : 8 Nevertheless he saved them for his name's sake, that he might make his mighty power to be known.
  • Luke 24:47 : 47 ‹And that repentance and remission of sins should be preached in his name among all nations, beginning at Jerusalem.›
  • Acts 4:12 : 12 Neither is there salvation in any other: for there is none other name under heaven given among men, whereby we must be saved.
  • Ps 25:11 : 11 For thy name's sake, O LORD, pardon mine iniquity; for it [is] great.
  • Ps 32:1-2 : 1 ¶ [A] Psalm of David, Maschil. Blessed [is he whose] transgression [is] forgiven, [whose] sin [is] covered. 2 Blessed [is] the man unto whom the LORD imputeth not iniquity, and in whose spirit [there is] no guile.
  • Jer 14:7 : 7 O LORD, though our iniquities testify against us, do thou [it] for thy name's sake: for our backslidings are many; we have sinned against thee.
  • Luke 5:20 : 20 And when he saw their faith, he said unto him, ‹Man, thy sins are forgiven thee.›
  • Luke 7:47-50 : 47 ‹Wherefore I say unto thee, Her sins, which are many, are forgiven; for she loved much: but to whom little is forgiven,› [the same] ‹loveth little.› 48 And he said unto her, ‹Thy sins are forgiven.› 49 And they that sat at meat with him began to say within themselves, Who is this that forgiveth sins also? 50 And he said to the woman, ‹Thy faith hath saved thee; go in peace.›
  • Rom 4:6-7 : 6 Even as David also describeth the blessedness of the man, unto whom God imputeth righteousness without works, 7 [Saying], Blessed [are] they whose iniquities are forgiven, and whose sins are covered.
  • Eph 1:7 : 7 In whom we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of sins, according to the riches of his grace;
  • Eph 4:32 : 32 And be ye kind one to another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, even as God for Christ's sake hath forgiven you.
  • Col 1:14 : 14 In whom we have redemption through his blood, [even] the forgiveness of sins:
  • 1 John 1:4 : 4 And these things write we unto you, that your joy may be full.
  • 1 John 1:7 : 7 But if we walk in the light, as he is in the light, we have fellowship one with another, and the blood of Jesus Christ his Son cleanseth us from all sin.
  • 1 John 1:9 : 9 If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us [our] sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.
  • 1 John 2:1 : 1 ¶ 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:
  • 1 John 2:7 : 7 ¶ Brethren, I write no new commandment unto you, but an old commandment which ye had from the beginning. The old commandment is the word which ye have heard from the beginning.
  • 1 John 2:13-14 : 13 I write unto you, fathers, because ye have known him [that is] from the beginning. I write unto you, young men, because ye have overcome the wicked one. I write unto you, little children, because ye have known the Father. 14 I have written unto you, fathers, because ye have known him [that is] from the beginning. I have written unto you, young men, because ye are strong, and the word of God abideth in you, and ye have overcome the wicked one.
  • 1 John 2:21 : 21 I have not written unto you because ye know not the truth, but because ye know it, and that no lie is of the truth.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • 80%

    13 I write unto you, fathers, because ye have known him [that is] from the beginning. I write unto you, young men, because ye have overcome the wicked one. I write unto you, little children, because ye have known the Father.

    14 I have written unto you, fathers, because ye have known him [that is] from the beginning. I have written unto you, young men, because ye are strong, and the word of God abideth in you, and ye have overcome the wicked one.

    15 Love not the world, neither the things [that are] in the world. If any man love the world, the love of the Father is not in him.

  • 1 John 2:1-2
    2 verses
    77%

    1 ¶ 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:

    2 And he is the propitiation for our sins: and not for ours only, but also for [the sins of] the whole world.

  • 72%

    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.

    29 If ye know that he is righteous, ye know that every one that doeth righteousness is born of him.

  • 2 Cor 2:9-10
    2 verses
    71%

    9 For to this end also did I write, that I might know the proof of you, whether ye be obedient in all things.

    10 To whom ye forgive any thing, I [forgive] also: for if I forgave any thing, to whom I forgave [it], for your sakes [forgave I it] in the person of Christ;

  • 4 ¶ Ye are of God, little children, and have overcome them: because greater is he that is in you, than he that is in the world.

  • 1 John 2:8-9
    2 verses
    70%

    8 Again, a new commandment I write unto you, which thing is true in him and in you: because the darkness is past, and the true light now shineth.

    9 He that saith he is in the light, and hateth his brother, is in darkness even until now.

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    7 But if we walk in the light, as he is in the light, we have fellowship one with another, and the blood of Jesus Christ his Son cleanseth us from all sin.

    8 ¶ If we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us.

    9 If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us [our] sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.

    10 If we say that we have not sinned, we make him a liar, and his word is not in us.

  • 11 But he that hateth his brother is in darkness, and walketh in darkness, and knoweth not whither he goeth, because that darkness hath blinded his eyes.

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    4 ¶ Whosoever committeth sin transgresseth also the law: for sin is the transgression of the law.

    5 And ye know that he was manifested to take away our sins; and in him is no sin.

    6 Whosoever abideth in him sinneth not: whosoever sinneth hath not seen him, neither known him.

    7 Little children, let no man deceive you: he that doeth righteousness is righteous, even as he is righteous.

    8 He that committeth sin is of the devil; for the devil sinneth from the beginning. For this purpose the Son of God was manifested, that he might destroy the works of the devil.

    9 Whosoever is born of God doth not commit sin; for his seed remaineth in him: and he cannot sin, because he is born of God.

    10 In this the children of God are manifest, and the children of the devil: whosoever doeth not righteousness is not of God, neither he that loveth not his brother.

  • 14 In whom we have redemption through his blood, [even] the forgiveness of sins:

  • 2 John 1:3-4
    2 verses
    68%

    3 Grace be with you, mercy, [and] peace, from God the Father, and from the Lord Jesus Christ, the Son of the Father, in truth and love.

    4 I rejoiced greatly that I found of thy children walking in truth, as we have received a commandment from the Father.

  • 21 I have not written unto you because ye know not the truth, but because ye know it, and that no lie is of the truth.

  • 13 These things have I written unto you that believe on the name of the Son of God; that ye may know that ye have eternal life, and that ye may believe on the name of the Son of God.

  • 77 To give knowledge of salvation unto his people by the remission of their sins,

  • 4 And these things write we unto you, that your joy may be full.

  • 14 ‹For if ye forgive men their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you:›

  • 11 For thy name's sake, O LORD, pardon mine iniquity; for it [is] great.

  • 13 For what is it wherein ye were inferior to other churches, except [it be] that I myself was not burdensome to you? forgive me this wrong.

  • 1 ¶ Behold, what manner of love the Father hath bestowed upon us, that we should be called the sons of God: therefore the world knoweth us not, because it knew him not.

  • 13 The children of thy elect sister greet thee. Amen.

  • 32 And be ye kind one to another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, even as God for Christ's sake hath forgiven you.

  • Luke 7:47-48
    2 verses
    65%

    47 ‹Wherefore I say unto thee, Her sins, which are many, are forgiven; for she loved much: but to whom little is forgiven,› [the same] ‹loveth little.›

    48 And he said unto her, ‹Thy sins are forgiven.›

  • 8 For ye were sometimes darkness, but now [are ye] light in the Lord: walk as children of light:

  • 7 In whom we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of sins, according to the riches of his grace;

  • 28 ‹Verily I say unto you, All sins shall be forgiven unto the sons of men, and blasphemies wherewith soever they shall blaspheme:›

  • 12 Not as Cain, [who] was of that wicked one, and slew his brother. And wherefore slew he him? Because his own works were evil, and his brother's righteous.

  • 10 Herein is love, not that we loved God, but that he loved us, and sent his Son [to be] the propitiation for our sins.

  • 26 For ye are all the children of God by faith in Christ Jesus.

  • 4 I have no greater joy than to hear that my children walk in truth.

  • 18 ¶ Little children, it is the last time: and as ye have heard that antichrist shall come, even now are there many antichrists; whereby we know that it is the last time.

  • 18 My little children, let us not love in word, neither in tongue; but in deed and in truth.

  • 21 Little children, keep yourselves from idols. Amen.

  • 12 For I will be merciful to their unrighteousness, and their sins and their iniquities will I remember no more.