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Abide In Christ So That If He Appears You May Have Confidence And Not Shame

28 And now little-children, be abiding[a] in Him so that if He appears, we may have confidence and not be put-to-shame[b] by Him at His coming.

Abiding Means Doing Righteousness, Which Characterizes All Those Born From God

29 If you know[c] that He[d] is righteous, you know that everyone also doing righteousness has been born[e] from Him.

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Footnotes

  1. 1 John 2:28 John turns from abiding in His truth to abiding in His character, His righteousness (2:29-3:10) and love (3:10-24).
  2. 1 John 2:28 Or, shrink-in-shame from Him.
  3. 1 John 2:29 Or, understand, recognize.
  4. 1 John 2:29 That is, the Father; or, Jesus.
  5. 1 John 2:29 Or, fathered by.

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