God’s Children and Sin

²⁸ And now, dear children,^(A) continue in him, so that when he appears^(B) we may be confident^(C) and unashamed before him at his coming.^(D)

²¹ Dear friends,^(A) if our hearts do not condemn us, we have confidence before God^(B)

²² and receive from him anything we ask,^(A) because we keep his commands^(B) and do what pleases him.^(C)