1 John 2:21-23

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21} I have not written to you because you do not know the truth, but ^(A)because you do know it, and ^(a)because no lie is ^(B)of the truth. ^{Tools
22} Who is the liar but ^(C)the one who denies that Jesus is the ^(b)Christ? This is ^(D)the antichrist, the one who denies the Father and the Son. ^{Tools
23} ^(E)Whoever denies the Son does not have the Father; the one who confesses the Son has the Father also.

Footnotes:

a. 1 John 2:21: ['Or know ', that]

b. 1 John 2:22: ['I.e. Messiah']

Cross references:

A. 1 John 2:21: James 1:19; 2 Peter 1:12; Jude 1:5

B. 1 John 2:21: John 8:44; John 18:37; 1 John 3:19

C. 1 John 2:22: 1 John 4:3; 2 John 1:7

D. 1 John 2:22: Matthew 24:5; Matthew 24:24; 1 John 2:18; 1 John 4:3; 2 John 1:7

E. 1 John 2:23: John 8:19; John 16:3; John 17:3; 1 John 4:15; 1 John 5:1; 2 John 1:9