1 John 2:21 Made Simple

KJV ORIGINAL

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.

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✦ MADE SIMPLE

I'm not writing to you because you don't know the truth — I'm writing because you DO know it, and you understand that lies have nothing to do with real truth.

⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE

You already know what's real, so trust that instinct when something feels off.

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