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What does "the sins of the whole world" mean in 1 John 2:2?

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Chuck Smith took John at his word: "Jesus is the propitiation for our sins and for the sins of the whole world." The text says "not for ours only, but also for the sins of the whole world" (1 John 2:2). Read Chuck on 1 John 2:2 in the reader. Chuck Smith commentary used by permission of The Word For Today.

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