2:4a

If anyone: (Meaning) This phrase just means “anyone who,” or “if anyone.” It also applies to anyone among John’s readers, so it could be translated “if you.”

2:4c

he is a liar: (Meaning) This means “he is lying when he says that.” It does not mean “he is a habitual liar.”

the truth is not in him: (Collocation) Here John means that such a person has clearly not accepted the truth which God has revealed. See the note on 1:8c.

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