And he is the atoning sacrifice{"atoning sacrifice" is from the Greek "hilasmos," an appeasing, propitiating, or the means of appeasement or propitiation-- the sacrifice that turns away God's wrath because of our sin.} for our sins, and not for ours only, but also for the whole world.
and not for ours only, but also for the sins of the whole world: All mankind, from the beginning of time to the end of time, are beneficiaries of "the propitiation." Jesus’ sacrifice, which makes fellowship a continuous privilege for Christians, was offered for "the whole world." Jesus is the propitiation for the sins of every person who has ever lived or ever shall live. If those in the whole world today will accept Christ on His conditions of salvation, they also can enjoy this constant communion with the great God of the universe. The blood of Christ not only cleanses the occasional sins of the "little children" in the family of God but also can cleanse that massive mountain of sin in the world.