1 John 2:24

1 John 2:24 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Let that therefore abide in you, which ye have heard from the beginning. If that which ye have heard from the beginning shall remain in you, ye also shall continue in the Son, and in the Father.
• New International Version (NIV)As for you, see that what you have heard from the beginning remains in you. If it does, you also will remain in the Son and in the Father.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Let what you heard from the beginning abide in you. If what you heard from the beginning abides in you, then you too will abide in the Son and in the Father.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Therefore let that abide in you which you heard from the beginning. If what you heard from the beginning abides in you, you also will abide in the Son and in the Father.

Context of 1 John 2:24

22Who is the liar, if it is not the one who denies that Jesus is the Christ? This is the antichrist, who denies the Father and the Son. 23Whoever denies the Son does not have the Father, but whoever confesses the Son has the Father as well. As for you, let what you have heard from the beginning remain in you. If it does, you will also remain in the Son and in the Father. 25And this is the promise that He Himself made to us: eternal life. 26I have written these things to you about those who are trying to deceive you.

1 John 2:24 word by word

ὑμεῖς ὃ ἠκούσατε ἀπ᾽ ἀρχῆς ἐν ὑμῖν μενέτω. ἐὰν ἐν ὑμῖν μείνῃ ὃ ἀπ᾽ ἀρχῆς ἠκούσατε, καὶ ὑμεῖς ἐν τῷ υἱῷ καὶ ἐν τῷ πατρὶ μενεῖτε.Read the interlinear

• youσύsu · youG4771
• let whatὅςhos hē ho · whichG3739
• you have heardἀκούωakouō · to hearG191
• fromἀπόapo · away fromG575
• beginningἀρχήarchē · beginningG746
• remainμένωmenō · to stayG3306
• inἐνen · in/on/amongG1722
• Ifἐάνean · ifG1437
• will also remainκαίkai · andG2532
• theὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• Sonυἱόςuihos · sonG5207
• Fatherπατήρpatēr · fatherG3962

Cross-references for 1 John 2:24

• Psalms 119:11I have hidden Your word in my heart that I might not sin against You.
• Proverbs 23:23Invest in truth and never sell it— in wisdom and instruction and understanding.
• Luke 9:44“Let these words sink into your ears: The Son of Man is about to be delivered into the hands of men.”
• John 15:7If you remain in Me and My words remain in you, ask whatever you wish, and it will be done for you.
• Colossians 3:16Let the word of Christ richly dwell within you as you teach and admonish one another with all wisdom, and as you sing psalms, hymns, and spiritual songs with gratitude in your hearts to God.
• Hebrews 2:1We must pay closer attention, therefore, to what we have heard, so that we do not drift away.
• Hebrews 3:14We have come to share in Christ if we hold firmly to the end the assurance we had at first.
• 2 John 1:2because of the truth that abides in us and will be with us forever:
• 3 John 1:3For I was overjoyed when the brothers came and testified about your devotion to the truth, in which you continue to walk.
• Revelation 3:3Remember, then, what you have received and heard. Keep it and repent. If you do not wake up, I will come like a thief, and you will not know the hour when I will come upon you.
• 1 John 2:7Beloved, I am not writing to you a new commandment, but an old one, which you have had from the beginning. This commandment is the message you have heard.
• Luke 1:2just as they were handed down to us by the initial eyewitnesses and servants of the word.
• John 8:25“Who are You?” they asked. “Just what I have been telling you from the beginning,” Jesus replied.
• Philippians 4:15And as you Philippians know, in the early days of the gospel, when I left Macedonia, no church but you partnered with me in the matter of giving and receiving.
• 2 John 1:5And now I urge you, dear lady—not as a new commandment to you, but one we have had from the beginning—that we love one another.
• 1 John 1:3We proclaim to you what we have seen and heard, so that you also may have fellowship with us. And this fellowship of ours is with the Father and with His Son, Jesus Christ.

Commentaries on 1 John 2:24

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 24Let that therefore abide in you - Continue in the doctrines concerning the incarnation, passion, death, resurrection, ascension, and intercession of the Lord Jesus, which you have heard preached from the beginning by us his apostles. Ye also shall continue in the Son, and in the Father - Ye who are preachers shall not only be acknowledged as ministers of the Church of Christ, but be genuine children of God, by faith in the Son of his love; and ye all…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 24Let that therefore abide in you - Adhere steadfastly to it; let the truth obtain a permanent lodgement in the soul. In view of its great importance, and its influence on your happiness here and hereafter, let it never depart from you. Which ye have heard from the beginning - That is, the same doctrines which you have always been taught respecting the Son of God and the way of salvation. See the notes at 1 John 2:7. Ye also shall continue in the Son, and…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 24-29Verses 24-29 The truth of Christ, abiding in us, is a means to sever from sin, and unites us to the Son of God, Joh 15:3, 4. What value should we put upon gospel truth! Thereby the promise of eternal life is made sure. The promise God makes, is suitable to his own greatness, power, and goodness; it is eternal life. The Spirit of truth will not lie; and he teaches all things in the present dispensation, all things necessary to our knowledge of God in…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 24-25John urges the people he is writing to resist the lies of these antichrists and remain faithful to the truth that he and the other apostles taught. If they remain in this truth, they will stay in fellowship with the Son and with the Father and will have confidence that they possess eternal life (John 3:15, 36; 6:40, 47, 57; 17:2–3).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 2424. Let that--truth respecting the Father and the Son, regarded as a seed not merely dropped in, but having taken root (1Jo 3:9). ye--in the Greek standing emphatically at the beginning of the sentence. YE, therefore, acknowledge the Son, and so shall ye have the Father also (1Jo 2:23). from the beginning--from the time of your first hearing the Gospel. remain--Translate as before, "abide." ye also--in your turn, as distinguished from "that which ye have…Read the comment

Topics related to 1 John 2:24

• Decision
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Commentaries on 1 John 2

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Illustrated New Testament
• Burkitt’s Expository Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Family Bible Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• The People’s New Testament
• Robertson’s Word Pictures
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings