Berean Standard Bible
1 John 2:26
26I have written these things to you about those who are trying to deceive you.
1 John 2:26 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)These things have I written unto you concerning them that seduce you.
- New International Version (NIV)I am writing these things to you about those who are trying to lead you astray.
- English Standard Version (ESV)I write these things to you about those who are trying to deceive you.
- New King James Version (NKJV)These things I have written to you concerning those who try to deceive you.
Context of 1 John 2:26
24As 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. I have written these things to you about those who are trying to deceive you. 27And as for you, the anointing you received from Him remains in you, and you do not need anyone to teach you. But just as His true and genuine anointing teaches you about all things, so remain in Him as you have been taught. 28And now, little children, remain in Christ, so that when He appears, we may be confident and unashamed before Him at His coming.
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Ταῦτα ἔγραψα ὑμῖν περὶ τῶν πλανώντων ὑμᾶς.Read the interlinear
Cross-references for 1 John 2:26
- 1 John 3:7Little children, let no one deceive you: The one who practices righteousness is righteous, just as Christ is righteous.
- Proverbs 12:26A righteous man is cautious in friendship, but the ways of the wicked lead them astray.
- Ezekiel 13:10Because they have led My people astray, saying, ‘Peace,’ when there is no peace, and whitewashing any flimsy wall that is built,
- Mark 13:22For false Christs and false prophets will appear and perform signs and wonders to deceive even the elect, if that were possible.
- Acts 20:29I know that after my departure, savage wolves will come in among you and will not spare the flock.
- 2 Corinthians 11:13For such men are false apostles, deceitful workers, masquerading as apostles of Christ.
- Colossians 2:8See to it that no one takes you captive through philosophy and empty deception, which are based on human tradition and the spiritual forces of the world rather than on Christ.
- 1 Timothy 4:1Now the Spirit expressly states that in later times some will abandon the faith to follow deceitful spirits and the teachings of demons,
- 2 Timothy 3:13while evil men and imposters go from bad to worse, deceiving and being deceived.
- 2 Peter 2:1Now there were also false prophets among the people, just as there will be false teachers among you. They will secretly introduce destructive heresies, even denying the Master who bought them—bringing swift destruction on themselves.
- 2 John 1:7For many deceivers have gone out into the world, refusing to confess the coming of Jesus Christ in the flesh. Any such person is the deceiver and the antichrist.
Commentaries on 1 John 2:26
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 26These things have I written - Either meaning the whole epistle, or what is contained in the preceding verses, from the beginning of the 18th to the end of the 25th. Them that seduce you - ̔· That is, the deceivers that were among them, and who were labouring to pervert the followers of Christ.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 26These things have I written unto you concerning them that seduce you - Respecting their character, and in order to guard you against their arts. The word “seduce” means to lead astray; and it here refers to those who would seduce them “from the truth,” or lead them into dangerous error. The apostle does not mean that they had actually seduced them, for he states in the following verse that they were yet safe; but he refers to the fact that there was…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
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 2626. These things--(1Jo 2:18-25). have I written--resumed from 1Jo 2:21 and 1Jo 2:14. seduce you--that is, are trying to seduce or lead you into error.Read the comment
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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
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