1 John 2:29

1 John 2:29 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)If ye know that he is righteous, ye know that every one that doeth righteousness is born of him.
• New International Version (NIV)If you know that he is righteous, you know that everyone who does what is right has been born of him.
• English Standard Version (ESV)If you know that he is righteous, you may be sure that everyone who practices righteousness has been born of him.
• New King James Version (NKJV)If you know that He is righteous, you know that everyone who practices righteousness is born of Him.

Context of 1 John 2:29

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. If you know that He is righteous, you also know that everyone who practices righteousness has been born of Him.

1 John 2:29 word by word

ἐὰν εἰδῆτε ὅτι δίκαιός ἐστιν, γινώσκετε ὅτι καὶ πᾶς ὁ ποιῶν τὴν δικαιοσύνην ἐξ αὐτοῦ γεγέννηται.Read the interlinear

• Ifἐάνean · ifG1437
• you knowεἴδωeidō · to perceive: understandG1492
• thatὅτιhoti · that/since: thatG3754
• He isεἰμίeimi · to beG1510
• righteousδίκαιοςdikaios · justG1342
• you also knowγινώσκωginōskō · to knowG1097
• you also knowκαίkai · andG2532
• everyoneπᾶςpas · allG3956
• whoὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• practicesποιέωpoieō · to do/make: doG4160
• righteousnessδικαιοσύνηdikaiosunē · righteousnessG1343
• has been bornγεννάωgennaō · to begetG1080
• ofἐκek ex · out fromG1537
• Himαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846

Cross-references for 1 John 2:29

• 1 John 2:1My little children, I am writing these things to you so that you will not sin. But if anyone does sin, we have an advocate before the Father—Jesus Christ, the Righteous One.
• 1 John 3:5But you know that Christ appeared to take away sins, and in Him there is no sin.
• Zechariah 9:9Rejoice greatly, O Daughter of Zion! Shout in triumph, O Daughter of Jerusalem! See, your King comes to you, righteous and victorious, humble and riding on a donkey, on a colt, the foal of a donkey.
• Acts 3:14You rejected the Holy and Righteous One and asked that a murderer be released to you.
• Acts 22:14Then he said, ‘The God of our fathers has appointed you to know His will and to see the Righteous One and to hear His voice.
• 2 Corinthians 5:21God made Him who knew no sin to be sin on our behalf, so that in Him we might become the righteousness of God.
• Hebrews 1:8But about the Son He says: “Your throne, O God, endures forever and ever, and justice is the scepter of Your kingdom.
• Hebrews 7:2and Abraham apportioned to him a tenth of everything. First, his name means “king of righteousness.” Then also, “king of Salem” means “king of peace.”
• 1 Peter 3:18For Christ also suffered for sins once for all, the righteous for the unrighteous, to bring you to God. He was put to death in the body but made alive in the Spirit,
• 1 John 3:7Little children, let no one deceive you: The one who practices righteousness is righteous, just as Christ is righteous.
• Jeremiah 13:23Can the Ethiopian change his skin, or the leopard his spots? Neither are you able to do good— you who are accustomed to doing evil.
• Matthew 7:16By their fruit you will recognize them. Are grapes gathered from thornbushes, or figs from thistles?
• Acts 10:35but welcomes those from every nation who fear Him and do what is right.
• 1 John 3:9Anyone born of God refuses to practice sin, because God’s seed abides in him; he cannot go on sinning, because he has been born of God.
• 1 John 4:7Beloved, let us love one another, because love comes from God. Everyone who loves has been born of God and knows God.
• 1 John 5:1Everyone who believes that Jesus is the Christ has been born of God, and everyone who loves the Father also loves those born of Him.

Commentaries on 1 John 2:29

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 29If ye know that he is righteous - That God is a holy God, ye know also, that every one who doeth righteousness - who lives a holy life, following the commandments of God, is born of him, Begotten of him - is made a partaker of the Divine nature, without which he could neither have a holy heart, nor live a holy life. This verse properly belongs to the following chapter, and should not be separated from it. The subject is the same, and does not stand in any…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 29If ye know that he is righteous - This is not said as if there could be any doubt on the subject, but merely to call their attention to it as a well-known truth, and to state what followed from it. Everyone who has any true acquaintance with God, must have the fullest conviction that he is a righteous Being. But, if this be so, John says, then it must follow that only those who are truly righteous can regard themselves as begotten of Him. Ye know…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. 28-29To remain in Christ means, in part, not being misled by any kind of false teaching. If those John is writing to follow false teachers, they will not be in fellowship with Christ. They will have reason to be ashamed when he returns because they will experience judgment.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 2929. The heading of the second division of the Epistle: "God is righteous; therefore, every one that doeth righteousness is born of Him." Love is the grand feature and principle of "righteousness" selected for discussion, 1Jo 2:29-3:3. If ye know ... ye know--distinct Greek verbs: "if ye are aware (are in possession of the knowledge) ... ye discern or apprehend also that," &c. Ye are already aware that God ("He" includes both "the Father," of whom the…Read the comment

Topics related to 1 John 2:29

• Holiness
• Regeneration
• Righteousness

In the dictionaries

• Acknowledge
• Advocate
• Lie
• Regeneration
• Stumble
• Bear; Born
• Begotten
• Gnosticism
• Johannine Theology
• John, the Epistles of

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