Berean Standard Bible
1 John 2
1MyG1473little childrenΤεκνίαTekniaG5040,I am writingγράφωgraphōG1125these thingsταῦταtautaG3778to youὑμῖνhuminG4771so thatἵναinaG2443you will not sinμὴ ἁμάρτητε·mē hamartēteG3361G264. ButκαὶkaiG2532ifἐάνeanG1437anyoneτιςtisG5100does sinἁμάρτῃ,hamartēG264,we haveἔχομενechomenG2192an advocateπαράκλητονparaklētonG3875beforeπρὸςprosG4314theτὸνtonG3588Fatherπατέρα,pateraG3962—JesusἸησοῦνIēsounG2424ChristΧριστὸνChristonG5547, theRighteousδίκαιον,dikaionG1342One.
2καὶkaiG2532He HimselfαὐτὸςautosG846isἐστινestinG1510theatoning sacrificeἱλασμόςhilasmosG2434forπερὶperiG4012ourἡμετέρωνhēmeterōnG1473τῶνtōnG3588sinsἁμαρτιῶνhamartiōnG266,andδὲdeG1161notοὐouG3756onlyG3440forπερὶperiG4012τῶνtōnG3588oursG2251butἀλλὰallaG235alsoκαὶkaiG2532forπερὶperiG4012theτοῦtouG3588sinsof the wholeὅλουholouG3650worldκόσμου.kosmouG2889.
4If anyoneὉHoG3588saysλέγωνlegōnG3004ὅτιhotiG3754, “I knowἔγνωκαegnōkaG1097HimαὐτὸνautonG846,” butκαὶkaiG2532does not keepμὴ τηρῶν,mē tērōnG3361G5083HisαὐτοῦautouG846τὰςtasG3588commandmentsἐντολὰςentolasG1785,he isἐστίν,estinG1510a liarψεύστηςpseustēsG5583,andκαὶkaiG2532theἡhēG3588truthἀλήθειαalētheiaG225isἔστιν·estinG1510notοὐκoukG3756inἐνenG1722himτούτῳtoutōG3778.
5Butδ᾽d᾽G1161if anyoneὃς ἂνhos anG3739G302keepsτηρῇtērēaG5083HisαὐτοῦautouG846τὸνtonG3588wordλόγον,logonG3056,theἡhēG3588loveἀγάπηagapēG26τοῦtouG3588of GodθεοῦtheouG2316has been truly perfectedἀληθῶς τετελείωται.alēthōs teteleiōtaiG5048G230inἐνenG1722himτούτῳtoutōG3778.ByἐνenG1722thisτούτῳtoutōG3778we knowγινώσκομενginōskomenG1097thatὅτιhotiG3754we areἐσμεν.esmenG1510inἐνenG1722HimαὐτῷautōG846:
A New Commandment
7BelovedἈγαπητοί,AgapētoiG27,I am not writingοὐκ γράφωouk graphōG3756G1125to youὑμῖνhuminG4771a newκαινὴνkainēnG2537commandmentἐντολὴνentolēnG1785,butἀλλ᾽all᾽G235an oldπαλαιὰνpalaianG3820oneἐντολὴνentolēnG1785,whichἣνhēnG3739you have hadεἴχετεeicheteG2192fromἀπ᾽ap᾽G575thebeginningἀρχῆς·archēsG746. ThisπαλαιάpalaiaG3588G3820commandmentἐντολὴentolēG1785isἐστινestinG1510theG3588messageλόγοςlogosG3056ὃνhonG3739you have heardἠκούσατεēkousateG191.
8Then againπάλινpalinG3825,I am also writingγράφωgraphōG1125to youὑμῖνhuminG4771a newκαινὴνkainēnG2537commandmentἐντολὴνentolēnG1785,whichὅhoG3739isἐστινestinG1510trueἀληθὲςalēthesG227inἐνenG1722HimαὐτῷautōG846and alsoκαὶkaiG2532inἐνenG1722youὑμῖν,huminG4771.ForὅτιhotiG3754theἡhēG3588darknessσκοτίαskotiaG4653is fadingπαράγεταιparagetaiG3855andκαὶkaiG2532theτὸtoG3588τὸtoG3588trueἀληθινὸνalēthinonG228lightφῶςphōsG5457is alreadyἤδηēdēG2235shiningφαίνει.phaineiG5316.
11ButδὲdeG1161whoeverὁhoG3588hatesμισῶνmisōnG3404hisαὐτοῦautouG846τὸνtonG3588brotherἀδελφὸνadelphonG80isἐστὶνestinG1510inἐνenG1722theτῇtēaG3588darknessσκοτίᾳskotiaG4653andκαὶkaiG2532walksπεριπατεῖperipateiG4043inἐνenG1722theτῇtēaG3588darknessσκοτίᾳskotiaG4653καὶkaiG2532.He does not knowοὐκoukG3756G1492whereG4225he is goingὑπάγει,hupageiG5217,becauseὅτιhotiG3754theἡhēG3588darknessσκοτίαskotiaG4653has blindedἐτύφλωσενetuphlōsenG5186hisαὐτοῦ.¶autouG846τοὺςtousG3588eyesὀφθαλμοὺςophthalmousG3788.
13I am writingG1125to youG4771,fathersπατέρες,pateresG3962,becauseG3754you knowG1097Him whoG3588isfromἀπ᾽ap᾽G575thebeginningἀρχῆς.archēsG746.I am writingG1125to youG4771,young menνεανίσκοι,neaniskoiG3495,becauseG3754you have overcomeνενικήκατεnenikēkateG3528theG3588evilπονηρόν.¶ponēronG4190one.I have writtenG1125to youG4771,childrenG3813,becauseG3754you knowG1097theG3588FatherG3962.
14I have writtenἔγραψαegrapsaG1125to youὑμῖν,huminG4771,fathersπατέρες,pateresG3962,becauseὅτιhotiG3754you knowἐγνώκατεegnōkateG1097Him whoτὸνtonG3588isfromἀπ᾽ap᾽G575thebeginningἀρχῆς.archēsG746.I have writtenἔγραψαegrapsaG1125to youὑμῖν,huminG4771,young menνεανίσκοι,neaniskoiG3495,becauseὅτιhotiG3754you areἐστεesteG1510strongἰσχυροίischuroiG2478,andκαὶkaiG2532theὁhoG3588wordλόγοςlogosG3056τοῦtouG3588of GodθεοῦtheouG2316abidesμένειmeneiG3306inἐνenG1722youὑμῖνhuminG4771,andκαὶkaiG2532you have overcomeνενικήκατεnenikēkateG3528theτὸνtonG3588evilπονηρόν.¶ponēronG4190one.
Do Not Love the World
15Do notΜὴMēG3361loveἀγαπᾶτεagapateG25theτὸνtonG3588worldκόσμονkosmonG2889orμηδὲmēdeG3366anythingτὰtaG3588inἐνenG1722theτῷtōG3588worldκόσμῳ.kosmōG2889.IfἐάνeanG1437anyoneτιςtisG5100lovesἀγαπᾷagapaG25theτὸνtonG3588worldκόσμον,kosmonG2889,theἡhēG3588loveἀγάπηagapēG26of theτοῦtouG3588FatherπατρὸςpatrosG3962isἔστινestinG1510notοὐκoukG3756inἐνenG1722himαὐτῷ·autōG846.
16ForὅτιhotiG3754allπᾶνpanG3956thatτὸtoG3588isinἐνenG1722theτῷtōG3588worldκόσμῳ,kosmōG2889—theἡhēG3588desiresἐπιθυμίαepithumiaG1939of theτῆςtēsG3588fleshσαρκὸςsarkosG4561καὶkaiG2532,theἡhēG3588desiresἐπιθυμίαepithumiaG1939of theτῶνtōnG3588eyesὀφθαλμῶνophthalmōnG3788,andκαὶkaiG2532theἡhēG3588prideἀλαζονείαalazoneiaG212ofτοῦtouG3588lifeβίου,biouG979—isἔστινestinG1510notοὐκoukG3756fromἐκekG1537theτοῦtouG3588FatherπατρὸςpatrosG3962butἀλλ᾽all᾽G235ἐστίν.estinG1510fromἐκekG1537theτοῦtouG3588worldκόσμουkosmouG2889.
17καὶkaiG2532TheὁhoG3588worldκόσμοςkosmosG2889is passing awayπαράγεταιparagetaiG3855, along withκαὶkaiG2532itsαὐτοῦ·autouG846ἡhēG3588desiresἐπιθυμίαepithumiaG1939;butδὲdeG1161whoeverὁhoG3588doesποιῶνpoiōnG4160theτὸtoG3588willθέλημαthelēmaG2307τοῦtouG3588of GodθεοῦtheouG2316remainsμένειmeneiG3306foreverεἰς τὸν αἰῶνα.¶eis ton aiōnaG1519G3588G165.
Beware of Antichrists
18ChildrenΠαιδία,PaidiaG3813,it isἐστίν,estinG1510thelastἐσχάτηeschatēG2078hourὥραhōraG5610;andκαὶkaiG2532just asκαθὼςkathōsG2531you have heardἠκούσατεēkousateG191thatὅτιhotiG3754the antichristἀντίχριστοςantichristosG500is comingἔρχεται,erchetaiG2064,soκαὶkaiG2532nowνῦνnunG3568manyπολλοὶpolloiG4183antichristsἀντίχριστοιantichristoiG500have appearedγεγόνασινgegonasinG1096.This is howὅθενhothenG3606we knowγινώσκομενginōskomenG1097ὅτιhotiG3754it isἐστίν.estinG1510thelastἐσχάτηeschatēG2078hourὥραhōraG5610.
19They went outἐξῆλθανexēlthanG1831fromἐξexG1537usG1473,butἀλλ᾽all᾽G235they did not belongοὐκ ἦσαν ἐξouk ēsan exG1510G3756G1537to usG1473.ForγὰρgarG1063ifεἰeiG1487they had belongedἦσαν,ēsanG1510toἐξexG1537usG1473,they would have remainedμεμενήκεισαν ἂνmemenēkeisan anG302G3306withμεθ᾽meth᾽G3326usG1473.Butἀλλ᾽all᾽G235their departureἵναinaG2443made it clearφανερωθῶσινphanerōthōsinG5319thatὅτιhotiG3754none of themοὐκ πάντεςouk pantesG3956G3756belonged toεἰσὶν ἐξeisin exG1510G1537usG1473.
21I have not writtenοὐκ ἔγραψαouk egrapsaG3756G1125to youὑμῖνhuminG4771becauseὅτιhotiG3754you lack knowledgeοὐκoukG3756G1492of theτὴνtēnG3588truthἀλήθειανalētheianG225,butἀλλ᾽all᾽G235becauseὅτιhotiG3754you haveG1492itαὐτὴνautēnG846,andκαὶkaiG2532becauseὅτιhotiG3754noοὐκoukG3756πᾶνpanG3956lieψεῦδοςpseudosG5579comesἔστιν.estinG1510fromἐκekG1537theτῆςtēsG3588truthἀληθείαςalētheiasG225.
22WhoτίςtisG5101isἐστινestinG1510theὁhoG3588liarψεύστηςpseustēsG5583,ifεἰeiG1487it isnotμὴ οὐκmē oukG3361G3756theὁhoG3588one whodeniesἀρνούμενοςarnoumenosG720thatὅτιhotiG3754JesusἸησοῦςIēsousG2424isἔστινestinG1510theὁhoG3588ChristΧριστός;ChristosG5547?ThisοὗτόςhoutosG3778isἐστινestinG1510theὁhoG3588antichristἀντίχριστος,antichristosG500,whoὁhoG3588deniesἀρνούμενοςarnoumenosG720theτὸνtonG3588FatherπατέραpateraG3962andκαὶkaiG2532theτὸνtonG3588Sonυἱόν.huionG5207.
23Whoeverπᾶς ὁpas hoG3956G3588deniesἀρνούμενοςarnoumenosG720theτὸνtonG3588SonυἱὸνhuionG5207does not haveοὐδὲ ἔχει·oude echeiG3761G2192theτὸνtonG3588FatherπατέραpateraG3962, butwhoeverὁhoG3588confessesὁμολογῶνhomologōnG3670theτὸνtonG3588SonυἱὸνhuionG5207hasἔχει.¶echeiG2192theτὸνtonG3588FatherπατέραpateraG3962as wellκαὶkaiG2532.
Remain in Christ
24As foryouὑμεῖςhumeisG4771,let whatὃhoG3739you have heardἠκούσατεēkousateG191fromἀπ᾽ap᾽G575thebeginningἀρχῆςarchēsG746remainμενέτω.menetōG3306inἐνenG1722youὑμῖνhuminG4771.IfἐὰνeanG1437itὃ ἀπ᾽ ἀρχῆς ἠκούσατε,ho ap᾽ archēs ēkousateG3739G191G575G746doesἐν ὑμῖν μείνῃen humin meinēG3306G1722G4771,youὑμεῖςhumeisG4771will also remainκαὶ μενεῖτε.kai meneiteG2532G3306inἐνenG1722theτῷtōG3588SonυἱῷhuiōG5207andκαὶkaiG2532inἐνenG1722theτῷtōG3588FatherπατρὶpatriG3962.
27AndκαὶkaiG2532as foryouὑμεῖς,humeisG4771,theτὸtoG3588anointingχρῖσμαchrismaG5545ὃhoG3739you receivedἐλάβετεelabeteG2983fromἀπ᾽ap᾽G575HimαὐτοῦautouG846remainsμένειmeneiG3306inἐνenG1722youὑμῖν,huminG4771,andκαὶkaiG2532you doἔχετεecheteG2192notοὐouG3756needχρείανchreianG5532ἵναinaG2443anyoneτιςtisG5100to teachδιδάσκῃdidaskēG1321youὑμᾶς·humasG4771.Butἀλλ᾽all᾽G235just asὡςhōsG5613Hisτὸ αὐτοῦto autouG3588G846καὶkaiG2532ἐστινestinG1510trueἀληθέςalēthesG227andκαὶkaiG2532ἔστινestinG1510genuineοὐκ ψεῦδοςouk pseudosG3756G5579anointingχρῖσμαchrismaG5545teachesδιδάσκειdidaskeiG1321youὑμᾶςhumasG4771aboutπερὶperiG4012all thingsπάντωνpantōnG3956, soκαὶkaiG2532remainμένετεmeneteG3306inἐνenG1722Himαὐτῷ.autōG846asκαθὼςkathōsG2531youὑμᾶς,humasG4771have been taughtἐδίδαξενedidaxenG1321.
28AndκαὶkaiG2532nowνῦν,nunG3568,little childrenτεκνία,tekniaG5040,remainμένετεmeneteG3306inἐνenG1722Christαὐτῷ,autōG846,so thatἵναinaG2443whenἐὰνeanG1437He appearsφανερωθῇ,phanerōthēaG5319,we may beσχῶμενschōmenG2192confidentπαρρησίανparrēsianG3954andκαὶkaiG2532unashamedμὴ αἰσχυνθῶμενmē aischunthōmenG3361G153beforeἀπ᾽ap᾽G575HimαὐτοῦautouG846atἐνenG1722Hisαὐτοῦ.autouG846τῇtēaG3588comingπαρουσίᾳparousiaG3952.
29IfἐὰνeanG1437you knowG1492thatὅτιhotiG3754He isἐστιν,estinG1510righteousδίκαιόςdikaiosG1342,you also knowγινώσκετε καὶginōskete kaiG1097G2532thatὅτιhotiG3754everyoneπᾶςpasG3956whoὁhoG3588practicesποιῶνpoiōnG4160τὴνtēnG3588righteousnessδικαιοσύνηνdikaiosunēnG1343has been bornγεγέννηται.gegennētaiG1080ofἐξexG1537HimαὐτοῦautouG846.
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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