Berean Standard Bible
1 John 2:7-17
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.
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.
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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