1 John 2:2

1 John 2:2 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And he is the propitiation for our sins: and not for ours only, but also for the sins of the whole world.
• English Standard Version (ESV)He is the propitiation for our sins, and not for ours only but also for the sins of the whole world.
• New King James Version (NKJV)And He Himself is the propitiation for our sins, and not for ours only but also for the whole world.
• New Living Translation (NLT)He himself is the sacrifice that atones for our sins—and not only our sins but the sins of all the world.

Context of 1 John 2:2

1My dear children, I write this to you so that you will not sin. But if anybody does sin, we have an advocate with the Father—Jesus Christ, the Righteous One. He is the atoning sacrifice for our sins, and not only for ours but also for the sins of the whole world. 3We know that we have come to know him if we keep his commands. 4Whoever says, “I know him,” but does not do what he commands is a liar, and the truth is not in that person.

1 John 2:2 word by word

καὶ αὐτὸς ἱλασμός ἐστιν περὶ τῶν ἁμαρτιῶν ἡμῶν· οὐ περὶ τῶν ἡμετέρων δὲ μόνον ἀλλὰ καὶ περὶ ὅλου τοῦ κόσμου.Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Andκαίkai · andG2532
• heαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
• isεἰμίeimi · to beG1510
• the propitiationἱλασμόςhilasmos · propitiationG2434
• forπερίperi · aboutG4012
• ourἐγώegō · I/weG1473
• sinsὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• sinsἁμαρτίαhamartia · sinG266
• andδέde · thenG1161
• notοὐou · noG3756
• oursἡμέτεροςhēmeteros · ourG2251
• onlyμόνονmonon · onlyG3440
• butἀλλάalla · butG235
• theκόσμοςkosmos · worldG2889
• wholeὅλοςholos · allG3650

Cross-references for 1 John 2:2

• 1 John 1:7But if we walk in the light, as he is in the light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus, his Son, purifies us from all sin.
• 1 John 4:10This is love: not that we loved God, but that he loved us and sent his Son as an atoning sacrifice for our sins.
• Romans 3:25God presented Christ as a sacrifice of atonement, through the shedding of his blood—to be received by faith. He did this to demonstrate his righteousness, because in his forbearance he had left the sins committed beforehand unpunished—
• 1 Peter 2:24“He himself bore our sins” in his body on the cross, so that we might die to sins and live for righteousness; “by his wounds you have been healed.”
• 1 Peter 3:18For Christ also suffered once for sins, 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 4:14And we have seen and testify that the Father has sent his Son to be the Savior of the world.
• 1 John 5:19We know that we are children of God, and that the whole world is under the control of the evil one.
• John 1:29The next day John saw Jesus coming toward him and said, “Look, the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world!
• John 4:42They said to the woman, “We no longer believe just because of what you said; now we have heard for ourselves, and we know that this man really is the Savior of the world.”
• John 11:51He did not say this on his own, but as high priest that year he prophesied that Jesus would die for the Jewish nation,
• 2 Corinthians 5:18All this is from God, who reconciled us to himself through Christ and gave us the ministry of reconciliation:
• Revelation 12:9The great dragon was hurled down—that ancient serpent called the devil, or Satan, who leads the whole world astray. He was hurled to the earth, and his angels with him.

Commentaries on 1 John 2:2

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 2And he is the propitiation - '̔· The atoning sacrifice for our sins. This is the proper sense of the word as used in the Septuagint, where it often occurs; and is the translation of אשם asham, an oblation for sin, Amos 8:14. חטאת chattath, a sacrifice for sin, Ezekiel 44:27. כפור kippur, an atonement, Numbers 5:8. See the note on Romans 3:25, and particularly the note on Luke 18:13. The word is used only here and in 1 John 4:10. And not for ours only - It…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 2And he is the propitiation for our sins - The word rendered “propitiation” ( ̔́ hilasmos) occurs nowhere else in the New Testament, except in 1 John 4:10 of this Epistle; though words of the same derivation, and having the same essential meaning, frequently occur. The corresponding word ̔́ hilastērionoccurs in Romans 3:25, rendered “propitiation” - “whom God hath set forth to be a propitiation through faith in his blood;” and in Hebrews 9:5, rendered…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 2the atoning sacrifice: The Greek word hilasmos means "a sacrifice that takes away sin" (see 4:10). Christ dealt with our sin through his death, which shows God’s justice (Romans 3:25).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 22. And he--Greek, "And Himself." He is our all-prevailing Advocate, because He is Himself "the propitiation"; abstract, as in 1Co 1:30: He is to us all that is needed for propitiation "in behalf of our sins"; the propitiatory sacrifice, provided by the Father's love, removing the estrangement, and appeasing the righteous wrath, on God's part, against the sinner. "There is no incongruity that a father should be offended with that son whom he loveth, and at…Read the comment

Topics related to 1 John 2:2

• Atonement
• Jesus Continued
• Jesus, the Christ
• Propitiation
• Sin

In the dictionaries

• Acknowledge
• Advocate
• Lie
• Propitiation
• Stumble
• Atonement
• Comforter
• Jesus Christ
• 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