1 John 2:18

1 John 2:18 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Little children, it is the last time: and as ye have heard that antichrist shall come, even now are there many antichrists; whereby we know that it is the last time.
• New International Version (NIV)Dear children, this is the last hour; and as you have heard that the antichrist is coming, even now many antichrists have come. This is how we know it is the last hour.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Children, it is the last hour, and as you have heard that antichrist is coming, so now many antichrists have come. Therefore we know that it is the last hour.
• New Living Translation (NLT)Dear children, the last hour is here. You have heard that the Antichrist is coming, and already many such antichrists have appeared. From this we know that the last hour has come.

Context of 1 John 2:18

16For all that is in the world—the lust of the flesh, the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life—is not of the Father but is of the world. 17And the world is passing away, and the lust of it; but he who does the will of God abides forever. Little children, it is the last hour; and as you have heard that the Antichrist is coming, even now many antichrists have come, by which we know that it is the last hour. 19They went out from us, but they were not of us; for if they had been of us, they would have continued with us; but they went out that they might be made manifest, that none of them were of us. 20But you have an anointing from the Holy One, and you know all things.

1 John 2:18 word by word

Παιδία, ἐσχάτη ὥρα ἐστίν, καὶ καθὼς ἠκούσατε ὅτι ἀντίχριστος ἔρχεται, καὶ νῦν ἀντίχριστοι πολλοὶ γεγόνασιν ὅθεν γινώσκομεν ὅτι ἐσχάτη ὥρα ἐστίν.Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Little childrenπαιδίονpaidion · childG3813
• it isεἰμίeimi · to beG1510
• theὥραhōra · hourG5610
• lastἔσχατοςeschatos · last/leastG2078
• andκαίkai · andG2532
• asκαθώςkathōs · as/just asG2531
• ye have heardἀκούωakouō · to hearG191
• thatὅτιhoti · that/since: thatG3754
• antichristὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• antichristἀντίχριστοςantichristos · antichristG500
• shall comeἔρχομαιerchomai · to come/goG2064
• nowνῦνnun · nowG3568
• are thereγίνομαιginomai · to beG1096
• manyπολύςpolus polos · muchG4183
• wherebyὅθενhothen · whenceG3606
• we knowγινώσκωginōskō · to knowG1097

Cross-references for 1 John 2:18

• 1 John 2:1My little children, these things I write to you, so that you may not sin. And if anyone sins, we have an Advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous.
• John 21:5Then Jesus said to them, “Children, have you any food?” They answered Him, “No.”
• 2 Timothy 3:1But know this, that in the last days perilous times will come:
• Hebrews 1:2has in these last days spoken to us by His Son, whom He has appointed heir of all things, through whom also He made the worlds;
• 1 Peter 1:5who are kept by the power of God through faith for salvation ready to be revealed in the last time.
• 2 Peter 3:3knowing this first: that scoffers will come in the last days, walking according to their own lusts,
• Jude 1:18how they told you that there would be mockers in the last time who would walk according to their own ungodly lusts.
• 1 John 4:3and every spirit that does not confess that Jesus Christ has come in the flesh is not of God. And this is the spirit of the Antichrist, which you have heard was coming, and is now already in the world.
• Matthew 24:5For many will come in My name, saying, ‘I am the Christ,’ and will deceive many.
• Mark 13:6For many will come in My name, saying, ‘I am He,’ and will deceive many.
• Acts 20:29For I know this, that after my departure savage wolves will come in among you, not sparing the flock.
• 2 Thessalonians 2:3Let no one deceive you by any means; for that Day will not come unless the falling away comes first, and the man of sin is revealed, the son of perdition,
• 1 Timothy 4:1Now the Spirit expressly says that in latter times some will depart from the faith, giving heed to deceiving spirits and doctrines of demons,
• 2 Timothy 4:3For the time will come when they will not endure sound doctrine, but according to their own desires, because they have itching ears, they will heap up for themselves teachers;
• 2 Peter 2:1But there were also false prophets among the people, even as there will be false teachers among you, who will secretly bring in destructive heresies, even denying the Lord who bought them, and bring on themselves swift destruction.
• 1 John 2:22Who is a liar but he who denies that Jesus is the Christ? He is antichrist who denies the Father and the Son.

Commentaries on 1 John 2:18

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 18Little children, it is the last time - This place is variously understood. This is the last dispensation of grace and mercy to mankind; the present age is the conclusion of the Jewish state, as the temple and holy city are shortly to be destroyed. But as there are many who suppose that this epistle was written after the destruction of Jerusalem, consequently the words cannot, on that supposition, refer to this. Others think that ̔ should be translated, a…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 18Little children - See 1 John 2:1. It is the last time - The closing period or dispensation; that dispensation in which the affairs of the world are ultimately to be wound up. The apostle does not, however, say that the end of the world would soon occur, nor does he intimate how long this dispensation would be. That period might continue through many ages or centuries, and still be the last dispensation, or that in which the affairs of the world would be…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 18-23Verses 18-23 Every man is an antichrist, who denies the Person, or any of the offices of Christ; and in denying the Son, he denies the Father also, and has no part in his favour while he rejects his great salvation. Let this prophecy that seducers would rise in the Christian world, keep us from being seduced. The church knows not well who are its true members, and who are not, but thus true Christians were proved, and rendered more watchful and humble…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 18Antichrist literally means “instead of Christ.” The antichrist will claim what belongs to Christ and act as a substitute for Christ (see 2 Thessalonians 2:3 and Revelation 13:1–10). many antichrists have appeared: These are false teachers who deny that Jesus is the Christ, God’s Son, God in the flesh (1 John 2:22–23; 4:2; 2 John 1:7).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1818. Little children--same Greek as 1Jo 2:13; children in age. After the fathers and young men were gone, "the last time" with its "many Antichrists" was about to come suddenly on the children. "In this last hour we all even still live" [Bengel]. Each successive age has had in it some of the signs of "the last time" which precedes Christ's coming, in order to keep the Church in continual waiting for the Lord. The connection with 1Jo 2:15-17 is: There are…Read the comment

Topics related to 1 John 2:18

• Antichrist
• Minister, Christian
• Prophecy

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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