Revised Literal Translation
1 John 2
1MyG1473little childrenΤεκνίαTekniaG5040,these thingsταῦταtautaG3778write IγράφωgraphōG1125unto youὑμῖνhuminG4771,thatἵναinaG2443ye sinἁμάρτητε·hamartēteG264notμὴmēG3361.AndκαὶkaiG2532ifἐάνeanG1437any manτιςtisG5100sinἁμάρτῃ,hamartēG264,we haveἔχομενechomenG2192an advocateπαράκλητονparaklētonG3875withπρὸςprosG4314the Fatherτὸν πατέρα,ton pateraG3588G3962,JesusἸησοῦνIēsounG2424ChristΧριστὸνChristonG5547the righteousδίκαιον,dikaionG1342:
2AndκαὶkaiG2532heαὐτὸςautosG846isἐστινestinG1510the propitiationἱλασμόςhilasmosG2434forπερὶperiG4012ourἡμετέρωνhēmeterōnG1473sinsἁμαρτιῶνhamartiōnG3588G266:andδὲdeG1161notοὐouG3756forπερὶperiG4012oursG2251onlyG3440,butἀλλὰallaG235alsoκαὶkaiG2532forπερὶperiG4012the sins oftheG3588G2889wholeὅλουholouG3650worldκόσμου.kosmouG3588G2889.G3588
4He that saithλέγωνlegōnG3004,I knowἔγνωκαegnōkaG1097himαὐτὸνautonG846,andκαὶkaiG2532keepethτηρῶν,tērōnG5083notμὴmēG3361hisαὐτοῦautouG846commandmentsὉ ἐντολὰςHo entolasG3588G1785,isἐστίν,estinG1510a liarψεύστηςpseustēsG5583,andκαὶkaiG2532the truthτὰς ἀλήθειαtas alētheiaG3588G225isἔστιν·estinG1510notοὐκoukG3756inἐνenG1722himτούτῳtoutōG3778.ἡhēG3588
5Butδ᾽d᾽G1161whosoὃςhosG3739ἂνanG302keepethτηρῇtērēaG5083hisαὐτοῦautouG846wordτὸν λόγον,ton logonG3588G3056,inἐνenG1722himτούτῳtoutōG3778verilyἀληθῶςalēthōsG230isG5048the loveἡ ἀγάπηhē agapēG3588G26ofGodτοῦ θεοῦtou theouG3588G2316perfectedτετελείωται.teteleiōtaiG5048:herebyἐνenG1722know weγινώσκομενginōskomenG1097thatὅτιhotiG3754weαὐτῷautōG846areἐσμεν.esmenG1510inἐνenG1722himτούτῳtoutōG3778.
7BrethrenG80,I writeγράφωgraphōG1125noοὐκoukG3756newκαινὴνkainēnG2537commandmentἐντολὴνentolēnG1785unto youὑμῖνhuminG4771,butἀλλ᾽all᾽G235anG1785oldπαλαιὰνpalaianG3820commandmentἐντολὴνentolēnG1785whichἣνhēnG3739ye hadεἴχετεeicheteG2192fromG575the beginningἀρχῆς·archēsG746.TheG3588G1785oldπαλαιάpalaiaG3820commandmentἐντολὴentolēG3588G1785isἐστινestinG1510the wordλόγοςlogosG3588G3056whichὃνhonG3739ye have heardἠκούσατεēkousateG191fromG575the beginningG746.G3588
8AgainπάλινpalinG3825,aG1785newκαινὴνkainēnG2537commandmentἐντολὴνentolēnG1785I writeγράφωgraphōG1125unto youὑμῖνhuminG4771,which thingὅhoG3739isἐστινestinG1510trueἀληθὲςalēthesG227inἐνenG1722himαὐτῷautōG846andκαὶkaiG2532inἐνenG1722youὑμῖν,huminG4771:becauseὅτιhotiG3754the darknessσκοτίαskotiaG3588G4653is pastπαράγεταιparagetaiG3855,andκαὶkaiG2532theG3588G5457trueἀληθινὸνalēthinonG228lightφῶςphōsG3588G5457nowἤδηēdēG2235shinethφαίνει.phaineiG5316.G3588
11ButδὲdeG1161he that hatethμισῶνmisōnG3404hisαὐτοῦautouG846brotherὁ ἀδελφὸνho adelphonG3588G80isἐστὶνestinG1510inἐνenG1722darknessτὸν σκοτίᾳton skotiaG3588G4653,andκαὶkaiG2532walkethπεριπατεῖperipateiG4043inἐνenG1722darknessτῇ σκοτίᾳtēa skotiaG3588G4653,andκαὶkaiG2532knowethG1492notοὐκoukG3756whitherG4225he goethὑπάγει,hupageiG5217,becauseὅτιhotiG3754that darknessτῇ σκοτίαtēa skotiaG3588G4653hath blindedἐτύφλωσενetuphlōsenG5186hisαὐτοῦ.¶autouG846eyesἡ ὀφθαλμοὺςhē ophthalmousG3588G3788.τοὺςtousG3588
13I writeG1125unto youG4771,fathersπατέρες,pateresG3962,becauseG3754ye have knownG1097him that isfromἀπ᾽ap᾽G575the beginningἀρχῆς.archēsG746.I writeG1125unto youG4771,young menνεανίσκοι,neaniskoiG3495,becauseG3754ye have overcomeνενικήκατεnenikēkateG3528the wicked oneπονηρόν.¶ponēronG4190.I writeG1125unto youG4771,little childrenG3813,becauseG3754ye have knownG1097the FatherG3588G3962.G3588G3588
14I have writtenἔγραψαegrapsaG1125unto youὑμῖν,huminG4771,fathersπατέρες,pateresG3962,becauseὅτιhotiG3754ye have knownἐγνώκατεegnōkateG1097him that isfromἀπ᾽ap᾽G575the beginningἀρχῆς.archēsG746.I have writtenἔγραψαegrapsaG1125unto youὑμῖν,huminG4771,young menνεανίσκοι,neaniskoiG3495,becauseὅτιhotiG3754ye areἐστεesteG1510strongἰσχυροίischuroiG2478,andκαὶkaiG2532the wordτὸν λόγοςton logosG3588G3056ofἐνenG1722Godὁ θεοῦho theouG3588G2316abidethμένειmeneiG3306in youὑμῖνhuminG4771,andκαὶkaiG2532ye have overcomeνενικήκατεnenikēkateG3528the wicked oneπονηρόν.¶ponēronG4190.τοῦtouG3588τὸνtonG3588
15LoveἀγαπᾶτεagapateG25notΜὴMēG3361the worldτὸν κόσμονton kosmonG3588G2889,neitherμηδὲmēdeG3366the thingsτὰtaG3588that areinἐνenG1722the worldτῷ κόσμῳ.tō kosmōG3588G2889.IfἐάνeanG1437any manτιςtisG5100loveἀγαπᾷagapaG25the worldτὸν κόσμον,ton kosmonG3588G2889,the loveἡ ἀγάπηhē agapēG3588G26ofἐνenG1722the Fatherτοῦ πατρὸςtou patrosG3588G3962isG1510notοὐκoukG3756inG1510himαὐτῷ·autōG846.
16ForὅτιhotiG3754all thatπᾶνpanG3956isinἐνenG1722the worldτὸ κόσμῳ,to kosmōG3588G2889,the lustτῷ ἐπιθυμίαtō epithumiaG3588G1939of the fleshἡ σαρκὸςhē sarkosG3588G4561,andκαὶkaiG2532the lustτῆς ἐπιθυμίαtēs epithumiaG3588G1939of the eyesἡ ὀφθαλμῶνhē ophthalmōnG3588G3788,andκαὶkaiG2532the prideτῶν ἀλαζονείαtōn alazoneiaG3588G212of lifeἡ βίου,hē biouG3588G979,isἔστινestinG1510notοὐκoukG3756ofἐκekG1537the Fatherτοῦ πατρὸςtou patrosG3588G3962,butἀλλ᾽all᾽G235isἐστίν.estinG1510ofἐκekG1537the worldτοῦ κόσμουtou kosmouG3588G2889.τοῦtouG3588
17AndκαὶkaiG2532the worldὁ κόσμοςho kosmosG3588G2889passeth awayπαράγεταιparagetaiG3855,andκαὶkaiG2532the lustἡ ἐπιθυμίαhē epithumiaG3588G1939thereofαὐτοῦ·autouG846:butδὲdeG1161he that doethποιῶνpoiōnG4160the willὁ θέλημαho thelēmaG3588G2307of Godτὸ θεοῦto theouG3588G2316abidethμένειmeneiG3306forεἰςeisG1519everτοῦ αἰῶνα.¶tou aiōnaG3588G165.τὸνtonG3588
18Little childrenΠαιδία,PaidiaG3813,it isἐστίν,estinG1510theG5610endἐσχάτηeschatēG2078timeG5610:andκαὶkaiG2532asκαθὼςkathōsG2531ye have heardἠκούσατεēkousateG191thatὅτιhotiG3754antichristἀντίχριστοςantichristosG3588G500shall comeἔρχεται,erchetaiG2064,evenκαὶkaiG2532nowνῦνnunG3568are thereγεγόνασινgegonasinG1096manyπολλοὶpolloiG4183antichristsἀντίχριστοιantichristoiG500;wherebyὅθενhothenG3606we knowγινώσκομενginōskomenG1097thatὅτιhotiG3754it isἐστίν.estinG1510theG5610endἐσχάτηeschatēG2078timeG5610.
19They wentἐξῆλθανexēlthanG1831out fromἐξexG1537usG1473,butἀλλ᾽all᾽G235they wereἦσανēsanG1510notοὐκoukG3756ofἐξexG1537usG1473;forγὰρgarG1063ifεἰeiG1487they had beenἦσαν,ēsanG1510ofἐξexG1537usG1473,they wouldἂνanG302no doubthave continuedμεμενήκεισανmemenēkeisanG3306withμεθ᾽meth᾽G3326usG1473:butἀλλ᾽all᾽G235they went out,thatἵναinaG2443they might be made manifestφανερωθῶσινphanerōthōsinG5319thatὅτιhotiG3754they wereεἰσὶνeisinG1510notοὐκoukG3756allπάντεςpantesG3956ofἐξexG1537usG1473.
21I haveG1125notοὐκoukG3756writtenG1125unto youὑμῖνhuminG4771becauseὅτιhotiG3754ye knowG1492notοὐκoukG3756the truthτὴν ἀλήθειανtēn alētheianG3588G225,butἀλλ᾽all᾽G235becauseὅτιhotiG3754ye knowG1492itαὐτὴνautēnG846,andκαὶkaiG2532thatὅτιhotiG3754noοὐκoukG3756πᾶνpanG3956lieψεῦδοςpseudosG5579isἔστιν.estinG1510ofἐκekG1537the truthτῆς ἀληθείαςtēs alētheiasG3588G225.
22WhoτίςtisG5101isἐστινestinG1510a liarὁ ψεύστηςho pseustēsG3588G5583butεἰ μὴei mēG1487G3361he that deniethὁ ἀρνούμενοςho arnoumenosG3588G720οὐκoukG3756thatὅτιhotiG3754JesusἸησοῦςIēsousG2424isἔστινestinG1510the Christὁ Χριστός;ho ChristosG3588G5547?He isἐστινestinG1510antichristὁ ἀντίχριστος,ho antichristosG3588G500,thatοὗτόςhoutosG3778deniethὁ ἀρνούμενοςho arnoumenosG3588G720the Fatherτὸν πατέραton pateraG3588G3962andκαὶkaiG2532the Sonτὸν υἱόν.ton huionG3588G5207.
24LetthatG3739thereforeG3767abideμενέτω.menetōG3306inἐνenG1722youὑμεῖςhumeisG4771,whichG3739ye have heardἠκούσατεēkousateG191fromἀπ᾽ap᾽G575the beginningἀρχῆςarchēsG746.IfἐὰνeanG1437that whichG3739ye have heardἠκούσατε,ēkousateG191fromἀπ᾽ap᾽G575the beginningἀρχῆςarchēsG746shall remainμείνῃmeinēG3306inἐνenG1722youὑμῖνhuminG4771,yeὑμῖνhuminG4771alsoκαὶkaiG2532shall continueμενεῖτε.meneiteG3306inἐνenG1722the Sonτῷ υἱῷtō huiōG3588G5207,andκαὶkaiG2532inἐνenG1722the Fatherτῷ πατρὶtō patriG3588G3962.ὑμεῖςhumeisG4771
27ButκαὶkaiG2532the anointingτὸ χρῖσμαto chrismaG3588G5545whichὃhoG3739yeὑμεῖς,humeisG4771have receivedἐλάβετεelabeteG2983ofἀπ᾽ap᾽G575himαὐτοῦautouG846abidethμένειmeneiG3306inἐνenG1722youὑμῖν,huminG4771,andκαὶkaiG2532ye needἔχετεecheteG2192χρείανchreianG5532notοὐouG3756thatἵναinaG2443any manτιςtisG5100teachδιδάσκῃdidaskēG1321youὑμᾶς·humasG4771:butἀλλ᾽all᾽G235asὡςhōsG5613the sameαὐτοῦautouG846anointingχρῖσμαchrismaG5545teachethδιδάσκειdidaskeiG1321youὑμᾶςhumasG4771ofπερὶperiG4012all thingsπάντωνpantōnG3956,andκαὶkaiG2532isἐστινestinG1510truthἀληθέςalēthesG227,andκαὶkaiG2532isἔστινestinG1510noοὐκoukG3756lieψεῦδοςpseudosG5579,andκαὶkaiG2532even asκαθὼςkathōsG2531it hath taughtἐδίδαξενedidaxenG1321youὑμᾶς,humasG4771,ye shall abideμένετεmeneteG3306inἐνenG1722himαὐτῷ.autōG846.τὸtoG3588
28AndκαὶkaiG2532nowνῦν,nunG3568,little childrenτεκνία,tekniaG5040,abideμένετεmeneteG3306inἐνenG1722himαὐτῷ,autōG846;thatἵναinaG2443,whenG3752he shall appearφανερωθῇ,phanerōthēaG5319,we may haveσχῶμενschōmenG2192confidenceπαρρησίανparrēsianG3954,andκαὶkaiG2532notμὴmēG3361be ashamedαἰσχυνθῶμενaischunthōmenG153beforeἀπ᾽ap᾽G575himαὐτοῦautouG846atἐνenG1722hisαὐτοῦ.autouG846comingτῇ παρουσίᾳtēa parousiaG3588G3952.
29IfἐὰνeanG1437ye knowG1492thatὅτιhotiG3754he isἐστιν,estinG1510righteousδίκαιόςdikaiosG1342,ye knowγινώσκετεginōsketeG1097thatὅτιhotiG3754every oneπᾶςpasG3956thatὁhoG3588doethποιῶνpoiōnG4160righteousnessτὴν δικαιοσύνηνtēn dikaiosunēnG3588G1343is 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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