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.
• New International Version (NIV)He is the atoning sacrifice for our sins, and not only for ours 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.

Context of 1 John 2:2

1My little children, these things I write to you, that ye sin not. And if any man sinneth, we have an advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous: And he is the propitiation for our sins: and not for ours only, but also for the sins of the whole world. 3And by this we do know that we know him, if we keep his commandments. 4He that saith, I know him, and keepeth not his commandments, is a liar, and the truth is not in him.

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

• Andκαίkai · andG2532
• heαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
• isἐστίesti · he isG2076
• propitiationἱλασμόςhilasmos · propitiationG2434
• forπερίperi · aboutG4012
• ourἡμῶνhēmōn · of usG2257
• sinsἁμαρτίαhamartia · sinG266
• andδέde · thenG1161
• notοὐou · noG3756
• oursἡμέτεροςhēmeteros · ourG2251
• onlyμόνονmonon · onlyG3440
• butἀλλάalla · butG235
• wholeὅλοςholos · allG3650
• worldκόσμοςkosmos · worldG2889

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 one with another, and the blood of Jesus Christ his Son cleanseth us from all sin.
• 1 John 4:10In this is love, not that we loved God, but that he loved us, and sent his Son to be the propitiation for our sins.
• Romans 3:25Whom God hath set forth to be a propitiation through faith in his blood, to declare his righteousness for the remission of sins that are past, through the forbearance of God;
• 1 Peter 2:24Who himself bore our sins in his own body on the tree, that we, being dead to sins, should live to righteousness: by whose stripes ye were healed.
• 1 Peter 3:18For Christ also hath once suffered for sins, the just for the unjust, that he might bring us to God, being put to death in the flesh, but made alive by the Spirit:
• 1 John 4:14And we have seen and do testify that the Father sent the Son to be the Saviour of the world.
• 1 John 5:19And we know that we are of God, and the whole world lieth in wickedness.
• John 1:29The next day John seeth Jesus coming to him, and saith, Behold the Lamb of God, who taketh away the sin of the world.
• John 4:42And said to the woman, Now we believe, not because of thy saying: for we have heard him ourselves, and know that this is indeed the Christ, the Saviour of the world.
• John 11:51And this he spoke not of himself: but being high priest that year, he prophesied that Jesus should die for that nation;
• 2 Corinthians 5:18And all things are from God, who hath reconciled us to himself by Jesus Christ, and hath given to us the ministry of reconciliation;
• Revelation 12:9And the great dragon was cast out, that old serpent, called the Devil, and Satan, who deceiveth the whole world: he was cast out upon the earth, and his angels were cast out 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