Focused Passage

1 John 2:12-14

Christ Our Advocate, Walking as He Walked, and Abiding in the Truth

The chapter moves from Christ’s advocacy for sinners to the evidences of genuine knowledge of God: obedience, love, rejection of the world, discernment of antichrist denial, and abiding in the Son.

Berean Standard Bible, Public Domain - Translation notes - Reference sources

12I am writing to you, little children, because your sins have been forgiven through His name.

13I am writing to you, fathers, because you know Him who is from the beginning. I am writing to you, young men, because you have overcome the evil one. I have written to you, children, because you know the Father.

14I have written to you, fathers, because you know Him who is from the beginning. I have written to you, young men, because you are strong, and the word of God abides in you, and you have overcome the evil one.

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References and Original Words

Verse 12

Original words

I am writingΓράφωG1125Verb - Present Indicative Active - 1st Person Singularto youὑμῖνG4771Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative 2nd Person Plurallittle childrenτεκνίαG5040Noun - Vocative Neuter PluralbecauseὅτιG3754Conjunction[your]αἱG3588Article - Nominative Feminine PluralsinsἁμαρτίαιG266Noun - Nominative Feminine Pluralhave been forgivenἀφέωνταιG863Verb - Perfect Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person Plural. . .ὑμῖνG4771Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative 2nd Person PluralthroughδιὰG1223PrepositionHisαὐτοῦG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singular-τὸG3588Article - Accusative Neuter SingularnameὄνομαG3686Noun - Accusative Neuter Singular
Verse 13

Original words

I am writingΓράφωG1125Verb - Present Indicative Active - 1st Person Singularto youὑμῖνG4771Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative 2nd Person PluralfathersπατέρεςG3962Noun - Vocative Masculine PluralbecauseὅτιG3754Conjunctionyou knowἐγνώκατεG1097Verb - Perfect Indicative Active - 2nd Person PluralHim who [is]τὸνG3588Article - Accusative Masculine Singularfromἀπ’G575Preposition[the] beginningἀρχῆςG746Noun - Genitive Feminine SingularI am writingΓράφωG1125Verb - Present Indicative Active - 1st Person Singularto youὑμῖνG4771Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative 2nd Person Pluralyoung menνεανίσκοιG3495Noun - Vocative Masculine PluralbecauseὅτιG3754Conjunctionyou have overcomeνενικήκατεG3528Verb - Perfect Indicative Active - 2nd Person PluraltheτὸνG3588Article - Accusative Masculine Singularevil [one]πονηρόνG4190Adjective - Accusative Masculine SingularI have writtenἜγραψαG1125Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 1st Person Singularto youὑμῖνG4771Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative 2nd Person PluralchildrenπαιδίαG3813Noun - Vocative Neuter PluralbecauseὅτιG3754Conjunctionyou knowἐγνώκατεG1097Verb - Perfect Indicative Active - 2nd Person PluraltheτὸνG3588Article - Accusative Masculine SingularFatherΠατέραG3962Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular

BSB notes

  • Or you have overcome evil; also in verse 14
Verse 14

Original words

I have writtenἜγραψαG1125Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 1st Person Singularto youὑμῖνG4771Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative 2nd Person PluralfathersπατέρεςG3962Noun - Vocative Masculine PluralbecauseὅτιG3754Conjunctionyou knowἐγνώκατεG1097Verb - Perfect Indicative Active - 2nd Person PluralHim who [is]τὸνG3588Article - Accusative Masculine Singularfromἀπ’G575Preposition[the] beginningἀρχῆςG746Noun - Genitive Feminine SingularI have writtenἜγραψαG1125Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 1st Person Singularto youὑμῖνG4771Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative 2nd Person Pluralyoung menνεανίσκοιG3495Noun - Vocative Masculine PluralbecauseὅτιG3754Conjunctionyou areἐστεG1510Verb - Present Indicative Active - 2nd Person PluralstrongἰσχυροίG2478Adjective - Nominative Masculine PluralandκαὶG2532ConjunctiontheG3588Article - Nominative Masculine SingularwordλόγοςG3056Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular-τοῦG3588Article - Genitive Masculine Singularof GodΘεοῦG2316Noun - Genitive Masculine SingularabidesμένειG3306Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingularinἐνG1722PrepositionyouὑμῖνG4771Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative 2nd Person PluralandκαὶG2532Conjunctionyou have overcomeνενικήκατεG3528Verb - Perfect Indicative Active - 2nd Person PluraltheτὸνG3588Article - Accusative Masculine Singularevil [one]πονηρόνG4190Adjective - Accusative Masculine Singular

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