1 John 2
1 My little children, these things I write to you, that ye may not sin: and if any one may sin, an advocate we have with the Father, Jesus Christ, a righteous one,
My little children, these things I write to you, that you may not sin. Yet if any one has sinned, we have an advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the Just One.
2 and he — he is a propitiation for our sins, and not for ours only, but also for the whole world,
And he is a propitiation for our sins; and not for ours only, but also for the whole world.
3 and in this we know that we have known him, if his commands we may keep;
And by this, we know that we have known him, if we keep his commandments.
4 he who is saying, 'I have known him,' and his command is not keeping, a liar he is, and in him the truth is not;
He who says, I have known him, and does not keep his commandments, is a liar, and the truth is not in this man.
5 and whoever may keep his word, truly in him the love of God hath been perfected; in this we know that in him we are.
But whoever keeps his word, truly in this man the love of God is perfected. By this we know that we are in him.
6 He who is saying in him he doth remain, ought according as he walked also himself so to walk.
He who says he abides in him, ought, himself, also, so to walk even as he walked.
7 Brethren, a new command I write not to you, but an old command, that ye had from the beginning — the old command is the word that ye heard from the beginning;
Brethren, I do not write a new commandment to you; but an old commandment, which you had from the beginning. The old commandment is the word, which you have heard from the beginning.
8 again, a new command I write to you, which thing is true in him and in you, because the darkness doth pass away, and the true light doth now shine;
On the other hand, I write to you a new commandment, which is true concerning him and concerning you. For the darkness is passing away, and the light, which is true, now shines.
9 he who is saying, in the light he is, and his brother is hating, in the darkness he is till now;
He who says he is in the light and yet hates his brother, is in the darkness till now.
10 he who is loving his brother, in the light he doth remain, and a stumbling-block in him there is not;
He who loves his brother, abides in the light, and there is no stumbling block to him.
11 and he who is hating his brother, in the darkness he is, and in the darkness he doth walk, and he hath not known whither he doth go, because the darkness did blind his eyes.
But he who hates his brother, is in the darkness, and walks in that darkness, and does not know whither he goes; because the darkness has blinded his eyes.
12 I write to you, little children, because the sins have been forgiven you through his name;
Little children, I write to you, because your sins are forgiven you, on account of his name.
13 I write to you, fathers, because ye have known him who [is] from the beginning; I write to you, young men, because ye have overcome the evil. I write to you, little youths, because ye have known the Father:
Fathers, I write to you, because you have known him from the beginning. Young men, I write to you, because you have overcome the wicked one.
14 I did write to you, fathers, because ye have known him who [is] from the beginning; I did write to you, young men, because ye are strong, and the word of God in you doth remain, and ye have overcome the evil.
Fathers, I have written to you, because you have known him from the beginning. Young men, I have written to you, because you are strong, and the word of God abides in you, and you have overcome the wicked one.
15 Love not ye the world, nor the things in the world; if any one doth love the world, the love of the Father is not in him,
Love not the world, neither the things which are in the world. If any one love the world, the love of the Father is not in him.
16 because all that [is] in the world — the desire of the flesh, and the desire of the eyes, and the ostentation of the life — is not of the Father, but of the world,
For all that is in the world, the lust of the flesh, and the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life--is not of the Father, but is of the world.
17 and the world doth pass away, and the desire of it, and he who is doing the will of God, he doth remain — to the age. (aiōn g165)
Now the world passes away, and the lust of it; be he who does the will of God, abides forever. (aiōn g165)
18 Little youths, it is the last hour; and even as ye heard that the antichrist doth come, even now antichrists have become many — whence we know that it is the last hour;
Young children, it is the last period. And as you have heard that the antichrist comes, so, now, there are many antichrists; whence you know that it is the last period.
19 out of us they went forth, but they were not of us, for if they had been of us, they would have remained with us; but — that they might be manifested that they are not all of us.
They went away from us, but they were not of us. For, if they had been of us, they would have abode with us; but they went away, that they might be made manifest that they were not of us.
20 And ye have an anointing from the Holy One, and have known all things;
But you have an unction from the Holy One, and know all things.
21 I did not write to you because ye have not known the truth, but because ye have known it, and because no lie is of the truth.
I have not written to you because you know not the truth, but because you know it, and that no lie is of the truth.
22 Who is the liar, except he who is denying that Jesus is the Christ? this one is the antichrist who is denying the Father and the Son;
Who is a liar, if not he who denies that Jesus is the Christ? He is the antichrist who denies the Father and the Son.
23 every one who is denying the Son, neither hath he the Father, [he who is confessing the Son hath the Father also.]
Whoever denies the Son, does not acknowledge the Father.
24 Ye, then, that which ye heard from the beginning, in you let it remain; if in you may remain that which from the beginning ye did hear, ye also in the Son and in the Father shall remain,
Therefore, let what you have heard from the beginning abide in you. If what you have heard from the beginning, abide in you; you also shall abide in the Son, and in the Father:
and this is the promise which he has promised to us, even eternal life. (aiōnios g166)
26 These things I did write to you concerning those leading you astray;
These things I have written to you, concerning them who deceive you;
27 and you, the anointing that ye did receive from him, in you it doth remain, and ye have no need that any one may teach you, but as the same anointing doth teach you concerning all, and is true, and is not a lie, and even as was taught you, ye shall remain in him.
but the unction which you have received from him abides in you; and you have no need that any one should teach you, unless the same unction teaches you concerning all things, and is truth, and is no lie: and as it has taught you, you will abide in him.
28 And now, little children, remain in him, that when he may be manifested, we may have boldness, and may not be ashamed before him, in his presence;
And now, little children, abide in him, that when he shall appear, we may have confidence, and may not be put to shame by him, at his coming.
29 if ye know that he is righteous, know ye that every one doing the righteousness, of him hath been begotten.
If you know that he is righteous, you know that every one who works righteousness, has been begotten by him.
