Study it in the app“My little children, I am writing these things to you so that you may not sin. And if anyone does sin, we have an Advocate with the Father, Jesus the Messiah, the righteous one.”
My little children,Τεκνία μουI am writingγράφωthese thingsταῦταto youὑμῖνso thatἵναyou may notμὴsin.ἁμάρτητεAndκαὶifἐάνanyoneτιςdoes sin,ἁμάρτῃwe haveἔχομενan Advocateπαράκλητονwithπρὸςthe Father,τὸν πατέραJesusἸησοῦνthe Messiah,Χριστὸνthe righteous one.δίκαιον
little child
Little children; an affectionate way of addressing the disciples.
Where else “Teknia” appearswrite
To set down words in writing: letters, laws, books.
Where else “graphō” appearssin
Sin: fail God, do what he forbids.
Where else “hamartēte” appearshave
To count something or someone as one's own: goods, family, faith, power.
Where else “echomen” appearsAdvocate
Advocate: one called to stand beside someone to help him; defender, counselor. In John, the Holy Spirit; in 1 John 2:1, Jesus.
Where else “paraklēton” appearsFather
God, who gives life and cares for his own; the Father of Jesus.
Where else “patera” appearsJesus
Jesus, the Greek form of the Hebrew Yehoshua (Joshua), which means "YHWH saves". It is the name the angel told Joseph to give him (Matthew 1:21).
Where else “Iēsoun” appearsMessiah
Messiah: literally "anointed", the king or envoy God consecrates with oil. It is a title, not a surname; in Hebrew, mashiach.
Where else “Christon” appearsRighteous One
Jesus or God, the Righteous One.
Where else “dikaion” appears1 · This verse (above)
2And he is the expiation for our sins, and not for ours only, but also for the whole world.
1. What it says
What does John say about the one who says "I have known him" but does not keep his commandments, and about the one who keeps his word (v. 3-6)?
2. What it means
John says the commandment is both old and new (v. 7-8). How does he explain it?
3. How I live it
John warns about loving the world (v. 15-17). What today competes for your attention against what really matters?
