Study it in the app“I have written to you, children, because you have come to know the Father. I have written to you, fathers, because you have come to know the one who is from the beginning. I have written to you, young men, because you are strong, and the word of God remains in you, and you have overcome the evil one.”
I have writtenἔγραψαto you,ὑμῖνchildren,παιδίαbecauseὅτιyou have come to knowἐγνώκατεthe Father.τὸν πατέραI have writtenἔγραψαto you,ὑμῖνfathers,πατέρεςbecauseὅτιyou have come to knowἐγνώκατεthe one who isτὸνfromἀπ’the beginning.ἀρχῆςI have writtenἔγραψαto you,ὑμῖνyoung men,νεανίσκοιbecauseὅτιyou areἐστεstrong,ἰσχυροίandκαὶthe wordὁ λόγοςof Godτοῦ θεοῦremainsμένειinἐνyou,ὑμῖνandκαὶyou have overcomeνενικήκατεthe evil one.τὸν πονηρόν
write
To set down words in writing: letters, laws, books.
Where else “egrapsa” appearschild
A child of few years, boy or girl.
Where else “paidia” appearsknow
To be truly acquainted with someone, or grasp something fully.
Where else “egnōkate” appearsFather
God, who gives life and cares for his own; the Father of Jesus.
Where else “patera” appearsbeginning
The point where something starts: its first moment.
Where else “archēs” appearsyoung man
Young man, youth.
Where else “neaniskoi” appearsbe
To be: says who or what something is.
Where else “este” appearsstrong
Strong, mighty.
Where else “ischyroi” appearsmessage
What God says, proclaimed to people.
Where else “logos” appearsGod
The Creator and Lord of all, the one God of Israel.
Where else “theou” appearsremain
To stay joined to someone: "abide in me".
Where else “menei” appearsconquer, overcome
Conquer, overcome.
Where else “nenikēkate” appearsthe evil one
A name given to the devil, God's enemy.
Where else “ponēron” appears13I am writing to you, fathers, because you have come to know the one who is from the beginning. I am writing to you, young men, because you have overcome the evil one.
14 · This verse (above)
15Do not love the world nor the things in the world. If anyone loves the world, the love of the Father is not in him;
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?
