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Andκαὶthisαὕτηisἐστὶνthe promiseἡ ἐπαγγελίαthatἣνheαὐτὸςmadeἐπηγγείλατοus:ἡμῖνeternalτὴν αἰώνιονlife.τὴν ζωὴν
1 John 2:25
Study it in the app“And this is the promise that he made us: eternal life.”
With the Greek beneath
1 John 2:25, word by word
- isἐστὶνestin
be
To be: says who or what something is.
Where else “estin” appears- the promiseἐπαγγελίαepangelia
promise
Promise.
Where else “epangelia” appears- madeἐπηγγείλατοepēngeilato
promise
To pledge something, as God did to Abraham.
Where else “epēngeilato” appears- eternalαἰώνιονaiōnion
eternal
Without end, like the life God gives.
Where else “aiōnion” appears- lifeζωὴνzōēn
eternal life
What God gives to live with him without end.
Where else “zōēn” appears
The context
24As for you, let what you heard from the beginning remain in you. If what you heard from the beginning remains in you, you also will remain in the Son and in the Father.
25 · This verse (above)
26I have written these things to you about those who are leading you astray.
To study 1 John 2 in a group
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?