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I have writtenἔγραψαthese thingsΤαῦταto youὑμῖνaboutπερὶthose whoτῶνare leadingπλανώντωνyouὑμᾶςastray.πλανώντων
1 John 2:26
Study it in the app“I have written these things to you about those who are leading you astray.”
With the Greek beneath
1 John 2:26, word by word
- I have writtenἔγραψαegrapsa
write
To set down words in writing: letters, laws, books.
Where else “egrapsa” appears- are leadingπλανώντωνplanōntōn
lead astray
To lead others the wrong way.
Where else “planōntōn” appears
The context
25And this is the promise that he made us: eternal life.
26 · This verse (above)
27And as for you, the anointing that you received from him remains in you, and you have no need for anyone to teach you; but as his anointing teaches you about all things, and is true and is not a lie, and just as it has taught you, remain in him.
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?