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Whoeverὁsaysλέγωνhe remainsμένεινinἐνhimαὐτῷoughtὀφείλειhimselfαὐτὸςto walkπεριπατεῖνjust asκαθὼςheἐκεῖνοςwalked.περιεπάτησεν
1 John 2:6
Study it in the app“Whoever says he remains in him ought himself to walk just as he walked.”
Knowing God shows in keeping his word and walking as Jesus walkedObedience
With the Greek beneath
1 John 2:6, word by word
- saysλέγωνlegōn
say
To express something in words to others.
Where else “legōn” appears- he remainsμένεινmenein
remain
To stay joined to someone: "abide in me".
Where else “menein” appears- oughtὀφείλειopheilei
ought
To be under obligation to do something.
Where else “opheilei” appears- to walkπεριπατεῖνperipatein
live
To live in a certain way: "walk in love".
Where else “peripatein” appears
The context
5But whoever keeps his word, in him truly the love of God has been brought to completion. By this we know that we are in him:
6 · This verse (above)
7Beloved, I am not writing to you a new commandment, but an old commandment that you have had from the beginning. The old commandment is the word that you heard.
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?