Study it in the app“And we know that the Son of God has come and has given us understanding, so that we may know the one who is true; and we are in the one who is true, in his Son Jesus the Messiah. This is the true God and eternal life.”
Andδὲwe knowοἴδαμενthatὅτιthe Sonὁ υἱὸςof Godτοῦ θεοῦhas comeἥκειandκαὶhas givenδέδωκενusἡμῖνunderstanding,διάνοιανso thatἵναwe may knowγινώσκωμενthe one who is true;τὸν ἀληθινόνandκαὶwe areἐσμὲνinἐνthe one who is true,τῷ ἀληθινῷinἐνhis Sonτῷ υἱῷ αὐτοῦJesusἸησοῦthe Messiah.ΧριστῷThisοὗτόςisἐστινthe trueὁ ἀληθινὸςGodθεὸςandκαὶeternalαἰώνιοςlife.ζωὴ
know
To hold a fact as certain, to be aware of it.
Where else “oidamen” appearsSon
Jesus, the Son of God.
Where else “huios” appearsGod
The Creator and Lord of all, the one God of Israel.
Where else “theou” appearshave come
Come, arrive, be here.
Where else “hēkei” appearsgive
To hand something to another freely, as a gift.
Where else “dedōken” appearsmind, understanding
Mind, understanding.
Where else “dianoian” appearsknow
To be truly acquainted with someone, or grasp something fully.
Where else “ginōskōmen” appearstrue
True, genuine, real.
Where else “alēthinon” appearsbe present
To be in a place or with someone.
Where else “esmen” 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 “Iēsou” appearsMessiah
Messiah: literally "anointed", the king or envoy God consecrates with oil. It is a title, not a surname; in Hebrew, mashiach.
Where else “Christōi” appearseternal
Without end, like the life God gives.
Where else “aiōnios” appearseternal life
What God gives to live with him without end.
Where else “zōē” appears“This” may refer to Jesus the Messiah or to the Father.
19We know that we are of God, and the whole world lies in the evil one.
20 · This verse (above)
21Little children, guard yourselves from idols.
1. What it says
What does John say God has given us, and where is that life found (v. 11-12)?
2. What it means
John says he writes "so that you may know that you have eternal life" (v. 13). What connection does he see between believing and knowing?
3. How I live it
John speaks of confidence in prayer (v. 14-15). What do you want to tell God honestly today?
