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AndΚαὶnow,νῦνlittle children,τεκνίαremainμένετεinἐνhim,αὐτῷso thatἵναwhenἐὰνhe is revealedφανερωθῇwe may haveσχῶμενconfidenceπαρρησίανandκαὶnotμὴshrink away in shameαἰσχυνθῶμενfromἀπ’himαὐτοῦatἐνhis coming.τῇ παρουσίᾳ αὐτοῦ
1 John 2:28
Study it in the app“And now, little children, remain in him, so that when he is revealed we may have confidence and not shrink away in shame from him at his coming.”
John asks us to remain in him so we can meet him without shame when he appearsJesus Will Return
With the Greek beneath
1 John 2:28, word by word
- little childrenτεκνίαteknia
little child
Little children; an affectionate way of addressing the disciples.
Where else “teknia” appears- remainμένετεmenete
remain
To stay joined to someone: "abide in me".
Where else “menete” appears- he is revealedφανερωθῇphanerōthēi
reveal, make known
Reveal, show, make known.
Where else “phanerōthēi” appears- we may haveσχῶμενschōmen
have
To count something or someone as one's own: goods, family, faith, power.
Where else “schōmen” appears- confidenceπαρρησίανparrēsian
boldness
Speaking or coming to God without fear.
Where else “parrēsian” appears- shrink away in shameαἰσχυνθῶμενaischynthōmen
be ashamed
To be ashamed.
Where else “aischynthōmen” appears- his comingπαρουσίᾳparousiai
coming
The arrival of Jesus in glory at the end.
Where else “parousiai” appears
The context
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.
28 · This verse (above)
29If you know that he is righteous, know that everyone who does righteousness has been born of 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?