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1 John 2:13

I am writing to you, fathers, because you know Him who is from the beginning. I am writing to you, young men, because you have overcome the evil one. I have written to you, children, because you know the Father.

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ASV

I write unto you, fathers, because ye know him who is from the beginning. I write unto you, young men, because ye have overcome the evil one. I have written unto you, little children, because ye know the Father.

KJV

I write unto you, fathers, because ye have known him that is from the beginning. I write unto you, young men, because ye have overcome the wicked one. I write unto you, little children, because ye have known the Father.

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Original language & word study

15 tagged words
OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
γράφωgraphōI am writingG1125 →
ὑμῖν,huminto you,G4771 →
πατέρες,pateresfathers,G3962 →
ὅτιhotibecauseG3754 →
ἐγνώκατεegnōkateyou have knownG1097 →
τὸνtonHim who [is]G3588 →
ἀπ᾽ap᾽fromG575 →
ἀρχῆς.archēs[the] beginning.G746 →
γράφωgraphōI am writingG1125 →
ὑμῖν,huminto you,G4771 →
νεανίσκοι,neaniskoiyoung men,G3495 →
ὅτιhotibecauseG3754 →
νενικήκατεnenikēkateyou have overcomeG3528 →
τὸνtontheG3588 →
πονηρόν.¶ponēronevil [one].G4190 →

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John 14:7If you had known Me, you would know My Father as well. From now on you do know Him and have seen Him.”1 John 2:14I have written to you, fathers, because you know Him who is from the beginning. I have written to you, young men, because you are strong, and the word of God abides in you, and you have overcome the evil one.1 John 4:4You, little children, are from God and have overcome them, because greater is He who is in you than he who is in the world.Luke 10:22All things have been entrusted to Me by My Father. No one knows who the Son is except the Father, and no one knows who the Father is except the Son and those to whom the Son chooses to reveal Him.”1 John 1:1That which was from the beginning, which we have heard, which we have seen with our own eyes, which we have gazed upon and touched with our own hands—this is the Word of life.1 John 5:4–5because everyone born of God overcomes the world. And this is the victory that has overcome the world: our faith.John 17:3Now this is eternal life, that they may know You, the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom You have sent.1 John 5:18We know that anyone born of God does not keep on sinning; the One who was born of God protects him, and the evil one cannot touch him.Ephesians 6:10–12Finally, be strong in the Lord and in His mighty power.Matthew 11:27All things have been entrusted to Me by My Father. No one knows the Son except the Father, and no one knows the Father except the Son and those to whom the Son chooses to reveal Him.1 John 3:12Do not be like Cain, who belonged to the evil one and murdered his brother. And why did Cain slay him? Because his own deeds were evil, while those of his brother were righteous.1 John 2:12I am writing to you, little children, because your sins have been forgiven through His name.1 Peter 5:8–9Be sober-minded and alert. Your adversary the devil prowls around like a roaring lion, seeking someone to devour.John 16:3They will do these things because they have not known the Father or Me.John 8:54–55Jesus answered, “If I glorify Myself, My glory means nothing. The One who glorifies Me is My Father, of whom you say ‘He is our God.’Matthew 13:38The field is the world, and the good seed represents the sons of the kingdom. The weeds are the sons of the evil one,1 John 5:20And we know that the Son of God has come and has given us understanding, so that we may know Him who is true; and we are in Him who is true—in His Son Jesus Christ. He is the true God and eternal life.John 14:9Jesus replied, “Philip, I have been with you all this time, and still you do not know Me? Anyone who has seen Me has seen the Father. How can you say, ‘Show us the Father’?

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