1 John 2:14 BSB — MannaFest

1 John 2:14

I 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.

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ASV

I have written unto you, fathers, because ye know him who is from the beginning. I have written unto you, young men, because ye are strong, and the word of God abideth in you, and ye have overcome the evil one.

KJV

I have written unto you, fathers, because ye have known him that is from the beginning. I have written unto you, young men, because ye are strong, and the word of God abideth in you, and ye have overcome the wicked one.

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Commentary

4 voices

Origen of Alexandria

CATENA (253)

In my opinion, if someone is a child inside, then he will appear to be a child on the outside as well, however old he is. The same is true of someone who is an overgrown teenager. But it also follows from this that anyone can be an adult and parent on the inside, whatever age they may be.

The record, by era

The Puritans and the Awakening2 voices

John Gill

1697–1771

Exposition of the New Testament (1746-1748)

I have written unto you, fathers,.... This, with the reason annexed to it, is repeated, to raise the attention of the aged servants of Christ, and to quicken them to a discharge of their duty, who are apt to abate in their zeal, to grow lukewarm and indifferent, to cleave to the world, and to the things of it, which they are cautioned against in 1Jn 2:15. The whole of this, with the reason, because ye have known him that is from the beginning, is left out in the Vulgate Latin version, and Complutensian edition.

Matthew Henry

1662–1714

Commentary on the Whole Bible (1710)

The word of God must abide in the adult disciples; it is the nutriment and supply of strength to them; it is the weapon by which they overcome the wicked one; the sword of the Spirit, whereby they quench his fiery darts: and those in whom the word of God dwells are well furnished for the conquest of the world.

The Nineteenth Century1 voice

Adam Clarke

1762–1832

Commentary on the Bible (1832)

The word of God abideth in you - Ye have not only thoroughly known and digested the Divine doctrine, but your hearts are moulded into it; ye know it to be the truth of God from the power and happiness with which it inspires you, and from the constant abiding testimony of the Spirit of that truth which lives and witnesses wherever that truth lives and predominates.

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Original language & word study

26 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
ἔγραψα	egrapsa	[14] I have written	G1125 →
ὑμῖν,	humin	to you,	G4771 →
πατέρες,	pateres	fathers,	G3962 →
ὅτι	hoti	because	G3754 →
ἐγνώκατε	egnōkate	you have known	G1097 →
τὸν	ton	Him who [is]	G3588 →
ἀπ᾽	ap᾽	from	G575 →
ἀρχῆς.	archēs	[the] beginning.	G746 →
ἔγραψα	egrapsa	I have written	G1125 →
ὑμῖν,	humin	to you,	G4771 →
νεανίσκοι,	neaniskoi	young men,	G3495 →
ὅτι	hoti	because	G3754 →
ἰσχυροί	ischuroi	strong	G2478 →
ἐστε	este	you are	G1510 →
καὶ	kai	and	G2532 →
ὁ	ho	the	G3588 →
λόγος	logos	word	G3056 →
τοῦ	tou	<the>	G3588 →
θεοῦ	theou	of God	G2316 →
ἐν	en	in	G1722 →
ὑμῖν	humin	you	G4771 →
μένει	menei	abides	G3306 →
καὶ	kai	and	G2532 →
νενικήκατε	nenikēkate	you have overcome	G3528 →
τὸν	ton	the	G3588 →
πονηρόν.¶	ponēron	evil [one].	G4190 →

Rare words are the text's own signal of a deliberate thread: the fewer the occurrences, the more the places it appears belong together.

The walk

The walk8

Where the connections lead

Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
Ephesians 6:10
Finally, be strong in the Lord and in His mighty power.
leads to
- Philippians 4:13
  I can do all things through Christ who gives me strength.
- Isaiah 40:31
  But those who wait upon the LORD will renew their strength; they will mount up with wings like eagles; they will run and not grow weary, they will walk and not faint.
- Joshua 1:9
  Have I not commanded you to be strong and courageous? Do not be afraid; do not be discouraged, for the LORD your God is with you wherever you go.”
- 1 Corinthians 16:13
  Be on the alert. Stand firm in the faith. Be men of courage. Be strong.
Through
John 15:7
If you remain in Me and My words remain in you, ask whatever you wish, and it will be done for you.
leads to
- Psalms 37:4
  Delight yourself in the LORD, and He will give you the desires of your heart.
- 1 John 5:14
  And this is the confidence that we have before Him: If we ask anything according to His will, He hears us.
- John 14:13
  And I will do whatever you ask in My name, so that the Father may be glorified in the Son.
Through
Psalms 119:11
I have hidden Your word in my heart that I might not sin against You.
leads to
- Jeremiah 15:16
  Your words were found, and I ate them. Your words became my joy and my heart’s delight. For I bear Your name, O LORD God of Hosts.
  Reached by 2 independent paths from here.

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02Original language & word study

03The walk

Where the connections lead

04Related verses

05Featured studies on this passage

06About 1 John

Where the connections lead

The record, by era

Commentary

Original language & word study

The walk

Related verses

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About 1 John