the Week of Christ the King / Proper 29 / Ordinary 34
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1 John 2:12
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I write to you, dear children, because your sins are forgiven through Christ.
I am writing to you, little children, because your sins are forgiven for his sake.
Babes I write vnto you how that youre synnes are forgeven you for his names sake.
I write to you, little children, because your sins are forgiven you for his name's sake.
I am writing to you, little children, because your sins have been forgiven you on account of His name.
I write to you, dear children, because your sins are forgiven through Christ.
I write to you, [my] little children, because your sins are forgiven you for his name's sake.
I write to you, little children, because your sins are forgiven you for his name's sake.
I write to you, little children, because your sins are forgiven you for his name's sake.
I have written to you, beloved children, because your sins are forgiven you for his name sake.
I am writing to you, dear children, because for His sake your sins are forgiven you.
Litle sones, Y write to you, that youre synnes ben foryouun to you for his name.
I write unto you, [my] little children, because your sins are forgiven you for his name’s sake.
I am writing to you, little children, because your sins have been forgiven through His name.
Children, I am writing you, because your sins have been forgiven in the name of Christ.
I am writing to you, little children (believers, dear ones), because your sins have been forgiven for His name's sake [you have been pardoned and released from spiritual debt through His name because you have confessed His name, believing in Him as Savior].
I write unto you, my little children, because your sins are forgiven you for his name's sake.
I am writing to you, my children, because you have forgiveness of sins through his name.
You children, I am writing you because your sins have been forgiven for his sake.
I write to you, children, because [your] sins are forgiven you for his name's sake.
I am writing to you, little children,Luke 24:47; Acts 4:12; 10:43; 13:38; 1 John 1:7;">[xr] because your sins have been forgivenon account of his name.
12 I write to you, sons [fn] because forgiven to you are your sins for the sake of his name.
I write to you, ye children, because your sins are forgiven you for his name's sake.
I write vnto you, little children, because your sinnes are forgiuen you for his Names sake.
I am writing to you, my children, for your sins have been forgiven because of Christ's name.
I am writing to you, little children, because your sins are forgiven on account of his name.
I am writing to you, little children, because your sins are forgiven for his name's sake.
Litle children, I write vnto you, because your sinnes are forgiuen you for his Names sake.
I write to you, little children, because your sins are forgiven you for his name''s sake.
I write unto you, dear children, because your sins have been forgiven you, for the sake of his name:
I write unto you, little children, because your sins are forgiven you for his name’s sake.
Babes I write vnto you, because your sinnes are forgeuen you for his names sake.
I write to you, my children, because your sins are forgiven for the sake of Christ.
I am writing to you, little children,since your sins have been forgivenon account of his name.
I write unto you, little children, because your sins are forgiven you for his name's sake.
I am writing to you, little children, because your sins have been forgiven you on account of his name.
Little children, I write to you because you have been forgiven your sins through His name.
I write to you, little children, because the sins have been forgiven you through his name;
Babes, I wryte vnto you, that yor synnes are forgeuen you for his names sake.
I write to you, dear children, because your sins are forgiven you upon the account of Christ.
I remind you, my dear children: Your sins are forgiven in Jesus' name. You veterans were in on the ground floor, and know the One who started all this; you newcomers have won a big victory over the Evil One. And a second reminder, dear children: You know the Father from personal experience. You veterans know the One who started it all; and you newcomers—such vitality and strength! God's word is so steady in you. Your fellowship with God enables you to gain a victory over the Evil One. Don't love the world's ways. Don't love the world's goods. Love of the world squeezes out love for the Father. Practically everything that goes on in the world—wanting your own way, wanting everything for yourself, wanting to appear important—has nothing to do with the Father. It just isolates you from him. The world and all its wanting, wanting, wanting is on the way out—but whoever does what God wants is set for eternity. Children, time is just about up. You heard that Antichrist is coming. Well, they're all over the place, antichrists everywhere you look. That's how we know that we're close to the end. They left us, but they were never really with us. If they had been, they would have stuck it out with us, loyal to the end. In leaving, they showed their true colors, showed they never did belong. But you belong. The Holy One anointed you, and you all know it. I haven't been writing this to tell you something you don't know, but to confirm the truth you do know, and to remind you that the truth doesn't breed lies. So who is lying here? It's the person who denies that Jesus is the Divine Christ, that's who. This is what makes an antichrist: denying the Father, denying the Son. No one who denies the Son has any part with the Father, but affirming the Son is an embrace of the Father as well. Stay with what you heard from the beginning, the original message. Let it sink into your life. If what you heard from the beginning lives deeply in you, you will live deeply in both Son and Father. This is exactly what Christ promised: eternal life, real life! I've written to warn you about those who are trying to deceive you. But they're no match for what is embedded deeply within you—Christ's anointing, no less! You don't need any of their so-called teaching. Christ's anointing teaches you the truth on everything you need to know about yourself and him, uncontaminated by a single lie. Live deeply in what you were taught. And now, children, stay with Christ. Live deeply in Christ. Then we'll be ready for him when he appears, ready to receive him with open arms, with no cause for red-faced guilt or lame excuses when he arrives. Once you're convinced that he is right and righteous, you'll recognize that all who practice righteousness are God's true children.
I am writing to you, little children, that your sins have been forgiven because of his name.
I write to you, little children, Because your sins are forgiven you for His name's sake.
I write to tell you kids that your sins are forgiven because of Christ.
I am writing to you, little children, because your sins have been forgiven you for His name's sake.
Contextual Overview
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
write: 1 John 2:7, 1 John 2:13, 1 John 2:14, 1 John 2:21, 1 John 1:4
little: 1 John 2:1
your: 1 John 1:7, 1 John 1:9, Psalms 32:1, Psalms 32:2, Luke 5:20, Luke 7:47-50, Luke 24:47, Acts 4:12, Acts 10:43, Acts 13:38, Romans 4:6, Romans 4:7, Ephesians 1:7, Colossians 1:14
for: Psalms 25:11, Psalms 106:8, Jeremiah 14:7, Ephesians 4:32
Reciprocal: Isaiah 53:12 - made Acts 26:18 - that they Romans 15:15 - I have 1 Corinthians 3:1 - babes 2 Corinthians 6:13 - I speak Galatians 4:19 - little Colossians 2:13 - having Hebrews 6:20 - for
Cross-References
The fourth row will contain a blue-green beryl, an onyx, and a green jasper. All these stones will be set in gold filigree.
The fourth row contained a blue-green beryl, an onyx, and a green jasper. All these stones were set in gold filigree.
The manna looked like small coriander seeds, and it was pale yellow like gum resin.
It's worth more than all the gold of Ophir, greater than precious onyx or lapis lazuli.
You were in Eden, the garden of God. Your clothing was adorned with every precious stone— red carnelian, pale-green peridot, white moonstone, blue-green beryl, onyx, green jasper, blue lapis lazuli, turquoise, and emerald— all beautifully crafted for you and set in the finest gold. They were given to you on the day you were created.
Gill's Notes on the Bible
I write unto you, little children,.... By whom the apostle means in common all the saints he writes to, whom he afterwards distributes into fathers, young men, and little children; for the same word is used here as in 1 John 2:1; and a different one from that which is rendered little children in 1 John 2:13; and besides, the following blessing of pardon of sin is common to all the children of God of different ages: now what the apostle says he writes unto them, intends not the epistle in general, but the new commandment of love in particular; and which he urges and enforces on them all, for this reason,
because your sins are forgiven you for his name's sake; these little children had been sinners by nature and practice, and were not now without sin, but they shared in the blessing of the forgiveness of it; which arises from the abundant mercy and rich grace of God, and proceeds on the blood and sacrifice of Christ; and therefore is said to be "for his name's sake"; not for the sake of any merits in men, any services or works of theirs, but for the sake of Christ, his blood, sacrifice and satisfaction; and it reaches to all sins, original and actual, secret and open, past, present, and to come; and here intends the application of it by the Spirit of God, and the reception of it by faith: and which, as it is a reason and argument encouraging love to God, who freely and fully forgives, and to Christ, whose blood was shed for the remission of sin, so to their brethren and fellow Christians; who are equally sharers in the same blessing, and when they should love, because they are loved of God and Christ; and whom they should forgive, because God, for Christ's sake, has forgiven them. It may be, they may be called here "little children", with a view to their interest in this blessing of grace. So the Jews say f, that Saul was called
""the son of one year in his reign"; 1 Samuel 13:1; because all his iniquities were forgiven him, ×ת×× ×ק "as a sucking child" of a year old.''
f T. Hieros. Biccurim, fol. 65. 4.
Barnes' Notes on the Bible
I write unto you, little children - There has been much difference of opinion among commentators in regard to this verse and the three following verses, on account of their apparent tautology. Even Doddridge supposes that considerable error has here crept into the text, and that a portion of these verses should be omitted in order to avoid the repetition. But there is no authority for omitting any portion of the text, and the passage is very much in accordance with the general style of the apostle John. The author of this Epistle was evidently accustomed to express his thoughts in a great variety of ways, having even the appearance of tautology, that the exact idea might be before his readers, and that his meaning might not be misapprehended. In order to show that the truths which he was uttering in this Epistle pertained to all, and to secure the interest of all in them, he addresses himself to different classes, and says that there were reasons existing in regard to each class why he wrote to them.
In the expressions âI write,â and âI have written,â he refers to what is found in the Epistle itself, and the statements in these verses are designed to be âreasonsâ why he brought these truths before their minds. The word here rendered âlittle childrenâ (ÏεκνιÌα teknia) is different from that used in 1 John 2:13, and rendered there âlittle children,â (ÏαιδιÌα paidia;) but there can be little doubt that the same class of persons is intended. Some have indeed supposed that by the term âlittle childrenâ here, as in 1 John 2:1, the apostle means to address all believers - speaking to them as a father; but it seems more appropriate to suppose that he means in these verses to divide the body of Christians whom he addressed into three classes - children, young men, and the aged, and to state particular reasons why he wrote to each. If the term (ÏεκνιÌα teknia) âlittle childrenâ here means the same as the term (ÏαιδιÌα paidia) âlittle childrenâ in 1 John 2:13, then he addresses each of these classes twice in these two verses, giving each time somewhat varied reasons why he addressed them. That, by the term âlittle childrenâ here, he means children literally, seems to me to be clear,
(1) Because this is the usual meaning of the word, and should be understood to be the meaning here, unless there is something in the connection to show that it is used in a metaphorical sense;
(2) Because it seems necessary to understand the other expressions, âyoung men,â and âfathers,â in a literal sense, as denoting those more advanced in life;
(3) Because this would be quite in character for the apostle John. He had recorded, and would doubtless remember the solemn injunction of the Saviour to Peter John 21:15, to âfeed his lambs,â and the aged apostle could not but feel that what was worthy of so solemn an injunction from the Lord, was worthy of his attention and care as an apostle; and,
(4) Because in that case, each class, fathers, young men, and children, would be twice addressed in these two verses; whereas if we understood this of Christians in general, then fathers and young men would be twice addressed, and children but once.
If this is so, it may be remarked:
(1) That there were probably quite young children in the church in the time of the apostle John, for the word would naturally convey that idea.
(2) The exact age cannot be indeed determined, but two things are clear:
(a) one is, that they were undoubtedly under 20 years of age, since they were younger than the âyoung menâ - νεανιÌÏκοι neaniskoi - a word usually applied to those who were in the vigor of life, from about the period of 20 up to 40 years, (Notes, 1 John 2:13), and this word would embrace all who were younger than that class; and,
(b) the other is, that the word itself would convey the idea that they were in quite early life, as the word âchildrenâ - fair translation of it - does now with us. It is not possible to determine, from the use of this word, precisely of what age the class here referred to was, but the word would imply that they were in quite early life. No rule is laid down in the New Testament as to the age in which children may be admitted to the communion. The whole subject is left to the wise discretion of the church, and is safely left there. Cases must vary so much that no rule could be laid down; and little or no evil has arisen from leaving the point undetermined in the Scriptures. It may be doubted, however, whether the church has not been rather in danger of erring by having it deferred too late, than by admitting children too early.
(3) Such children, if worthy the attention of an aged apostle, should receive the particular notice of pastors now. Compare the notes at John 21:15. There are reasons in all cases now, as there were then, why this part of a congregation should receive the special attention of a minister of religion. The hopes of a church are in them. Their minds are susceptible to impression. The character of the piety in the next age will depend on their views of religion. All that there is of value in the church and the world will soon pass into their hands. The houses, farms, factories; the pulpits, and the chairs of professors in colleges; the seats of senators and the benches of judges; the great offices of state, and all the offices in the church; the interests of learning, and of benevolence and liberty, are all soon to be under their control. Everything valuable in this world will soon depend on their conduct and character; and who, therefore, can over-estimate the importance of training them up in just views of religion. As John âwroteâ to this class, should not pastors âpreachâ to them?
Because - οÌÌÏι hoti. This particle may be rendered âfor,â or âbecause;â and the meaning may be either that the fact that their sins were forgiven was a reason for writing to them, since it would be proper, on that ground, to exhort them to a holy life; or that he wrote to them because it was a privilege to address them as those who were forgiven, for he felt that, in speaking to them, he could address them as such. It seems to me that it is to be taken as a causal particle, and that the apostle, in the various specifications which he makes, designs to assign particular reasons why he wrote to each class, enjoining on them the duties of a holy life. Compare 1 John 2:21.
Your sins are forgiven you - That is, this is a reason why he wrote to them, and enjoined these things on them. The meaning seems to be, that the fact that our past sins are blotted out furnishes a strong reason why we should be holy. That reason is founded on the goodness of God in doing it, and on the obligation under which we are brought by the fact that God has had mercy on us. This is a consideration which children will feel as well as others; for there is nothing which will tend more to make a child obedient hereafter, than the fact that a parent freely forgives the past.
For his nameâs sake - On account of the name of Christ; that is, in virtue of what he has done for us. In 1 John 2:13, he states another reason why he wrote to this same class - âbecause they had known the Father.â
Clarke's Notes on the Bible
Verse 12. I write unto you, little children — Ïεκνια. Beloved children, (1 John 2:1) those who were probably the apostle's own converts, and members of the Church over which he presided. But it may be applied to young converts in general; those who can call God Abba, Father, by the Holy Spirit: therefore he says of them, that their sins were forgiven them for his name's sake: i.e. on account of Jesus, the Saviour, who had died for them, and was now their Mediator at the right hand of God.
