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1 John 2:12 — King James Version← Study notes

I write unto you, little children, because your sins are forgiven you for his name’s sake.


1 John 2:12Greek Interlinear

Greek · 1 John 2:1212 words
GreekMeaning
ΓράφωGraphō
I am writingverbG1125
ὑμῖνhymin
to youpronounG4771
τεκνίαteknia
little childrennounG5040
ὅτιhoti
becausewordG3754
ἀφέωνταιapheōntai
have been forgivenverbG863
ὑμῖνhymin
yourpronounG4771
αἱhai
thearticleG3588
ἁμαρτίαιhamartiai
sinsnounG266
διὰdia
for the sake ofprepositionG1223
τὸto
thearticleG3588
ὄνομαonoma
namenounG3686
αὐτοῦautou
of HimpronounG846
Greek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.
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David ChenNote1mo ago
The power of prayer - 1 John 2
I think this is a call to trust beyond what we can see. The early church would have heard this very differently than we do today. I notice the repetition here is deliberate - the author wants us to fe...
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