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1 John 2:14 — King James Version← Study notes

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.


1 John 2:14Greek Interlinear

Greek · 1 John 2:1433 words
GreekMeaning
ἔγραψαegrapsa
14 I have writtenverbG1125
ὑμῖνhymin
to youpronounG4771
παιδίαpaidia
(little, young) child, damselnounG3813
ὅτιhoti
becausewordG3754
ἐγνώκατεegnōkate
you have knownverbG1097
τὸνton
Him who isarticleG3588
πατέραpatera
fathersnounG3962
ἔγραψαegrapsa
I have writtenverbG1125
ὑμῖνhymin
to youpronounG4771
πατέρεςpateres
father, parentnounG3962
ὅτιhoti
becausewordG3754
ἐγνώκατεegnōkate
allow, be aware (of), feelverbG1097
τὸνton
thearticleG3588
ἀπ’ap’
fromprepositionG575
ἀρχῆςarchēs
the beginningnounG746
ἔγραψαegrapsa
describe, write(-ing, -ten)verbG1125
ὑμῖνhymin
youpronounG4771
νεανίσκοιneaniskoi
young mennounG3495
ὅτιhoti
that / becausewordG3754
ἰσχυροίischyroi
strongadjectiveG2478
ἐστεeste
you areverbG1510
καὶkai
andwordG2532
ho
thearticleG3588
λόγοςlogos
wordnounG3056
τοῦtou
thearticleG3588
θεοῦtheou
of GodnounG2316
ἐνen
inprepositionG1722
ὑμῖνhymin
youpronounG4771
μένειmenei
abidesverbG3306
καὶkai
andwordG2532
νενικήκατεnenikēkate
you have overcomeverbG3528
τὸνton
thearticleG3588
πονηρόνponēron
evil oneadjectiveG4190
Greek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.

Church Fathers on 1 John 2:14

“I write unto you, fathers.” 1 John 2:13 Why first sons? “Because your sins are forgiven you through His name,” and you are regenerated into a new life, therefore sons. Why fathers? “Because you have known Him that is from the beginning:” for the beginning has relation unto fatherhood. Christ new in flesh, but ancient in Godhead. How ancient think we? How many years old? Think we, of greater age than His mother? Assuredly of greater age than His mother, for “all things were…

Augustine · 4th century · Homily 2 on the First Epistle of John
Nicene & Post-Nicene / Ante-Nicene Fathers translations · public domain
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