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1 John 2:15 — King James Version← Study notes

Love not the world, neither the things that are in the world. If any man love the world, the love of the Father is not in him.


1 John 2:15Greek Interlinear

Greek · 1 John 2:1522 words
GreekMeaning
Μὴ
NotadverbG3361
ἀγαπᾶτεagapate
do loveverbG25
τὸνton
thearticleG3588
κόσμονkosmon
worldnounG2889
μηδὲmēde
norwordG3366
τὰta
the thingsarticleG3588
ἐνen
inprepositionG1722
τῷ
thearticleG3588
κόσμῳkosmō
worldnounG2889
ἐάνean
IfwordG1437
τιςtis
anyonepronounG5100
ἀγαπᾷagapa
shall loveverbG25
τὸνton
thearticleG3588
κόσμονkosmon
worldnounG2889
οὐκouk
notadverbG3756
ἔστινestin
isverbG1510
thearticleG3588
ἀγάπηagapē
lovenounG26
τοῦtou
of thearticleG3588
πατρὸςpatros
FathernounG3962
ἐνen
inprepositionG1722
αὐτῷautō
himpronounG846
Greek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.

Church Fathers on 1 John 2:15

“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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Elena PetrovaNote3mo ago
Love Not the World
I read this verse growing up and thought it meant be boring. Worldliness was music and movies and ambition and fun things. True Christians didn't love worldly things. I spent a decade being righteousl...
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