1 JOHN 2:24 — KING JAMES VERSION 0
“Let that therefore abide in you, which ye have heard from the beginning. If that which ye have heard from the beginning shall remain in you, ye also shall continue in the Son, and in the Father.”
Let what you heard from the beginning abide in you. If what you heard from the beginning abides in you, then you too will abide in the Son and in the Father — the word heard (akouo) from the beginning becomes the condition for abiding. If the apostolic message indwells them (en humin), then they indwell the Trinity. Union with God's persons flows from faithfulness to apostolic tradition.
Church Fathers on 1 John 2:24
“Let that therefore abide in you, which you have heard from the beginning. If that which you have heard from the beginning shall abide in you, you also shall abide in the Son, and in the Father. And this is the promise that He has promised us.” 1 John 2:24-25 For haply you might ask about the wages, and say, Behold, that which I have heard from the beginning I keep safe in me, I comply therewith; perils, labors, temptations, for the sake of this continuance, I bear up against…
Nicene & Post-Nicene / Ante-Nicene Fathers translations · public domain
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