1 JOHN 2:25 — KING JAMES VERSION 0
“And this is the promise that he hath promised us, even eternal life.”
And this is the promise that he made to us — eternal life — the promise (epaggelma) is Christ's personal assurance of eternal life. This life is not future alone but present reality intimated in fellowship. The promise structures hope toward the fullness of life with God.
Church Fathers on 1 John 2:25
“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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