1 JOHN 2:26 — KING JAMES VERSION 0
“These things have I written unto you concerning them that seduce you.”
I write these things to you about those who are trying to deceive you — the pianō (deceive) refers to the heretics' seductive rhetoric. John writes specifically to equip readers against deception. Truth becomes the defense against false teaching.
Church Fathers on 1 John 2:26
“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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