1 John

1 John 2:12–13

¹²I am writing to you, little children, because your sins have been forgiven through His name.

¹³I am writing to you, fathers, because you know Him who is from the beginning.

I am writing to you, young men, because you have overcome the evil one.^b

I have written to you, children, because you know the Father.

Footnotes

b 2:13 Or you have overcome evil; also in verse 14

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1 John 2:12

English	Greek	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
I am writing	Γράφω	Graphō	Verb - Present Indicative Active - 1st Person Singular	G1125 I write
to you	ὑμῖν	hymin	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative 2nd Person Plural	G4771 you
little children	τεκνία	teknia	Noun - Vocative Neuter Plural	G5040 a little child
because	ὅτι	hoti	Conjunction	G3754 that, since, because
sins	ἁμαρτίαι	hamartiai	Noun - Nominative Feminine Plural	G266 a sin
have been forgiven	ἀφέωνται	apheōntai	Verb - Perfect Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person Plural	G863 I send away, release, remit, forgive, permit
through	διὰ	dia	Preposition	G1223 through, on account of
His	αὐτοῦ	autou	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singular	G846 he, she, it, they, them, same
name	ὄνομα	onoma	Noun - Accusative Neuter Singular	G3686 name, character, reputation

1 John 2:13

English	Greek	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
I am writing	Γράφω	Graphō	Verb - Present Indicative Active - 1st Person Singular	G1125 I write
to you	ὑμῖν	hymin	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative 2nd Person Plural	G4771 you
fathers	πατέρες	pateres	Noun - Vocative Masculine Plural	G3962 father, Father, ancestor
because	ὅτι	hoti	Conjunction	G3754 that, since, because
you know	ἐγνώκατε	egnōkate	Verb - Perfect Indicative Active - 2nd Person Plural	G1097 I come to know, learn, realize
Him who	τὸν	ton	Article - Accusative Masculine Singular	G3588 the
from	ἀπ’	ap’	Preposition	G575 from, away from
beginning	ἀρχῆς	archēs	Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular	G746 ruler, beginning
I am writing	Γράφω	Graphō	Verb - Present Indicative Active - 1st Person Singular	G1125 I write
to you	ὑμῖν	hymin	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative 2nd Person Plural	G4771 you
young men	νεανίσκοι	neaniskoi	Noun - Vocative Masculine Plural	G3495 a young man
because	ὅτι	hoti	Conjunction	G3754 that, since, because
you have overcome	νενικήκατε	nenikēkate	Verb - Perfect Indicative Active - 2nd Person Plural	G3528 I conquer, overcome
the	τὸν	ton	Article - Accusative Masculine Singular	G3588 the
evil	πονηρόν	ponēron	Adjective - Accusative Masculine Singular	G4190 evil, bad, wicked
I have written	Ἔγραψα	Egrapsa	Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 1st Person Singular	G1125 I write
to you	ὑμῖν	hymin	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative 2nd Person Plural	G4771 you
children	παιδία	paidia	Noun - Vocative Neuter Plural	G3813 a little child, an infant
because	ὅτι	hoti	Conjunction	G3754 that, since, because
you know	ἐγνώκατε	egnōkate	Verb - Perfect Indicative Active - 2nd Person Plural	G1097 I come to know, learn, realize
the	τὸν	ton	Article - Accusative Masculine Singular	G3588 the
Father	Πατέρα	Patera	Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular	G3962 father, Father, ancestor

Cross-references

Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.

1 John 2:12 Acts 10:43 · Acts 13:38 · Ephesians 1:7 · Psalm 106:8 · Acts 4:12 · Psalm 25:11 · Luke 7:47–50 · Luke 24:47 · Colossians 1:14 · 1 John 1:4 · Luke 5:20 · 1 John 1:7

1 John 2:13 John 14:7 · 1 John 2:14 · 1 John 4:4 · Luke 10:22 · 1 John 1:1 · 1 John 5:4–5 · John 17:3 · 1 John 3:12 · Matthew 11:27 · 1 John 5:18 · Ephesians 6:10–12 · 1 John 2:12

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.