1 John
1 John 2:12
12I am writing to you, little children, because your sins have been forgiven through His name.
Word by word
Each English word or phrase beside the Greek it translates, in the order of the English. Choose a number to open that word’s study.
| 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 |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
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
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.