1 John

1 John 2:13–14

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.

¹⁴I have written to you, fathers, because you know Him who is from the beginning.

I have written to you, young men, because you are strong, and the word of God abides in you, and you have overcome the evil one.

Footnotes

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

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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

1 John 2:14

English	Greek	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
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
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 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
young men	νεανίσκοι	neaniskoi	Noun - Vocative Masculine Plural	G3495 a young man
because	ὅτι	hoti	Conjunction	G3754 that, since, because
you are	ἐστε	este	Verb - Present Indicative Active - 2nd Person Plural	G1510 I am, exist
strong	ἰσχυροί	ischyroi	Adjective - Nominative Masculine Plural	G2478 strong, mighty, powerful
and	καὶ	kai	Conjunction	G2532 and, even, also, namely
the	ὁ	ho	Article - Nominative Masculine Singular	G3588 the
word	λόγος	logos	Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular	G3056 a word, speech, divine utterance, analogy
of God	Θεοῦ	Theou	Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular	G2316 God, a god
abides	μένει	menei	Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular	G3306 I remain, abide
in	ἐν	en	Preposition	G1722 in, on, among
you	ὑμῖν	hymin	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative 2nd Person Plural	G4771 you
and	καὶ	kai	Conjunction	G2532 and, even, also, namely
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

Cross-references

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

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

1 John 2:14 Psalm 119:11 · 1 John 2:13 · Colossians 3:16 · John 15:7 · Ephesians 6:10 · John 8:31 · John 5:38 · Revelation 2:7 · 2 John 1:2 · Hebrews 8:10 · 3 John 1:3 · Colossians 1:11

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.