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1 Giovanni 2
Conferenza Episcopale Italiana
1 Giovanni 2
Conferenza Episcopale Italiana
2 Figlioli miei, vi scrivo queste cose perché non pecchiate; ma se qualcuno ha peccato, abbiamo un avvocato presso il Padre: Gesù Cristo giusto. 2 Egli è vittima di espiazione per i nostri peccati; non soltanto per i nostri, ma anche per quelli di tutto il mondo.
Seconda condizione: osservare i comandamenti, soprattutto quello della carità
3 Da questo sappiamo d'averlo conosciuto: se osserviamo i suoi comandamenti. 4 Chi dice: «Lo conosco» e non osserva i suoi comandamenti, è bugiardo e la verità non è in lui; 5 ma chi osserva la sua parola, in lui l'amore di Dio è veramente perfetto. Da questo conosciamo di essere in lui. 6 Chi dice di dimorare in Cristo, deve comportarsi come lui si è comportato.
7 Carissimi, non vi scrivo un nuovo comandamento, ma un comandamento antico, che avete ricevuto fin da principio. Il comandamento antico è la parola che avete udito. 8 E tuttavia è un comandamento nuovo quello di cui vi scrivo, il che è vero in lui e in voi, perché le tenebre stanno diradandosi e la vera luce gia risplende. 9 Chi dice di essere nella luce e odia suo fratello, è ancora nelle tenebre. 10 Chi ama suo fratello, dimora nella luce e non v'è in lui occasione di inciampo. 11 Ma chi odia suo fratello è nelle tenebre, cammina nelle tenebre e non sa dove va, perché le tenebre hanno accecato i suoi occhi.
Terza condizione: guardarsi dal mondo
12 Scrivo a voi, figlioli,
perché vi sono stati rimessi i peccati in virtù del
suo nome.
13 Scrivo a voi, padri,
perché avete conosciuto colui che è fin dal
principio.
Scrivo a voi, giovani,
perché avete vinto il maligno.
14 Ho scritto a voi, figlioli,
perché avete conosciuto il Padre.
Ho scritto a voi, padri,
perché avete conosciuto colui che è fin dal
principio.
Ho scritto a voi, giovani,
perché siete forti,
e la parola di Dio dimora in voi e avete vinto il
maligno.
15 Non amate né il mondo, né le cose del mondo! Se uno ama il mondo, l'amore del Padre non è in lui; 16 perché tutto quello che è nel mondo, la concupiscenza della carne, la concupiscenza degli occhi e la superbia della vita, non viene dal Padre, ma dal mondo. 17 E il mondo passa con la sua concupiscenza; ma chi fa la volontà di Dio rimane in eterno!
Quarta condizione: guardarsi dagli anticristi
18 Figlioli, questa è l'ultima ora. Come avete udito che deve venire l'anticristo, di fatto ora molti anticristi sono apparsi. Da questo conosciamo che è l'ultima ora. 19 Sono usciti di mezzo a noi, ma non erano dei nostri; se fossero stati dei nostri, sarebbero rimasti con noi; ma doveva rendersi manifesto che non tutti sono dei nostri. 20 Ora voi avete l'unzione ricevuta dal Santo e tutti avete la scienza. 21 Non vi ho scritto perché non conoscete la verità, ma perché la conoscete e perché nessuna menzogna viene dalla verità. 22 Chi è il menzognero se non colui che nega che Gesù è il Cristo? L'anticristo è colui che nega il Padre e il Figlio. 23 Chiunque nega il Figlio, non possiede nemmeno il Padre; chi professa la sua fede nel Figlio possiede anche il Padre.
24 Quanto a voi, tutto ciò che avete udito da principio rimanga in voi. Se rimane in voi quel che avete udito da principio, anche voi rimarrete nel Figlio e nel Padre. 25 E questa è la promessa che egli ci ha fatto: la vita eterna.
26 Questo vi ho scritto riguardo a coloro che cercano di traviarvi. 27 E quanto a voi, l'unzione che avete ricevuto da lui rimane in voi e non avete bisogno che alcuno vi ammaestri; ma come la sua unzione vi insegna ogni cosa, è veritiera e non mentisce, così state saldi in lui, come essa vi insegna.
28 E ora, figlioli, rimanete in lui, perché possiamo aver fiducia quando apparirà e non veniamo svergognati da lui alla sua venuta. 29 Se sapete che egli è giusto, sappiate anche che chiunque opera la giustizia, è nato da lui.
1 John 2
New International Version
1 John 2
New International Version
2 My dear children,(A) I write this to you so that you will not sin. But if anybody does sin, we have an advocate(B) with the Father—Jesus Christ, the Righteous One. 2 He is the atoning sacrifice for our sins,(C) and not only for ours but also for the sins of the whole world.(D)
Love and Hatred for Fellow Believers
3 We know(E) that we have come to know him(F) if we keep his commands.(G) 4 Whoever says, “I know him,”(H) but does not do what he commands is a liar, and the truth is not in that person.(I) 5 But if anyone obeys his word,(J) love for God[a] is truly made complete in them.(K) This is how we know(L) we are in him: 6 Whoever claims to live in him must live as Jesus did.(M)
7 Dear friends,(N) I am not writing you a new command but an old one, which you have had since the beginning.(O) This old command is the message you have heard. 8 Yet I am writing you a new command;(P) its truth is seen in him and in you, because the darkness is passing(Q) and the true light(R) is already shining.(S)
9 Anyone who claims to be in the light but hates a brother or sister[b](T) is still in the darkness.(U) 10 Anyone who loves their brother and sister[c] lives in the light,(V) and there is nothing in them to make them stumble.(W) 11 But anyone who hates a brother or sister(X) is in the darkness and walks around in the darkness.(Y) They do not know where they are going, because the darkness has blinded them.(Z)
Reasons for Writing
12 I am writing to you, dear children,(AA)
because your sins have been forgiven on account of his name.(AB)
13 I am writing to you, fathers,
because you know him who is from the beginning.(AC)
I am writing to you, young men,
because you have overcome(AD) the evil one.(AE)
14 I write to you, dear children,(AF)
because you know the Father.
I write to you, fathers,
because you know him who is from the beginning.(AG)
I write to you, young men,
because you are strong,(AH)
and the word of God(AI) lives in you,(AJ)
and you have overcome the evil one.(AK)
On Not Loving the World
15 Do not love the world or anything in the world.(AL) If anyone loves the world, love for the Father[d] is not in them.(AM) 16 For everything in the world—the lust of the flesh,(AN) the lust of the eyes,(AO) and the pride of life—comes not from the Father but from the world. 17 The world and its desires pass away,(AP) but whoever does the will of God(AQ) lives forever.
Warnings Against Denying the Son
18 Dear children, this is the last hour;(AR) and as you have heard that the antichrist is coming,(AS) even now many antichrists have come.(AT) This is how we know it is the last hour. 19 They went out from us,(AU) but they did not really belong to us. For if they had belonged to us, they would have remained with us; but their going showed that none of them belonged to us.(AV)
20 But you have an anointing(AW) from the Holy One,(AX) and all of you know the truth.[e](AY) 21 I do not write to you because you do not know the truth, but because you do know it(AZ) and because no lie comes from the truth. 22 Who is the liar? It is whoever denies that Jesus is the Christ. Such a person is the antichrist—denying the Father and the Son.(BA) 23 No one who denies the Son has the Father; whoever acknowledges the Son has the Father also.(BB)
24 As for you, see that what you have heard from the beginning(BC) remains in you. If it does, you also will remain in the Son and in the Father.(BD) 25 And this is what he promised us—eternal life.(BE)
26 I am writing these things to you about those who are trying to lead you astray.(BF) 27 As for you, the anointing(BG) you received from him remains in you, and you do not need anyone to teach you. But as his anointing teaches you about all things(BH) and as that anointing is real, not counterfeit—just as it has taught you, remain in him.(BI)
God’s Children and Sin
28 And now, dear children,(BJ) continue in him, so that when he appears(BK) we may be confident(BL) and unashamed before him at his coming.(BM)
29 If you know that he is righteous,(BN) you know that everyone who does what is right has been born of him.(BO)
Footnotes
- 1 John 2:5 Or word, God’s love
- 1 John 2:9 The Greek word for brother or sister (adelphos) refers here to a believer, whether man or woman, as part of God’s family; also in verse 11; and in 3:15, 17; 4:20; 5:16.
- 1 John 2:10 The Greek word for brother and sister (adelphos) refers here to a believer, whether man or woman, as part of God’s family; also in 3:10; 4:20, 21.
- 1 John 2:15 Or world, the Father’s love
- 1 John 2:20 Some manuscripts and you know all things
1 John 2
The Voice
1 John 2
The Voice
The word “sin” has virtually disappeared from modern conversation. Afraid of sounding judgmental, we call sin something else—a mistake, an addiction, a tendency, a bad decision—and ignore it as normal and natural behavior. But John is calling the church to a radical holiness where those in the church will regularly remember their sins and seek God’s forgiveness. Each sin, small and large, injures us or someone else; it imprints on our soul, makes us imperfect, and separates us from the perfect God. If we confess our sins to God each day, then He will purify our hearts and draw us closer to Him.
2 You are my little children, so I am writing these things to help you avoid sin. If, however, any believer does sin, we have a high-powered defense lawyer—Jesus the Anointed, the righteous—arguing on our behalf before the Father. 2 It was through His sacrificial death that our sins were atoned. But He did not stop there—He died for the sins of the whole world.
John is affectionately addressing this letter to his “little children,” and he is writing to help them avoid sin and the pain and guilt that come with it. The glamour of decadent lifestyles devoid of God is often advertised as the epitome of joy and freedom. But what are often conveniently left out of these portrayals are the agonizing consequences of such destructive lifestyles. Meaningful pleasure comes not when we are enslaved by the empty promises of the world, but when we are living in loving obedience to God.
3 We know we have joined Him in an intimate relationship because we live out His commands. 4 If someone claims, “I am in an intimate relationship with Him,” but this big talker doesn’t live out His commands, then this individual is a liar and a stranger to the truth. 5 But if someone responds to and obeys His word, then God’s love has truly taken root and filled him. This is how we know we are in an intimate relationship with Him: 6 anyone who says, “I live in intimacy with Him,” should walk the path Jesus walked.
7 My loved ones, in one sense, I am not writing a new command for you. I am only reminding you of the old command. It’s a word you already know, a word that has existed from the beginning. 8 However, in another sense, I am writing a new command for you. The new command is the truth that He lived; and now you are living it, too, because the darkness is fading and the true light is already shining among you.
9 Anyone who says, “I live in the light,” but hates his brother or sister is still living in the shadows. 10 Anyone who loves his brother or sister lives in the light and will not trip because his conscience is clear. 11 But anyone who hates his brother is in the darkness, stumbling around with no idea where he is going, blinded by the darkness.
We are deeply loved by God. When we turn and love those members of our faith family whom God loves, we are set apart and different from the world.
12 I am writing to you, my children, because your sins have been forgiven by the authority of His name.
13 I am writing to you, fathers and mothers, because you have known Him as the Creator, as the One who started everything.
I am writing to you, young people, because He has given you the power to conquer the evil one.
14 I have written to you, my children, because you have known the Father.
I have written to you, fathers and mothers, because you have known Him, the Creator.
I have written to you, young people, because the voice of God remains and is heard among you. Remember that you have conquered the evil one.
15 Don’t fall in love with this corrupt world or worship the things it can offer. Those who love its corrupt ways don’t have the Father’s love living within them. 16 All the things the world can offer to you—the allure of pleasure, the passion to have things, and the pompous sense of superiority—do not come from the Father. These are the rotten fruits of this world. 17 This corrupt world is already wasting away, as are its selfish desires. But the person really doing God’s will—that person will never cease to be.
18 My children, this is the final hour. You have heard that the antiChrist, the greatest enemy to His kingdom, is coming, but in fact, many antiChrists are already here. This development tells us how late it really is. 19 A group has left us, but they were not part of our family. If they were truly our brothers and sisters, they would have remained for the duration with us. When they left, they made it ever so obvious that they were not part of us.
20 You have been given an anointing, a special touch from the Holy One. You know the truth.[a] 21 I am not writing to you because you do not know the truth, but because you do know it. You know that no lie belongs to the truth. 22 The liar is the one who says, “Jesus is not really the Anointed One.” This is the antiChrist, the one denying both the Father and the Son. 23 Anyone who denies the Son does not know the Father. The one affirming the Son enjoys an intimate relationship with the Father as well.
24 Let the good news, the story you have heard from the beginning of your journey, live in and take hold of you. If that happens and you focus on the good news, then you will always remain in a relationship with the Son and the Father. 25 This is what He promised us: eternal life.
26 I also am writing to warn you about some who are attempting to deceive you. 27 You have an anointing. You received it from Him, and His anointing remains on you. You do not need any other teacher. But as His anointing instructs you in all the essentials (all the truth uncontaminated by darkness and lies), it teaches you this: “Remain connected to Him.”
28 So now, my little children, live in Him, so that whenever He is revealed, we will have confidence and not have to hang our heads in shame before Him when He comes. 29 If you know that He is just and faithful, then you also know that everyone who lives faithfully and acts justly has been born into a new life through Him.
Footnotes
- 2:20 Other manuscripts read “all things.”
約 翰 一 書 2
Chinese New Testament: Easy-to-Read Version
約 翰 一 書 2
Chinese New Testament: Easy-to-Read Version
耶稣是我们的助手
2 我亲爱的孩子，我写信告诉你们这些事，是为了让你们不再犯罪。但是如果有人犯罪，我们有耶稣基督来帮助我们。他是那位义者，他会在上帝面前为我们辩护。 2 耶稣是除去我们罪孽的祭品，他不仅仅只是为了我们，也是为全人类而牺牲的。
3 如果我们遵守上帝的命令，我们就能肯定，我们真正地认识上帝。 4 如果一个人说“我认识上帝！”，但却不遵守上帝的命令，他就是说谎者，真理就不在他之中。 5 遵守上帝教导的人，他对上帝的爱在他之中会真正地得以实现。这就是我们如何知道我们在遵守上帝的教导的方法： 6 如果一个人说自己生活在上帝之中，他就必须像耶稣那样生活。
上帝告诉我们爱人
7 亲爱的朋友，我写给你们的不是一条新的命令，它是那条你们从一开始就接受了的命令，这条旧命令是你们已经听过的教导。 8 然而，我还是把这条命令做为新的命令写给你们。这条命令是真实的，你们能在基督和你们自己的生活中看到它的真理。黑暗已经逝去，真正的光已在闪烁。
9 如果有人说他生活在光之中，但却憎恨他的兄弟，那么，他仍然生活在黑暗（罪）之中。 10 爱自己兄弟的人才生活在这光之中。在他之中，没有任何使人犯罪的东西！ 11 憎恨兄弟的人处在黑暗之中。他生活在黑暗之中，不知自己要去何方，因为黑暗使他盲目。
12 亲爱的孩子，我写信给你们，
因为你们的罪恶已通过基督而得到宽恕。
13 我写信给你们做父亲的，
因为你们知道从一开始就存在的那位。
我写信给你们年轻人，
因为你们战胜了那个邪恶者（魔鬼）。
14 孩子们，我写信给你们，
因为你们认识父。
我写信给你们做父亲的，
因为你们知道一开始就存在的那位。
我写信给你们年轻人，
因为你们强壮有力，
上帝的信息生活在你们之中。
你们已战胜了那个邪恶者。
15 不要爱这个世界或世上的东西。如果一个人爱这个世界，他心中就没有对上帝的爱。 16 这些是世上的邪恶事物：
满足我们罪恶自我的欲望；
对我们所见的罪恶事物的欲望
和对我们拥有的东西骄傲。
这些东西都不是来自于父（上帝），而是来自于这个世界。 17 这个世界正在消逝，人们在世上所欲望的东西也在消逝。但是，执行上帝旨意的人会永远活着。
不要跟随基督的敌人
18 我的孩子，终结近在咫尺。你们已经听说基督的敌人要来。他的许多敌人已经出现在这里了。所以我们知道终结临近了。 19 基督的敌人曾在我们中间，但是他们已离开了我们。他们从来就没有真正地属于过我们。假如他们真正属于我们，他们就会和我们呆在一起。但是，他们离开了，这就表明他们没人真正属于我们。
20 你们都领受了那位圣者（上帝或基督）给你们的恩赐，所以你们都应该认识真理。 21 我写信给你们，不是因为你们不认识真理，而是因为你们的确认识真理，并且知道谎言不会出自真理。
22 那么谁是说谎者呢？不正是否认耶稣是基督的人吗？这种人就是基督的敌人，他既不信仰父，也不信仰他的儿子（基督）。 23 不信仰子（基督）的人，就没有父；接受子的人，就有父。
24 你们必须继续服从你们一开始所听到的教导，这样，你们就会在子（基督）和父（上帝）之中。 25 这就是基督应许给我们的永生。
26 我写这封信给你们，是关于那些企图引诱你们误入歧途的人。 27 基督给了你们一份特殊的恩赐 [a]。这份恩赐仍然在你们之中。所以你们不需要任何人去教导你们。给你们的恩赐会把一切事情教导给你们的。这恩赐是真实的，不是虚假的。所以，你们要继续生活在基督之中，就像他给你们的恩赐教导你们的那样。
28 所以，我亲爱的孩子，你们要生活在基督之中，这样，在他再来的那天，我们就可以无所畏惧（有信心），就不会躲藏或感到羞愧。 29 你们知道耶稣是正义的（好的），所以你们知道：所有做正义（好）事情的人，都是上帝的孩子。
Footnotes
- 約 翰 一 書 2:27 恩赐： 直译“涂油”。此字可指圣灵或教导或真理，如同第二十节。
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