1 Johannes 2
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2 Mine kære børn, jeg skriver det her for at hjælpe jer til ikke at synde. Men hvis I synder, så har vi en, der går i forbøn for os hos Faderen, nemlig Jesus Kristus, som selv er syndfri. 2 Han har allerede ved at ofre sit liv skaffet os tilgivelse for alle vores synder, ja, ikke kun for vores, men for alle menneskers synder.
Lev i lydighed mod Jesu befalinger
3 Det er ved at gøre, hvad Jesus påbyder os, at vi kan blive klar over, om vi virkelig tilhører ham. 4 Hvis vi siger, at vi kender Jesus, men ikke adlyder ham, så lyver vi. Det har intet med sand kundskab at gøre. 5 Men adlyder vi ham, har Gud nået sit mål med at vise os sin kærlighed. Lever vi på den måde, så ved vi, at vi tilhører ham. 6 Hvis vi siger, at vi tilhører Jesus, må vi også leve, ligesom han gjorde.
Adlyd kærlighedsbudet
7 Elskede venner, det er ikke et nyt bud, jeg skriver til jer om. Nej, budet om at vise kærlighed har I altid kendt. Det er et gammelt bud, som I har hørt før. 8 Alligevel er der noget nyt ved det. Det nye er, at Jesus med sit liv viste, hvad budet betyder, og det må vi[a] også gøre, for det sande lys er brudt frem, og derfor må mørket vige. 9 Hvis nogen siger, at de lever i Guds lys, men samtidig hader en anden kristen, så lever de stadig i mørket. 10 De, der elsker andre kristne, lever i lyset, og intet får dem til at snuble. 11 Men, de der hader andre kristne, lever i åndeligt mørke. De famler rundt i mørke, for de er åndeligt blinde.
Elsk ikke denne verden
12 Jeg skriver til jer børn, hvis synder er tilgivet ved Jesu død.
13 Jeg skriver til jer fædre, som kender ham, der er forud for alt andet.
Jeg skriver til jer unge, som har sejret over den Onde.
14 Jeg henvender mig til jer børn, fordi I har lært Faderen at kende.
Jeg henvender mig til jer fædre, fordi I kender ham, der er forud for alt andet.
Jeg henvender mig til jer unge, fordi I er stærke og holder fast ved Guds ord og derved sejrer over den Onde.
15 Elsk ikke denne verden eller det, der findes i verden. Hvis du elsker verden, kan du ikke samtidig elske Gud.[b] 16 Alt, hvad der hører denne verden til: fysisk begær, misundelse og pral med materiel rigdom, er ikke fra Faderen, men fra verden. 17 Denne verden og alt, hvad den tilbyder, er på vej mod sin undergang. Men de, der gør Guds vilje, vil leve til evig tid.
Hold fast ved sandheden
18 Mine kære børn! Vi lever i de sidste tider. I har hørt, at Antikrist engang vil fremstå som en fuldstændig modsætning til Kristus. Men allerede nu har Kristus mange modstandere, mange antikrister. Det viser blot, at vi lever i de sidste tider. 19 Disse modstandere er kommet fra vores egne rækker, men de har aldrig virkelig været en del af os. Havde de været det, ville de være blevet hos os. Da de forlod os, blev det klart for alle, at de aldrig havde været ét med os.
20 Det er anderledes med jer. I har modtaget Helligånden, så I kender det hele.[c] 21 Jeg har derfor ikke skrevet til jer, som om I ikke kendte Sandheden. Tværtimod! I er jo kommet til erkendelse af Sandheden, og I ved, at ingen løgn stammer fra Sandheden.
22 De, der siger, at Jesus ikke er Kristus, den lovede Messias, er løgnere og antikrister, som gør oprør mod Faderen og Sønnen. 23 De, der tager afstand fra Sønnen, tager også afstand fra Faderen. Men de, der vedkender sig Sønnen, vedkender sig også Faderen.
24 Hold derfor fast ved det, I har hørt fra begyndelsen, for så vil I også holde fast ved Sønnen og ved Faderen. 25 Og husk, at han har lovet os det evige liv.
26 Jeg har skrevet det her til jer, fordi der er nogle, der prøver at føre jer på vildspor. 27 Men I har fået Helligånden, og han er altid hos jer, så I egentlig ikke har brug for, at andre skal undervise jer. Det er Helligånden, der hjælper jer til en sand forståelse af alle ting, for han lyver aldrig. Han har også lært jer betydningen af at holde fast ved Kristus.
28 Altså, mine kære børn, vi skal holde fast ved Kristus, så vi kan være frimodige og ikke behøver at skamme os, når han kommer igen. 29 Da I ved, at han gør Guds vilje, så ved I også, at alle, der gør Guds vilje, tilhører ham.
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
English Standard Version
Christ Our Advocate
2 My little children, I am writing these things to you so that you may not sin. But if anyone does sin, (A)we have an advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous. 2 (B)He is the propitiation for our sins, and not for ours only but (C)also for the sins of the whole world. 3 And by this we know that we have come to know him, if we (D)keep his commandments. 4 Whoever says “I know him” but does not keep his commandments (E)is a liar, and (F)the truth is not in him, 5 but whoever (G)keeps his word, in him truly (H)the love of God is perfected. (I)By this we may know that we are in him: 6 whoever says he (J)abides in him (K)ought to walk in the same way in which he walked.
The New Commandment
7 Beloved, I am writing you (L)no new commandment, but (M)an old commandment (N)that you had from the beginning. The old commandment is the word that you have heard. 8 At the same time, it is (O)a new commandment that I am writing to you, which is true in him and in you, because[a] (P)the darkness is passing away and (Q)the true light is already shining. 9 Whoever says he is in the light and (R)hates his brother is still in darkness. 10 Whoever loves his brother abides in the light, and in him[b] there is no (S)cause for stumbling. 11 But whoever hates his brother is in the darkness and (T)walks in the darkness, and does not know where he is going, because the darkness has blinded his eyes.
12 I am writing to you, little children,
because (U)your sins are forgiven for his name's sake.
13 I am writing to you, fathers,
because you know (V)him who is from the beginning.
I am writing to you, young men,
because (W)you have overcome the evil one.
I write to you, children,
because (X)you know the Father.
14 I write to you, fathers,
because you know (Y)him who is from the beginning.
I write to you, young men,
because (Z)you are strong,
and the word of God abides in you,
and you have overcome the evil one.
Do Not Love the World
15 (AA)Do not love the world or the things in the world. (AB)If anyone loves the world, the love of the Father is not in him. 16 For all that is in the world—(AC)the desires of the flesh and (AD)the desires of the eyes and pride of life[c]—is not from the Father but is from the world. 17 And (AE)the world is passing away along with its desires, but whoever does the will of God abides forever.
Warning Concerning Antichrists
18 Children, (AF)it is the last hour, and as you have heard that (AG)antichrist is coming, so now (AH)many antichrists have come. (AI)Therefore we know that it is the last hour. 19 (AJ)They went out from us, but they were not of us; for (AK)if they had been of us, they would have continued with us. But they went out, (AL)that it might become plain that they all are not of us. 20 But you have been (AM)anointed by (AN)the Holy One, and (AO)you all have knowledge.[d] 21 I write to you, not because you do not know the truth, but because you know it, and because no lie is of the truth. 22 Who is the liar but (AP)he who denies that Jesus is the Christ? This is (AQ)the antichrist, he who denies the Father and the Son. 23 (AR)No one who denies the Son has the Father. Whoever confesses the Son has the Father also. 24 Let (AS)what you heard from the beginning abide in you. If what you heard from the beginning abides in you, then (AT)you too will abide in the Son and in the Father. 25 And this is the promise that he made to us[e]—(AU)eternal life.
26 I write these things to you about (AV)those who are trying to deceive you. 27 But (AW)the anointing that you received from him abides in you, and (AX)you have no need that anyone should teach you. But as his anointing teaches you about everything, and (AY)is true, and is no lie—just as it has taught you, abide in him.
Children of God
28 And now, little children, abide in him, so that (AZ)when he appears (BA)we may have confidence and not shrink from him in shame at his (BB)coming. 29 If you know that (BC)he is righteous, you may be sure that (BD)everyone who practices righteousness has been born of him.
Footnotes
- 1 John 2:8 Or that
- 1 John 2:10 Or it
- 1 John 2:16 Or pride in possessions
- 1 John 2:20 Some manuscripts you know everything
- 1 John 2:25 Some manuscripts you
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