Add parallel Print Page Options

Jesucristo, nuestro defensor

Yo los quiero a ustedes como a hijos. Por eso les escribo esta carta, para que no pequen. Pero si alguno peca, Jesucristo es justo y nos defiende ante Dios el Padre. Dios perdona nuestros pecados, y los de todo el mundo, porque Cristo se ofreció voluntariamente para morir por nosotros.

Nosotros sabemos que conocemos a Dios porque obedecemos sus mandamientos. Si alguien dice: «Yo soy amigo de Dios», y no lo obedece, es un mentiroso y no dice la verdad. En cambio, el que obedece lo que Dios ordena, de veras sabe amar como Dios ama, y puede estar seguro de que es amigo de Dios.

El que dice que es amigo de Dios debe vivir como vivió Jesús.

Un nuevo mandamiento

Hermanos en Cristo, no les estoy dando un mandamiento nuevo. Les estoy repitiendo un mandamiento muy antiguo, que ustedes ya conocen: se trata del mismo mandamiento que Dios les dio desde el principio.

Sin embargo, esto que les escribo es un mandamiento nuevo, y ya saben lo que significa, como también Cristo lo sabe. Él es la luz verdadera, que brilla cada vez más fuerte, y que hace que la oscuridad vaya disminuyendo.

Si alguno dice que vive en la luz, pero odia a otro miembro de la iglesia, en realidad vive en una gran oscuridad. 10 El que ama a los demás, vive bajo la brillante luz de Dios y no causa ningún problema a los de su iglesia. 11 Pero el que odia a otro cristiano, vive en la oscuridad y no sabe a dónde va, porque la oscuridad lo ha dejado ciego.

12 Hijos míos, les escribo porque Dios les ha perdonado sus pecados por medio de lo que hizo Jesucristo.

13-14 A ustedes, los mayores, les escribo porque conocen a Jesús, quien ya existía desde antes de que Dios creara el mundo.

A ustedes, los jóvenes, les escribo también porque han sido valientes, han derrotado al diablo, y han aceptado con sinceridad el mensaje de Dios.

Les he escrito a todos ustedes porque han conocido al Padre.

15 No quieran ustedes ser como los pecadores del mundo, ni tampoco hacer lo que ellos hacen. Quienes lo hacen, no aman a Dios el Padre. 16 Las cosas que ofrece la gente del mundo no vienen de Dios, sino de los pecadores de este mundo. Y éstas son las cosas que el mundo nos ofrece: los malos deseos, la ambición de tener todo lo que vemos, y el orgullo de poseer muchas riquezas. 17 Pero lo malo de este mundo, y de todo lo que ofrece, está por acabarse. En cambio, el que hace lo que Dios manda vive para siempre.

El Enemigo de Cristo

18 Hijos míos, ya estamos viviendo los últimos días, y el mundo pronto se acabará. Ustedes han escuchado que antes del fin vendrá el Enemigo de Cristo. Pues bien, yo quiero decirles que ya han aparecido muchos enemigos de Cristo, y por eso sabemos que estamos en los últimos días.

19 Estos enemigos de Cristo se reunían con nosotros, pero en realidad no eran de nuestro grupo. Si hubieran sido de nuestro grupo, se habrían quedado con nosotros. Pero se apartaron del grupo para mostrar claramente que no todos los que se reúnen con nosotros son de los nuestros.

20 Cristo, el Hijo de Dios,[a] los ha apartado a ustedes del mundo, y les ha dado el Espíritu Santo, y todos ustedes conocen la verdad. 21 Por eso les escribo, porque sé que ustedes conocen la verdad, y saben que quien la conoce no puede mentir.

22 Entonces, ¿quién miente? Pues el que dice que Jesús no es el Mesías. ¡Ése es el Enemigo de Cristo, pues rechaza tanto a Dios el Padre como a Jesús el Hijo! 23 Cualquiera que rechaza al Hijo, también rechaza al Padre. Y si alguien acepta al Hijo, también acepta al Padre.

24 Por eso, no dejen de hacer ustedes lo que se les enseñó desde el principio. Si continúan haciéndolo, entonces vivirán siempre unidos al Hijo y al Padre, 25 pues Cristo nos ha prometido la vida eterna.

26 Les estoy escribiendo para advertirles sobre algunos que quieren engañarlos. 27 Pero ustedes tienen al Espíritu Santo, que Cristo puso en ustedes. Por eso no necesitan que nadie les enseñe, pues el Espíritu de Dios les enseña todo; y lo que él enseña no es mentira, sino la verdad. Por eso, sigan las enseñanzas del Espíritu Santo, y manténganse siempre unidos a Cristo.

28 Ahora, hijos míos, sigan unidos a Cristo. Así, cuando él regrese, lo estaremos esperando confiadamente y no pasaremos por la vergüenza de ser castigados.

Hijos de Dios

29 Como ustedes saben, Jesucristo hace todo lo que le agrada a Dios. Por eso, también deben saber que todo el que hace lo que a Dios le agrada, es hijo de Dios.

Footnotes

  1. 1 Juan 2:20 Hijo de Dios: lit. Santo de Dios. Esta expresión se basa en la relación especial de Jesús como Hijo de Dios.

Christ Our Advocate

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. (B)He is the propitiation for our sins, and not for ours only but (C)also for the sins of the whole world. And by this we know that we have come to know him, if we (D)keep his commandments. Whoever says “I know him” but does not keep his commandments (E)is a liar, and (F)the truth is not in him, 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: whoever says he (J)abides in him (K)ought to walk in the same way in which he walked.

The New Commandment

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. 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. 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. 1 John 2:8 Or that
  2. 1 John 2:10 Or it
  3. 1 John 2:16 Or pride in possessions
  4. 1 John 2:20 Some manuscripts you know everything
  5. 1 John 2:25 Some manuscripts you

The Test of Knowing Christ

My little children, these things I write to you, so that you may not sin. And if anyone sins, (A)we have an Advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous. And (B)He Himself is the propitiation for our sins, and not for ours only but (C)also for the whole world.

The Test of Knowing Him

Now by this we know that we know Him, if we keep His commandments. He who says, “I know Him,” and does not keep His commandments, is a (D)liar, and the truth is not in him. But (E)whoever keeps His word, truly the love of God [a]is perfected (F)in him. By this we know that we are in Him. (G)He who says he abides in Him (H)ought himself also to walk just as He walked.

[b]Brethren, I write no new commandment to you, but an old commandment which you have had (I)from the beginning. The old commandment is the word which you heard [c]from the beginning. Again, (J)a new commandment I write to you, which thing is true in Him and in you, (K)because the darkness is passing away, and (L)the true light is already shining.

(M)He who says he is in the light, and hates his brother, is in darkness until now. 10 (N)He who loves his brother abides in the light, and (O)there is no cause for stumbling in him. 11 But he who (P)hates his brother is in darkness and (Q)walks in darkness, and does not know where he is going, because the darkness has blinded his eyes.

Their Spiritual State

12 I write to you, little children,
Because (R)your sins are forgiven you for His name’s sake.
13 I write to you, fathers,
Because you have known Him who is (S)from the beginning.
I write to you, young men,
Because you have overcome the wicked one.
I write to you, little children,
Because you have (T)known the Father.
14 I have written to you, fathers,
Because you have known Him who is from the beginning.
I have written to you, young men,
Because (U)you are strong, and the word of God abides in you,
And you have overcome the wicked one.

Do Not Love the World

15 (V)Do not love the world or the things in the world. (W)If anyone loves the world, the love of the Father is not in him. 16 For all that is in the world—the lust of the flesh, (X)the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life—is not of the Father but is of the world. 17 And (Y)the world is passing away, and the lust of it; but he who does the will of God abides forever.

Deceptions of the Last Hour

18 (Z)Little children, (AA)it is the last hour; and as you have heard that (AB)the[d] Antichrist is coming, (AC)even now many antichrists have come, by which we know (AD)that it is the last hour. 19 (AE)They went out from us, but they were not of us; for (AF)if they had been of us, they would have continued with us; but they went out (AG)that they might be made manifest, that none of them were of us.

20 But (AH)you have an anointing (AI)from the Holy One, and (AJ)you[e] know all things. 21 I have not written to you because you do not know the truth, but because you know it, and that no lie is of the truth.

22 (AK)Who is a liar but he who denies that (AL)Jesus is the Christ? He is antichrist who denies the Father and the Son. 23 (AM)Whoever denies the Son does not have the (AN)Father either; (AO)he who acknowledges the Son has the Father also.

Let Truth Abide in You

24 Therefore let that abide in you (AP)which you heard from the beginning. If what you heard from the beginning abides in you, (AQ)you also will abide in the Son and in the Father. 25 (AR)And this is the promise that He has promised us—eternal life.

26 These things I have written to you concerning those who try to [f]deceive you. 27 But the (AS)anointing which you have received from Him abides in you, and (AT)you do not need that anyone teach you; but as the same anointing (AU)teaches you concerning all things, and is true, and is not a lie, and just as it has taught you, you [g]will abide in Him.

The Children of God

28 And now, little children, abide in Him, that [h]when He appears, we may have (AV)confidence and not be ashamed before Him at His coming. 29 (AW)If you know that He is righteous, you know that (AX)everyone who practices righteousness is born of Him.

Footnotes

  1. 1 John 2:5 has been completed
  2. 1 John 2:7 NU Beloved
  3. 1 John 2:7 NU omits from the beginning
  4. 1 John 2:18 NU omits the
  5. 1 John 2:20 NU you all know.
  6. 1 John 2:26 lead you astray
  7. 1 John 2:27 NU omits will
  8. 1 John 2:28 NU if