Questions tagged [1-john]
Questions about John's first letter. It contains both warnings about false teachers and spiritual themes about Jesus Christ.
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1 John 1:7—Does "fellowship with one another" require walking in the light?
1 John 1:7 reads (NKJV, emphasis added):
But if we walk in the light as He is in the light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus Christ His Son cleanses us from all sin.
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What does “the evil one does not touch him” mean in 1 John 5:18?
1 John 5:18 NASB
“We know that no one who is born of God sins; but He who was born of God keeps him, and the evil one does not touch him.”
What is the meaning of “the evil one does not touch him”?...
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How does God give life to a Christian who sins according to 1 John 5:16?
1 John 5:16 NASB
“If anyone sees his brother committing a sin not leading to death, he shall ask and God will for him give life to those who commit sin not leading to death. There is a sin leading to ...
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What is the difference between walking in darkness and sinning according to 1 John?
1 John 1:6-7 NASB
6 If we say that we have fellowship with Him and yet walk in the darkness, we lie and do not practice the truth; 7 but if we walk in the Light as He Himself is in the Light, we have ...
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Can "we confess our sins" (1 John 1:9) in a general manner?
Can we be forgiven of things we don't presently know are sinful? In 1 John 1:9, we're told the following (NKJV, emphasis added):
If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins ...
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Why does the King James Bible have the words "of God" in 1 John 3:16 whereas most translations do not have the words "of God" included?
1 John 3:16 KJB
Hereby perceive we the love of God, because he laid down his life for us: and we ought to lay down our lives for the brethren.
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Is πνεῦμα ὁ θεός, "God is Spirit" a multivalent phrase?
In two later New Testament writings we find different explicit statements about God: God is Spirit... (John 4:24); ...God is light... (1 John 1:5); ...God is love (1 John 4:8, 16).
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Why is 1 John 5:7 a trinitarian verse? [closed]
First up, this is not about whether the verse is an addition or not. Let's assume for a moment it is not and has sufficient authenticity to remain.
For there are three that bear record in heaven, the ...
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In this particular verse and context, what does “overcome the world” mean here in 1 John 5:4? Sin? Godless system?
“For whatever is born of God overcomes the world.
And this is the victory that has overcome the world—our faith. Who is he who overcomes the world, but he who believes that Jesus is the Son of God?” ...
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1 Jn. 2:6 reports that someone walked, is this someone God? The Father, Jesus or both in one person?
"He that saith he abideth in him ought himself also so to walk, even as he walked." (1 Jn. 2:6 KJV)
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How does "we have no sin" 1 John 1:8 compare with "we have not sinned" 1 John 1:10?
1 John 1:8
"If we say we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us."
1 John 1:10
"If we say we have not sinned, we make him a liar, and his word is not in us.&...
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Is "God is light" more than metaphor in 1 John 1:5?
1 John 1:5 states that God is light - but Genesis 1:3 describes God creating light. Obviously God cannot create himself; nor does his nature change.
I see a few options here, and I'm wondering which, ...
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How do we reconcile Matthew 6:14-15 with 1 John 2:1?
The verses in dispute:
“For if you forgive others for their transgressions, your heavenly
Father will also forgive you. But if you do not forgive others, then
your Father will not forgive your ...
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Does it follow from John 17:3 that knowing God alone cannot give eternal life? What then is the need for the adjectives "The only true"?
Joh 17:3 NET2
Now this is eternal life – that they know you, the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom you sent.
What is the meaning of the term "The only True God"?
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Who is the True God and Eternal Life?
1Jn 5:20 KJV And we know that the Son of God is come, and hath given us an understanding, that we may know him that is true, and we are in him that is true, even in his Son Jesus Christ. This is the ...
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Why does ESV put "you know" for "egnokate" but "you have overcome" for "nenikekate" in 1 John 2:13?
1 John 2:13 ESV
"I 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. I write to you, children, ...
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1 John 5: 13 - What does "these things" refer to that relates to "you may know that you have eternal life" - assurance of salvation?
The premise of our assurance of salvation is: "All who believe in Jesus Christ are saved. I Believe in Jesus Christ. Therefore, I am saved."
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1 John 2:19b - What might become plain, the origin? The state? Or the origin and original state of "they?
1 John 2:19 - They went out from us, but they were not of us; for if they had been of us, they would have continued with us. But they went out, that it might become plain that they all are not of us.(...
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How plausible is this alternate interpretation of 1 John 2:13-14?
At issue is why John is writing to the fathers in 1 John 2:13-14:
ἔγραψα ὑμῖν, πατέρες, ὅτι ἐγνώκατε τὸν ἀπ’ ἀρχῆς·
I am writing | to you | fathers | because | you have known | the | from | (the) ...
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What Scripture might support Bunyan? - "Christ, as Priest, continually intercedes; Christ, as Advocate, in case of great transgression, pleads"." [closed]
Context:
I'm currently reading "Gentle and Lowly" by Dane Ortlund. On page 90 there is this quote by Ortlund:
"Apparently, he [Christ] intercedes for us given our general sinfulness, ...
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What does John mean by "anointing" and how can such "anointing" teach us? 1 John 2:18-27
1 John 2:18-27 (ESV)
18 Children, it is the last hour, and as you have heard that antichrist is coming, so now many antichrists have come. Therefore we know that it is the last hour. 19 They went out ...
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What is the significance of Christ being human? [closed]
I appreciated the ideas shared on this platform around the 'water and the blood' from 1 John 5. The text I refer to is: 1 John 5:6.
This is he who came by water and blood—Jesus Christ; not by the ...
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In 1 John 4:8 is "Love" a feeling
I have heard the phrase: Love is not a feeling it an action; not a noun but a verb.
In 1 John 4:8
Whoever does not love does not know God, because God is love.
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If God gives us enough grace so that we don't have to sin (1 Corinthians 10:13), then why do we still sin (1 John 1:8-10, 2:1-2)?
God is faithful - He always gives us enough grace so that we don't have to sin:
13 No temptation has overtaken you that is not common to man. God is faithful, and he will not let you be tempted ...
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How do we reconcile 1 John 5:18 with 1 Peter 5:8-9?
So we can be devoured by the devil to which we also suffer by the devils attacks, but we are also not touched by the devil?
Q: How do we reconcile these 2 verses?
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1st John 1:1 “Word of Life” is this “Jesus” or the “Scripture”?
We read:
“That which was from the beginning, which we have heard, which we have
seen with our eyes, which we have looked upon, and our hands have
handled, concerning the Word of life—
the life was ...
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Does special formatting come from ancient manuscripts?
In some translations, 1 John 2:12-14 is formatted like a poem, or a song. It made me wonder why. I see no footnotes to suggest it's a quote from another passage, so it occurred to me to ask whether ...
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Could (αγαθος) in Matthew 19:17 be explained with (δικαιον) in 1 John 2:1?
Matthew 19:17; Greek New Testament;
17 ο δε ειπεν αυτω τι με λεγεις αγαθον ουδεις αγαθος ει μη εις ο θεος ει δε θελεις εισελθειν εις την ζωην τηρησον τας εντολας
Matthew 19:17; KJV;
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1 John 4, John 3; Could we conclude that the believers are of two kinds?
1 John 4:10; KJV;
10 Herein is love, not that we loved God, but that he loved us, and sent his Son to be the propitiation for our sins.
1 John 4:4-5; KJV;
4 Ye are of God, little children, and have ...
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1 John 1:9 - What is the significance of the usage ὁμολογέω (confess) in the context?
In the Gospels, μετανοέω (repent) is used. Are there contextual factors using the ὁμολογέω in 1 John?
Are there any Scriptural examples to differentiate the two: μετανοέω and ὁμολογέω?
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In Johannine Comma: Three are One, or Three in One, or Three in are?
In the Johannine Comma, i.e: 1John 5:7, the Greek texts which contain the trinity mention εν which means in, look:
1550 Stephanus New Testament:
7 οτι τρεις εισιν οι μαρτυρουντες εν τω ουρανω ο πατηρ ...
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Why might we say one of these is "better" than the other? 1. God protects him/auton ESV or 2. God keepeth himself/heauton KJB. 1 John 5:18
"We know that everyone who has been born of God does not keep on sinning, but he who was born of God protects him" 1 John 5:18 ESV him/auton Strong's 846.
Possibly meaning-Christ born of ...
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Does "born" have the same meaning on the two occasions it occurs in 1 John 5:18?"
"We know that whoever is born of God does not sin; but he who has been
born of God keeps himself, and the wicked one does not touch him." 1
John 5:18 NKJB.
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How do we interpret James 5:16 in light of 1 John 1:9?
James says: “So confess your sins to one another and pray for one another so that you may be healed. The prayer of a righteous person has great effectiveness.”
James 5:16
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Why does John emphasize the keeping of the commandments in his letters?
More than seven times John refers to the keeping of the commandments,it seems there is a strong emphasis on keeping the commandments in the books of John
1 John 2:3-4 ESV
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What made Cain ‘of the wicked one’?
This following verse has me thinking…
1 JOHN 3:12 not as Cain who was of the wicked one and murdered his brother. [snip]
What made Cain ‘of the wicked one’?
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Are we sons of God or are we still waiting to be adopted? How do we harmonize?
Paul says that we are awaiting adoption:
23 And not only the creation, but we ourselves, who have the firstfruits of the Spirit, groan inwardly as we wait eagerly for adoption as sons, the redemption ...
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Are the words "beginning" and "word" mentioned in 1John 2:7 the same as those found in John 1:1?
In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word
was God; John 1:1 (YLT)
Brethren, a new command I write not to you, but an old command, that
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Why does 1 John 4:16 switch from plural "we have come to know" to singular "and whoever abides"?
1 John 4:16 "So we have come to know and believe the love that God has for us. God is love, and whoever abides in love abides in God, and God abides in him". ESV.
1 John 14-17:
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The evil one cannot harm (vs touch) them. NIV vs ESV
1 John 5:18
New International Version
We know that anyone born of God does not continue to sin; the One who was born of God keeps them safe, and the evil one cannot harm them.
English Standard ...
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Are 1 John 1:8 and 1 John 3:9 contradictory?
In 1 John 1:8, John says
If we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us.
And in chapter 3, verse 9, he says
Whosoever is born of God doth not commit sin; for his ...
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How are we to understand Jesus' words in Matthew 7:21-23, and how do they apply to us today?
Christ speaks some very harsh words in the Gospel of Matthew:
Matthew 7:21-23: “Not everyone who says to Me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ will enter the kingdom of heaven, but he who does the will of My Father who ...
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What is That 'which' in, "That which was from the beginning..." 1 John 1:1
That which was from the beginning, which we have heard, which we have seen with our eyes, which we looked upon and have touched with our hands, concerning the word of life— 2 the life was made ...
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Perfect love that casts out fear vs Fear of God - Are 1 John 4:18 and 2 Corinthians 7:1 talking about different concepts of fear?
1 John 4:18 (ESV):
There is no fear in love, but perfect love casts out fear. For fear has to do with punishment, and whoever fears has not been perfected in love.
2 Corinthians 7:1 (ESV):
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Does "Jesus has come in the flesh" in 1 John 4:2 imply a fleshless pre-existence?
1 John 4:2 (ESV):
2 By this you know the Spirit of God: every spirit that confesses that Jesus Christ has come in the flesh is from God,
When I read this verse, my immediate impression is that of ...
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Do the three nominative nouns in John 10:30 express an 'equivalence'?
εγω και ο πατηρ εν εσμεν [John 10:30 TR, undisputed]
I and the Father one are [John 10:30 EGNT ¹]
All three nouns 'I' 'Father' and 'one' are, here, nominative singular, as is the article.
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How should one understand John 14:1 and 1 John 5:1?
John 14:1
Let not your heart be troubled; you believe in God, believe also in Me. [bold mine]
1 John 5:1
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No one has ever seen God; ἑώρακεν vs τεθέαται
John 1:18
New International Version
No one has ever seen God, but the one and only Son, who is himself God and is in closest relationship with the Father, has made him known.
has ever seen
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What is the best way to translate Τεκνία in 1 John 2:1 and the other five times?
Τεκνία is the plural diminutive of τέκνον (child).
diminutive adjective
(14th century)
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What is the meaning of tetheatai "has seen" [God] in 1 John 4:12?
This question is based on discussion in the comments on two separate questions here and here
No man hath seen God at any time. If we love one another, God dwelleth
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