Bible Strands
1 John 2:13
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 have written to you, children, because you know the Father.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — The author addresses fathers, young men, and children immediately after declaring that little children’s sins are forgiven through Christ’s name. He writes to each group to highlight a specific spiritual condition or achievement.
The words — γράφω (graphō) literally means "I am writing," and ἐγνώκατε (egnōkate) translates to "you have known."
The thread — The text links knowing God to knowing Jesus in John 14:7 and ties knowledge of the Son to knowledge of the Father in Luke 10:22. The same address to fathers and young men continues in 1 John 2:14.
Why it lands — The verse requires readers to verify the depth of their knowledge of God and the reality of their spiritual resistance to the evil one. It establishes that mature faith is measured by both relational knowledge and active endurance.
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The Greek words
King James Version
I write unto you, fathers, because ye have known him that is from the beginning. I write unto you, young men, because ye have overcome the wicked one. I write unto you, little children, because ye have known the Father.
Cross-references
- John 14:7 If you had known Me, you would know My Father as well. From now on you do know Him and have seen Him.”
- 1 John 2:14 I 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.
- Luke 10:22 All things have been entrusted to Me by My Father. No one knows who the Son is except the Father, and no one knows who the Father is except the Son and those to whom the Son chooses to reveal Him.”
- 1 John 1:1 That which was from the beginning, which we have heard, which we have seen with our own eyes, which we have gazed upon and touched with our own hands—this is the Word of life.
- 1 John 4:4 You, little children, are from God and have overcome them, because greater is He who is in you than he who is in the world.
- 1 John 5:4 because everyone born of God overcomes the world. And this is the victory that has overcome the world: our faith.
- John 17:3 Now this is eternal life, that they may know You, the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom You have sent.
- Matthew 11:27 All things have been entrusted to Me by My Father. No one knows the Son except the Father, and no one knows the Father except the Son and those to whom the Son chooses to reveal Him.
- Ephesians 6:10 Finally, be strong in the Lord and in His mighty power.
- 1 John 3:12 Do not be like Cain, who belonged to the evil one and murdered his brother. And why did Cain slay him? Because his own deeds were evil, while those of his brother were righteous.