Bible Strands
1 John 2:25
And this is the promise that He Himself made to us: eternal life.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — John writes to his community, sandwiched between a call to remain in what they heard from the beginning (v. 24) and a warning about deceivers (v. 26). The verse functions as the theological anchor for both.
The words — ἐπαγγελία (epangelia, "promise") is the noun that carries the verse; the verb ἐπηγγέλατο (epēngeilato) is imperfect middle, marking the promise as God's ongoing, self-initiated act rather than a one-time statement.
The thread — John 10:28 states the same content from the giver's side ("I give them eternal life"), and Titus 3:7 frames it as the hope for which believers are heirs. Jude 1:21 adds the posture of awaiting it.
Why it lands — The verse reduces the gospel to one declarative sentence: God promised eternal life, and that promise is the ground on which "remaining" (v. 24) is possible. It asks the reader to stop searching for a more elaborate security and accept that the promise itself is the security.
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The Greek words
King James Version
And this is the promise that he hath promised us, even eternal life.
Cross-references
- John 10:28 I give them eternal life, and they will never perish. No one can snatch them out of My hand.
- Titus 3:7 so that, having been justified by His grace, we would become heirs with the hope of eternal life.
- Jude 1:21 keep yourselves in the love of God as you await the mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ to bring you eternal life.
- John 17:2 For You granted Him authority over all people, so that He may give eternal life to all those You have given Him.
- Titus 1:2 in the hope of eternal life, which God, who cannot lie, promised before time began.
- 1 Timothy 6:12 Fight the good fight of the faith. Take hold of the eternal life to which you were called when you made the good confession before many witnesses.
- Romans 5:21 so that, just as sin reigned in death, so also grace might reign through righteousness to bring eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.
- 1 John 1:2 And this is the life that was revealed; we have seen it and testified to it, and we proclaim to you the eternal life that was with the Father and was revealed to us.
- Romans 2:7 To those who by perseverance in doing good seek glory, honor, and immortality, He will give eternal life.
- John 6:68 Simon Peter replied, “Lord, to whom would we go? You have the words of eternal life.