37 But make sure your statement is, ‘[a]Yes, yes’ or ‘No, no’; anything beyond these is [b]of (A)evil origin.

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  1. Matthew 5:37 I.e., a clear “yes” or “no”
  2. Matthew 5:37 Or from the evil one

37 All you need to say is simply ‘Yes’ or ‘No’;(A) anything beyond this comes from the evil one.[a](B)

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  1. Matthew 5:37 Or from evil

13 I am writing to you, fathers, because you know Him (A)who has been from the beginning. I am writing to you, young men, because (B)you have overcome (C)the evil one. I have written to you, children, because (D)you know the Father. 14 I have written to you, fathers, because you know Him (E)who has been from the beginning. I have written to you, young men, because you are (F)strong, and the (G)word of God remains in you, and (H)you have overcome the evil one.

Do Not Love the World

15 Do not love (I)the world nor the things in the world. (J)If anyone loves the world, the love of the Father is not in him. 16 For all that is in the world, (K)the lust of the flesh and (L)the lust of the eyes and (M)the boastful pride of life, is not from the Father, but is from the world. 17 (N)The world is passing away and also its lusts; but the one who (O)does the will of God continues to live forever.

18 Children, (P)it is the last hour; and just as you heard that (Q)antichrist is coming, (R)even now many antichrists have appeared; from this we know that it is the last hour. 19 (S)They went out from us, but they were not really of us; for if they had been of us, they would have remained with us; but they went out, (T)so that [a]it would be evident that they all are not of us. 20 [b]But you have an (U)anointing from (V)the Holy One, and (W)you all know. 21 I have not written to you because you do not know the truth, but (X)because you do know it, and [c]because no lie is (Y)of the truth. 22 Who is the liar except (Z)the one who denies that Jesus is the [d]Christ? This is (AA)the antichrist, the one who denies the Father and the Son. 23 (AB)Whoever denies the Son does not have the Father; the one who confesses the Son has the Father also. 24 As for you, see that what you heard (AC)from the beginning remains in you. If what you heard from the beginning remains in you, you also (AD)will remain in the Son and in the Father.

The Promise Is Eternal Life

25 (AE)This is the promise which He Himself [e]made to us: eternal life.

26 These things I have written to you concerning those who are trying to (AF)deceive you. 27 And as for you, the (AG)anointing which you received from Him remains in you, and you have no need for anyone to teach you; but as His anointing (AH)teaches you about all things, and is (AI)true and is not a lie, and just as it has taught you, [f]you remain in Him.

28 Now, (AJ)little children, remain in Him, so that when He (AK)appears, we may have (AL)confidence and (AM)not [g]draw back from Him in shame [h]at His (AN)coming. 29 If you know that (AO)He is righteous, you know that everyone who practices righteousness also (AP)has been born of Him.

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  1. 1 John 2:19 Lit they would be revealed
  2. 1 John 2:20 Lit And
  3. 1 John 2:21 Or you know that no lie
  4. 1 John 2:22 I.e., Messiah
  5. 1 John 2:25 Lit promised us
  6. 1 John 2:27 Or remain in Him (a command)
  7. 1 John 2:28 Lit be put to shame from Him
  8. 1 John 2:28 Or in His presence

13 I am writing to you, fathers,
    because you know him who is from the beginning.(A)
I am writing to you, young men,
    because you have overcome(B) the evil one.(C)

14 I write to you, dear children,(D)
    because you know the Father.
I write to you, fathers,
    because you know him who is from the beginning.(E)
I write to you, young men,
    because you are strong,(F)
    and the word of God(G) lives in you,(H)
    and you have overcome the evil one.(I)

On Not Loving the World

15 Do not love the world or anything in the world.(J) If anyone loves the world, love for the Father[a] is not in them.(K) 16 For everything in the world—the lust of the flesh,(L) the lust of the eyes,(M) and the pride of life—comes not from the Father but from the world. 17 The world and its desires pass away,(N) but whoever does the will of God(O) lives forever.

Warnings Against Denying the Son

18 Dear children, this is the last hour;(P) and as you have heard that the antichrist is coming,(Q) even now many antichrists have come.(R) This is how we know it is the last hour. 19 They went out from us,(S) 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.(T)

20 But you have an anointing(U) from the Holy One,(V) and all of you know the truth.[b](W) 21 I do not write to you because you do not know the truth, but because you do know it(X) 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.(Y) 23 No one who denies the Son has the Father; whoever acknowledges the Son has the Father also.(Z)

24 As for you, see that what you have heard from the beginning(AA) remains in you. If it does, you also will remain in the Son and in the Father.(AB) 25 And this is what he promised us—eternal life.(AC)

26 I am writing these things to you about those who are trying to lead you astray.(AD) 27 As for you, the anointing(AE) 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(AF) and as that anointing is real, not counterfeit—just as it has taught you, remain in him.(AG)

God’s Children and Sin

28 And now, dear children,(AH) continue in him, so that when he appears(AI) we may be confident(AJ) and unashamed before him at his coming.(AK)

29 If you know that he is righteous,(AL) you know that everyone who does what is right has been born of him.(AM)

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  1. 1 John 2:15 Or world, the Father’s love
  2. 1 John 2:20 Some manuscripts and you know all things