1 John 2:25

And this is the hope which he gave you, even eternal life.

Bible in Basic English

In The King James Version

And this is the promise that he hath promised us, even eternal life.

In Context

24But as for you, keep in your hearts the things which were made clear to you from the first. If you keep these things in your hearts you will be kept in the Father and the Son.

26I am writing these things to you about those whose purpose is that you may be turned out of the true way.

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Cross References

Luke 18:30Who will not get much more in this time, and in the world to come, eternal life.

John 6:27Let your work not be for the food which comes to an end, but for the food which goes on for eternal life, which the Son of man will give to you, for on him has God the Father put his mark.

John 6:54He who takes my flesh for food and my blood for drink has eternal life: and I will take him up from the dead at the last day.

John 10:28And I give them eternal life; they will never come to destruction, and no one will ever take them out of my hand.

John 17:2Even as you gave him authority over all flesh, to give eternal life to all those whom you have given to him.

Romans 5:21That, as sin had power in death, so grace might have power through righteousness to eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.

Matthew Henry on 1 John 2:21-28

Concerning Antichrist. ( a. d. 80.) 20 But ye have an unction from the Holy One, and ye know all things. 21 I have not written unto you because ye know not the truth, but because ye know it, and that no lie is of the truth. 22 Who is a liar but he that denieth that Jesus is the Christ? He is antichrist, that denieth the Father and the Son. 23 Whosoever denieth the Son, the same hath not the Father: (but) he that acknowledgeth the Son hath the Father also. 24 Let that therefore abide in you, which ye have heard… Read the whole commentary →

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