1 John 2:13
All right. Now I’m talking to some of you that are wise adults. You properly know Jesus Christ. You know that he was always there, right from the start of everything. And now I’m talking to some of you that are strong young men. The devil, that boss over the bad spirits, he tried to get you to go wrong, but you said no to him. It’s like you had a fight with him, and you won. Yes, all of you are like my kids. God is our father, and you mob properly know him. That’s the reason why I’m writing this letter to you.
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Matthew 11:27Then Jesus told the people, “God, my father, gave me everything, so I can teach people all about him. You see, I am God’s son, and my father knows me properly. Nobody else knows me properly. And I know my father properly. I pick some people, and I show them what my father is like, but nobody else knows God properly.”
Matthew 13:38That garden is like the world. The good food seeds are like the people that belong to God. The rubbish plant seeds are like the people that belong to the devil, the boss over the bad spirits.
John 8:19So then the Pharisee mob asked Jesus, “Where is your father?” Jesus said, “You don’t know me, and you don’t know my father. If somebody knows me, they will know my father too.”
Matthew Henry on 1 John 2:13-18
Against the Love of the World. ( a. d. 80.) 12 I write unto you, little children, because your sins are forgiven you for his name's sake. 13 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. 14 I have written unto you, fathers, because ye have known him that is from the beginning. I have written unto you, young men, because ye are strong, and the… Read the whole commentary →