1 John 2:12

Little sons, I write to you, that your sins be forgiven to you for (the sake of) his name. [Little sons, I write to you, for your sins be forgiven to you for his name.]

Wycliffe Modern Spelling

In The King James Version

I write unto you, little children, because your sins are forgiven you for his name’s sake.

In Context

11But he that hateth his brother, is in darknesses, and wandereth in darknesses, and knoweth not whither he goeth; for darknesses have blinded his eyes. (But he who hateth his brother, is in darkness, and walketh in darkness, and knoweth not where he goeth; for the darkness hath blinded his eyes.)

13Fathers, I write to you, for ye have known him, that is from the beginning, (or Fathers, I write to you, because ye have known him, who is from the beginning). Young men, I write to you, for ye have overcome the wicked (one). I write to you, young children [or infants], for ye have known the Father.

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Cross References

Psalms 32:1Learning to David. [The understanding of David.] Blessed be they, whose wickedness be forgiven; and whose sins be covered. ( A teaching by David. Happy be they, whose wickedness be forgiven; and whose sins be covered.)

Jeremiah 14:7If our wickednesses answer to us, Lord, do thou for thy name, for our turnings away be many; we have sinned against thee. (Our wickednesses witness against us, Lord, but do thou it for the sake of thy name, even though our turnings away, that is, our sins, be many; yea, we have sinned against thee.)

Luke 7:47For which thing I say to thee, many sins be forgiven to her, for she hath loved much; and to whom is less forgiven, he loveth less.

Acts 4:12and health is not in any other. For neither (any) other name under heaven is given to men, in which it behooveth us to be made safe. (and salvation, or deliverance, is not by any other. For no other name under heaven is given to men, by which it behooveth us to be saved.)

Acts 13:38Therefore, brethren, be it known to you, that by him remission of sins is told to you, (And so brothers, let it be known to you, that through him forgiveness of sins is now told to you,)

Ephesians 1:7In whom we have redemption by his blood, [and] forgiveness of sins, after the riches of his grace,

Matthew Henry on 1 John 2:8-12

The Law of Love. ( a. d. 80.) 7 Brethren, I write no new commandment unto you, but an old commandment which ye had from the beginning. The old commandment is the word which ye have heard from the beginning. 8 Again, a new commandment I write unto you, which thing is true in him and in you: because the darkness is past, and the true light now shineth. 9 He that saith he is in the light, and hateth his brother, is in darkness even until now. 10 He that loveth his brother abideth in the light, and there is none… Read the whole commentary →

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