1 John 2:13-14

2:13 I am writing to you, fathers, that ¹  you have known him who has been from the beginning. I am writing to you, young people, that ²  you have conquered the evil one. ³  2:14 I have written to you, children, that ⁴  you have known the Father. ⁵  I have written to you, fathers, that ⁶  you have known him who has been from the beginning. I have written to you, young people, that ⁷  you are strong, and the word of God resides in you, and you have conquered the evil one.

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¹ tn See the note on “that” in v. 12.

² tn See the note on “that” in v. 12.

³ sn The phrase the evil one is used in John 17:15 as a reference to Satan. Satan is also the referent here and in the four other occurrences in 1 John (2:14; 3:12; 5:18, 19).

⁴ tn See the note on “that” in v. 12.

⁵ sn The versification of vv. 13 and 14 (so also NAB, NRSV, NLT) follows that of the NA²⁷ and UBS⁴ editions of the Greek text. Some English translations, however, break the verses between the sentence addressed to children and the sentence addressed to fathers (KJV, NKJV, NASB, NIV). The same material has been translated in each case; the only difference is the versification of that material.

⁶ tn See the note on “that” in v. 12.

⁷ tn See the note on “that” in v. 12.