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THE MESSAGE

1 John 2:25

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Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Immortality;   Life;   Righteous;   Salvation;   Thompson Chain Reference - Eternal;   Everlasting;   God's;   Life;   Life, Eternal;   Life-Death;   Promises, Divine;   The Topic Concordance - Anointing;   Coming of the Lord Jesus Christ;   Confidence;   Eternal Life;   Rebirth/being Born Again;   Teaching;   Truth;   Torrey's Topical Textbook - Life, Eternal;   Promises of God, the;  

Dictionaries:

- Bridgeway Bible Dictionary - Jesus christ;   Promise;   Baker Evangelical Dictionary of Biblical Theology - Doctrine;   Eternal Life, Eternality, Everlasting Life;   Immortality;   Word;   Charles Buck Theological Dictionary - Adoption;   Faithfulness of God;   Heaven;   Holman Bible Dictionary - John, the Letters of;   Promise;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Hope;   John, Epistles of;   Promise;   Hastings' Dictionary of the New Testament - John Epistles of;   Perseverance;   Promise;   Promise (2);   Salvation Save Saviour;   Sanctify, Sanctification;  

Encyclopedias:

- International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Baptism of the Holy Spirit;   John, the Epistles of;  

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
And this is the promise that he himself made to us: eternal life.
King James Version (1611)
And this is the promise that hee hath promised vs, euen eternall life.
King James Version
And this is the promise that he hath promised us, even eternal life.
English Standard Version
And this is the promise that he made to us—eternal life.
New American Standard Bible
This is the promise which He Himself made to us: eternal life.
New Century Version
And this is what the Son promised to us—life forever.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
This is the promise which He Himself made to us: eternal life.
Berean Standard Bible
And this is the promise that He Himself made to us: eternal life.
Contemporary English Version
The Son has promised us eternal life.
Complete Jewish Bible
And this is what he has promised us: eternal life.
Darby Translation
And this is the promise which *he* has promised us, life eternal.
Easy-to-Read Version
And this is what the Son promised us—eternal life.
Geneva Bible (1587)
And this is the promes that he hath promised vs, euen that eternall life.
George Lamsa Translation
And this is the promise that he has promised us, even eternal life.
Good News Translation
And this is what Christ himself promised to give us—eternal life.
Lexham English Bible
And this is the promise which he himself promised us: eternal life.
Literal Translation
And this is the promise which He promised us: everlasting life.
Amplified Bible
This is the promise which He Himself promised us—eternal life.
American Standard Version
And this is the promise which he promised us, even the life eternal.
Bible in Basic English
And this is the hope which he gave you, even eternal life.
Hebrew Names Version
This is the promise which he promised us, the eternal life.
International Standard Version
The message that he himself declared to us is eternal life.John 17:3; 1 John 1:2; 5:11;">[xr]
Etheridge Translation
And this is the promise which he promised to us, eternal life.
Murdock Translation
25 And this is the promise, which he hath promised us, [fn] life eternal.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
And this is the promise that he hath promised vs, euen eternall lyfe.
English Revised Version
And this is the promise which he promised us, [even] the life eternal.
World English Bible
This is the promise which he promised us, the eternal life.
Wesley's New Testament (1755)
And this is the promise which he hath promised us, eternal life.
Weymouth's New Testament
And this is the promise which He Himself has given us--the Life of the Ages.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
And this is the biheeste, that he bihiyte to vs euerlastinge lijf.
Update Bible Version
And this is the promise which he promised us, [even] the eternal life.
Webster's Bible Translation
And this is the promise that he hath promised us, [even] eternal life.
New English Translation
Now this is the promise that he himself made to us: eternal life.
New King James Version
And this is the promise that He has promised us--eternal life.
New Living Translation
And in this fellowship we enjoy the eternal life he promised us.
New Life Bible
And He has promised us life that lasts forever!
New Revised Standard
And this is what he has promised us, eternal life.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
And, this, is the promise, which he hath promised unto us, - The age-abiding life.
Douay-Rheims Bible
And this is the promise which he hath promised us, life everlasting.
Revised Standard Version
And this is what he has promised us, eternal life.
Tyndale New Testament (1525)
And this is the promes yt he hath promysed vs even eternall lyfe.
Young's Literal Translation
and this is the promise that He did promise us -- the life the age-during.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
And this is the promes yt he hath promysed vs, eue eternall life.
Mace New Testament (1729)
and this is the reward that he hath promised us, even eternal life.
Simplified Cowboy Version
And this is what Jesus has promised his hands who ride for him—perfect, eternal life.

Contextual Overview

20But you belong. The Holy One anointed you, and you all know it. I haven't been writing this to tell you something you don't know, but to confirm the truth you do know, and to remind you that the truth doesn't breed lies. 22So who is lying here? It's the person who denies that Jesus is the Divine Christ, that's who. This is what makes an antichrist: denying the Father, denying the Son. No one who denies the Son has any part with the Father, but affirming the Son is an embrace of the Father as well. 24Stay with what you heard from the beginning, the original message. Let it sink into your life. If what you heard from the beginning lives deeply in you, you will live deeply in both Son and Father. This is exactly what Christ promised: eternal life, real life! 26I've written to warn you about those who are trying to deceive you. But they're no match for what is embedded deeply within you—Christ's anointing, no less! You don't need any of their so-called teaching. Christ's anointing teaches you the truth on everything you need to know about yourself and him, uncontaminated by a single lie. Live deeply in what you were taught.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

1 John 1:2, 1 John 5:11-13, 1 John 5:20, Daniel 12:2, Luke 18:30, John 5:39, John 6:27, John 6:47, John 6:54, John 6:68, John 10:28, John 12:50, John 17:2, John 17:3, Romans 2:7, Romans 5:21, Romans 6:23, Galatians 6:8, 1 Timothy 1:16, 1 Timothy 6:12, 1 Timothy 6:19, Titus 1:2, Titus 3:7, Jude 1:21

Reciprocal: Psalms 37:18 - their Psalms 133:3 - even life Matthew 19:16 - eternal Matthew 25:46 - the righteous Mark 10:17 - eternal Mark 10:30 - eternal John 3:15 - eternal John 6:40 - and believeth 2 Corinthians 1:20 - all 2 Corinthians 4:18 - for Galatians 3:22 - that Ephesians 3:6 - partakers 1 Timothy 4:8 - having 2 Timothy 1:1 - the promise Hebrews 6:12 - inherit Hebrews 9:15 - promise 1 Peter 5:10 - eternal 2 Peter 1:4 - are given

Cross-References

Genesis 2:10
A river flows out of Eden to water the garden and from there divides into four rivers. The first is named Pishon; it flows through Havilah where there is gold. The gold of this land is good. The land is also known for a sweet-scented resin and the onyx stone. The second river is named Gihon; it flows through the land of Cush. The third river is named Hiddekel and flows east of Assyria. The fourth river is the Euphrates.
Genesis 3:7
Immediately the two of them did "see what's really going on"—saw themselves naked! They sewed fig leaves together as makeshift clothes for themselves.
Exodus 32:25
Moses saw that the people were simply running wild—Aaron had let them run wild, disgracing themselves before their enemies. He took up a position at the entrance to the camp and said, "Whoever is on God 's side, join me!" All the Levites stepped up.
Psalms 25:3
I've thrown in my lot with you; You won't embarrass me, will you? Or let my enemies get the best of me? Don't embarrass any of us Who went out on a limb for you. It's the traitors who should be humiliated.
Isaiah 44:9
All those who make no-god idols don't amount to a thing, and what they work so hard at making is nothing. Their little puppet-gods see nothing and know nothing—they're total embarrassments! Who would bother making gods that can't do anything, that can't "god"? Watch all the no-god worshipers hide their faces in shame. Watch the no-god makers slink off humiliated when their idols fail them. Get them out here in the open. Make them face God-reality.
Mark 8:38
"If any of you are embarrassed over me and the way I'm leading you when you get around your fickle and unfocused friends, know that you'll be an even greater embarrassment to the Son of Man when he arrives in all the splendor of God, his Father, with an army of the holy angels."
Romans 10:11
Scripture reassures us, "No one who trusts God like this—heart and soul—will ever regret it." It's exactly the same no matter what a person's religious background may be: the same God for all of us, acting the same incredibly generous way to everyone who calls out for help. "Everyone who calls, ‘Help, God!' gets help."

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And this is the promise that he hath promised us,.... Either God the Father, who is that God that cannot lie, who in the covenant of his grace, before the world began, made this promise unto his people,

[even] eternal life; which promise, with all others, was put into the hands of Christ, where, with them, it is yea and amen; and also the thing itself promised, where it is hid, and lies safe and secure: or the Son, the Lord Jesus Christ, who has promised it in the Gospel; for this is the sum of the Gospel declaration, that whoever believes in him shall have everlasting life; and this lies in the knowledge of the Father, and of the Son, and in the enjoyment of them, and conformity to them; wherefore the doctrine respecting them ought to be retained, and firmly adhered to.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

And this is the promise that he hath promised us, even eternal life - This is evidently added to encourage them in adhering to the truths which they had embraced respecting the Son of God. In maintaining these truths they had the promise of eternal life; in departing from them they had none, for the “promise” of heaven in our world is made only to those who embrace one class of doctrines or opinions. No one can show that any “promise” of heaven is made to the mere possessor of beauty, or wealth, or talent; to the accomplished or the “happy”; to those who are distinguished for science, or skill in the arts; to rank, or birth, or blood; to courage or strength. Whatever expectation of heaven anyone may entertain on account of any of these things, must be traced to something else than a “promise,” for there is none in the Bible to that effect. The “promise” of heaven to people is limited to those who repent of their sins, who believe in the Lord Jesus Christ, and who lead a holy life; and if anyone will base his hope of heaven on a “promise,” it must be limited to these things. And yet what well-founded hope of heaven “can” there be, except that which is based “on a promise?” How does anyone know that he can be saved, unless he has some assurance from God that it may and shall be so? Is not heaven his home? How does anyone know that he may dwell there, without some assurance from Him that he may? Is not the crown of life His gift? How can anyone know that he will possess it, unless he has some promise from Him? However people may reason, or conjecture, or hope, the only “promise” of eternal life is found in the Bible; and the fact that we have such promise should surely be a sufficient inducement to us to hold fast the truth. On the promise of life in the gospel, see John 17:2; Romans 2:6-7; Mark 16:16; Matthew 25:46.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse 25. This is the promise — God has promised eternal life to all who believe on Christ Jesus. So they who receive his doctrine, and continue in communion with the Father and the Son, shall have this eternal life.


 
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