1 John 2:23 - Forerunner Commentary

1 John 2:23

21 I have not written to you because you do not know the truth, but because you know it, and that no lie is of the truth.

22 ^aWho is a liar but he who denies that ^bJesus is the Christ? He is antichrist who denies the Father and the Son.

23 ^aWhoever denies the Son does not have the ^bFather either; ^che who acknowledges the Son has the Father also.

Let Truth Abide in You

24 Therefore let that abide in you ^awhich you heard from the beginning. If what you heard from the beginning abides in you, ^byou also will abide in the Son and in the Father.

25 ^aAnd this is the promise that He has promised us—eternal life.

26 These things I have written to you concerning those who try to¹ deceive you.

27 But the ^aanointing which you have received from Him abides in you, and ^byou do not need that anyone teach you; but as the same anointing ^cteaches you concerning all things, and is true, and is not a lie, and just as it has taught you, you¹ will abide in Him.

Verse Comparison: 1 John 2:23

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American Standard Version
Whosoever denieth the Son, the same hath not the Father: he that confesseth the Son hath the Father also.

Amplified® Bible
No one who [habitually] denies (disowns) the Son even has the Father. {Whoever confesses (acknowledges and has) the Son has the Father also.}

Contemporary English Version
If we reject the Son, we reject the Father. But if we say that we accept the Son, we have the Father.

Darby English Version
Whoever denies the Son has not the Father either; he who confesses the Son has the Father also.

Good News Bible
For those who reject the Son reject also the Father; those who accept the Son have the Father also.

International Standard Version
No one who denies the Son has the Father. The person who acknowledges the Son also has the Father.

King James Version
Whosoever denieth the Son, the same hath not the Father: he that acknowledgeth the Son hath the Father also.

New American Standard Bible
Whoever denies the Son does not have the Father; the one who confesses the Son has the Father also.

New International Version
No one who denies the Son has the Father; whoever acknowledges the Son has the Father also.

New King James Version
Whoever denies the Son does not have the Father either; he who acknowledges the Son has the Father also.

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
Whoever denies the Son does not have the Father; the one who confesses the Son has the Father also.

Young's Literal Translation
every one who is denying the Son, neither hath he the Father, `he who is confessing the Son hath the Father also.'

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