1 John 2:1

Bible in Basic English (1941)

My little children, I am writing these things to you so that you may be without sin. And if any man is a sinner, we have a friend and helper with the Father, Jesus Christ, the upright one:

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

¶Τεκνία μου, ταῦτα γράφω ὑμῖν, ἵνα μὴ ἁμάρτητε. Καὶ ἐάν τις ἁμάρτῃ, παράκλητον ἔχομεν πρὸς τὸν Πατέρα, Ἰησοῦν Χριστὸν δίκαιον:

Transliteration

Teknia my, these graphō to you, hina not you might hamartēte. And if anyone might hamartē, paraklēton we have pros the Patera, Iēsoun Christon dikaion:

Grammar Details

• *Teknia*: vocative, neuter, plural - little children/beloved ones
• *graphō*: present, indicative, active, 1st person singular - I write/am writing
• *hina*: subordinating conjunction introducing purpose clause - so that/in order that
• *hamartēte*: aorist, subjunctive, active, 2nd person plural - you might sin
• *hamartē*: aorist, subjunctive, active, 3rd person singular - might sin
• *paraklēton*: accusative, masculine, singular - advocate/helper/comforter
• *pros*: preposition with accusative - toward/with/in relation to
• *Patera*: accusative, masculine, singular - Father
• *Iēsoun*: accusative, masculine, singular - Jesus
• *Christon*: accusative, masculine, singular - Christ/Anointed One
• *dikaion*: accusative, masculine, singular - righteous/just

Word Meanings

• *Teknia*: little children/beloved ones/dear children
• *graphō*: write/am writing/record
• *paraklēton*: advocate/comforter/helper/intercessor/counselor
• *pros*: toward/with/before/in the presence of/in relation to
• *dikaion*: righteous/just/upright/innocent

Referenced Verses

• Rom 8:34 : 34 Who will give a decision against us? It is Christ Jesus who not only was put to death, but came again from the dead, who is now at the right hand of God, taking our part.
• 1 Tim 2:5 : 5 For there is one God and one peacemaker between God and men, the man Christ Jesus,
• 1 John 1:8-9 : 8 If we say that we have no sin, we are false to ourselves and there is nothing true in us. 9 If we say openly that we have done wrong, he is upright and true to his word, giving us forgiveness of sins and making us clean from all evil. 10 If we say that we have no sin, we make him false and his word is not in us.
• John 8:11 : 11 And she said, No man, Lord. And Jesus said, And I do not give a decision against you: go, and never do wrong again.]
• 2 Cor 5:21 : 21 For him who had no knowledge of sin God made to be sin for us; so that we might become the righteousness of God in him.
• Titus 2:11-13 : 11 For the grace of God has come, giving salvation to all men, 12 Training us so that, turning away from evil and the desires of this world, we may be living wisely and uprightly in the knowledge of God in this present life; 13 Looking for the glad hope, the revelation of the glory of our great God and Saviour Jesus Christ;
• 1 John 3:7 : 7 My little children, let no man take you out of the true way: he who does righteousness is upright, even as he is upright;
• 1 John 3:18 : 18 My little children, do not let our love be in word and in tongue, but let it be in act and in good faith.
• 1 John 4:4 : 4 You are of God, my little children, and you have overcome them because he who is in you is greater than he who is in the world.
• 1 Pet 4:1-3 : 1 So that as Jesus was put to death in the flesh, do you yourselves be of the same mind; for the death of the flesh puts an end to sin; 2 So that you may give the rest of your lives in the flesh, not to the desires of men, but to the purpose of God. 3 Because for long enough, in times past, we have been living after the way of the Gentiles, given up to the desires of the flesh, to drinking and feasting and loose behaviour and unclean worship of images;
• Heb 7:24-26 : 24 But this priest, because his life goes on for ever, is unchanging. 25 So that he is fully able to be the saviour of all who come to God through him, because he is ever living to make prayer to God for them. 26 It was right for us to have such a high priest, one who is holy and without evil, doing no wrong, having no part with sinners, and made higher than the heavens:
• 1 John 2:12-13 : 12 I am writing to you, my children, because you have forgiveness of sins through his name. 13 I am writing to you, fathers, because you have knowledge of him who was from the first. I am writing to you, young men, because you have overcome the Evil One. I have sent a letter to you, children, because you have knowledge of the Father.
• Gal 4:19 : 19 My children, of whom I am again in birth-pains till Christ is formed in you,
• John 14:6 : 6 Jesus said to him, I am the true and living way: no one comes to the Father but by me.
• John 6:27 : 27 Let your work not be for the food which comes to an end, but for the food which goes on for eternal life, which the Son of man will give to you, for on him has God the Father put his mark.
• John 10:15 : 15 Even as the Father has knowledge of me and I of the Father; and I am giving my life for the sheep.
• Ezek 3:21 : 21 But if you say to the upright man that he is not to do evil, he will certainly keep his life because he took note of your word; and your life will be safe.
• Zech 9:9 : 9 Be full of joy, O daughter of Zion; give a glad cry, O daughter of Jerusalem: see, your king comes to you: he is upright and has overcome; gentle and seated on an ass, on a young ass.
• Luke 10:22 : 22 All things have been given to me by my Father: and no one has knowledge of the Son, but only the Father: and of the Father, but only the Son, and he to whom the Son will make it clear.
• John 5:14 : 14 After a time Jesus came across him in the Temple and said to him, See, you are well and strong; do no more sin for fear a worse thing comes to you.
• John 5:19-26 : 19 So Jesus made answer and said, Truly I say to you, The Son is not able to do anything himself; he is able to do only what he sees the Father doing; whatever the Father does the Son does it in the same way. 20 For the Father has love for the Son and lets him see everything which he does: and he will let him see greater works than these so that you may be full of wonder. 21 In the same way, as the Father gives life to the dead, even so the Son gives life to those to whom he is pleased to give it. 22 The Father is not the judge of men, but he has given all decisions into the hands of the Son; 23 So that all men may give honour to the Son even as they give honour to the Father. He who gives no honour to the Son gives no honour to the Father who sent him. 24 Truly I say to you, The man whose ears are open to my word and who has faith in him who sent me, has eternal life; he will not be judged, but has come from death into life. 25 Truly I say to you, The time is coming, it has even now come, when the voice of the Son of God will come to the ears of the dead, and those hearing it will have life. 26 For even as the Father has life in himself, so he has given to the Son to have life in himself.
• John 5:36 : 36 But the witness which I have is greater than that of John: the work which the Father has given me to do, the very work which I am now doing, is a witness that the Father has sent me.
• Eph 2:18 : 18 Because through him the two of us are able to come near in one Spirit to the Father.
• Eph 4:26 : 26 Be angry without doing wrong; let not the sun go down on your wrath;
• 1 John 2:28-29 : 28 And now, my children, keep your hearts in him; so that at his revelation, we may have no fear or shame before him at his coming. 29 If you have knowledge that he is upright, it is clear to you that everyone who does righteousness is his offspring.
• 1 John 3:5 : 5 And you have knowledge that he came to take away sin: and in him there is no sin.
• 1 Tim 3:14 : 14 I am writing these things to you, though I am hoping to come to you before long;
• 1 Cor 4:14-15 : 14 I am not saying these things to put you to shame, but so that, as my dear children, you may see what is right. 15 For even if you had ten thousand teachers in Christ, you have not more than one father: for in Christ Jesus I have given birth to you through the good news.
• Heb 9:24 : 24 For Christ did not go into a holy place which had been made by men's hands as the copy of the true one; but he went into heaven itself, and now takes his place before the face of God for us.
• Jas 1:27 : 27 The religion which is holy and free from evil in the eyes of our God and Father is this: to take care of children who have no fathers and of widows who are in trouble, and to keep oneself untouched by the world.
• Jas 3:9 : 9 With it we give praise to our Lord and Father; and with it we put a curse on men who are made in God's image.
• 1 Pet 1:15-19 : 15 But be holy in every detail of your lives, as he, whose servants you are, is holy; 16 Because it has been said in the Writings, You are to be holy, for I am holy. 17 And if you give the name of Father to him who, judging every man by his acts, has no respect for a man's position, then go in fear while you are on this earth: 18 Being conscious that you have been made free from that foolish way of life which was your heritage from your fathers, not through a payment of things like silver or gold which come to destruction, 19 But through holy blood, like that of a clean and unmarked lamb, even the blood of Christ:
• 1 Pet 2:22 : 22 Who did no evil, and there was no deceit in his mouth:
• 1 Pet 3:18 : 18 Because Christ once went through pain for sins, the upright one taking the place of sinners, so that through him we might come back to God; being put to death in the flesh, but given life in the Spirit;
• 1 John 1:3-4 : 3 We give you word of all we have seen and everything which has come to our ears, so that you may be united with us; and we are united with the Father and with his Son Jesus Christ: 4 And we are writing these things to you so that our joy may be made complete.
• 1 John 5:21 : 21 My little children, keep yourselves from false gods.
• 1 Cor 15:34 : 34 Be awake to righteousness and keep yourselves from sin; for some have no knowledge of God: I say this to put you to shame.
• John 21:5 : 5 So Jesus said to them, Children, have you taken any fish? They made answer, No.
• Rom 6:1-2 : 1 What may we say, then? are we to go on in sin so that there may be more grace? 2 In no way. How may we, who are dead to sin, be living in it any longer?
• Rom 6:15 : 15 What then? are we to go on in sin because we are not under law but under grace? Let it not be so.
• John 13:33 : 33 My dear children, I am only to be with you a little longer. Then you will be looking for me: and as I said to the Jews, so now I say to you, Where I am going you may not come.
• Ps 4:4 : 4 Let there be fear in your hearts, and do no sin; have bitter feelings on your bed, but make no sound. (Selah.)