1 John 2:24

Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

As for you, let what you have heard from the beginning remain in you. If it does, you also will remain in the Son and in the Father.

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

Ὑμεῖς οὐν ὃ ἠκούσατε ἀπʼ ἀρχῆς, ἐν ὑμῖν μενέτω. Ἐὰν ἐν ὑμῖν μείνῃ ὃ ἀπʼ ἀρχῆς ἠκούσατε, καὶ ὑμεῖς ἐν τῷ Υἱῷ, καὶ ἐν τῷ Πατρὶ μενεῖτε.

Transliteration

You oun what you ēkousate ap' archēs, in you let it menetō. If in you should meinē what ap' archēs you ēkousate, also you in the Huiō, and in the Patri meneite.

Grammar Details

• *oun*: inferential conjunction - therefore/then
• *ēkousate*: aorist, indicative, active, 2nd person plural - you heard
• *ap'*: contraction of *apo* - from
• *archēs*: genitive, feminine, singular - beginning
• *menetō*: present, imperative, active, 3rd person singular - let it remain/abide
• *meinē*: aorist, subjunctive, active, 3rd person singular - might remain/abide
• *Huiō*: dative, masculine, singular - Son
• *Patri*: dative, masculine, singular - Father
• *meneite*: future, indicative, active, 2nd person plural - you will remain/abide

Word Meanings

• *oun*: therefore/then/consequently/accordingly
• *ēkousate*: heard/learned/were taught
• *ap' archēs*: from the beginning/from the first/since the start
• *menetō*: let it remain/abide/stay/continue
• *meinē*: might remain/abide/stay/continue
• *Huiō*: Son/offspring/descendant
• *Patri*: Father/originator/source
• *meneite*: will remain/abide/stay/continue

Other Translations

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  Let that therefore abide in you, which ye have heard from the beginning. If that which ye have heard from the beginning shall remain in you, ye also shall continue in the Son, and in the Father.

• KJV1611 – Modern English

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

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  Let that therefore abide in you, which ye have heard from the beginning. If that which ye have heard from the beginning shall remain in you, ye also shall continue in the Son, and in the Father.

• American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

  As{G3767} for you, let that{G3739} abide{G3306} in{G1722} you{G5213} which{G3739} ye heard{G191} from{G575} the beginning.{G746} If{G1437} that which{G3739} ye heard{G191} from{G575} the beginning{G746} abide{G3306} in{G1722} you,{G5213} ye{G5210} also{G2532} shall abide{G3306} in{G1722} the Son,{G5207} and{G2532} in{G1722} the Father.{G5210}

• King James Version with Strong's Numbers

  Let{G3306} that therefore{G3767} abide{G3306}{(G5720)} in{G1722} you{G5213}, which{G3739} ye{G5210} have heard{G191}{(G5656)} from{G575} the beginning{G746}. If{G1437} that which{G3739} ye have heard{G191}{(G5656)} from{G575} the beginning{G746} shall remain{G3306}{(G5661)} in{G1722} you{G5213}, ye{G5210} also{G2532} shall continue{G3306}{(G5692)} in{G1722} the Son{G5207}, and{G2532} in{G1722} the Father{G3962}.

• Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

  Let therfore abyde in you that same which ye hearde from the begynnynge. Yf that which ye hearde from ye begynnynge shall remayne in you ye also shall continewe in the sonne and in the father

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  Loke what ye haue herde now from ye begynnynge, let the same abyde in you. Yf yt which he herde from the begynnynge shal remayne in you, then shal ye also abyde in ye sonne and in the father.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  Let therefore abide in you that same which ye haue heard from the beginning. If that which ye haue heard from the beginning, shal remaine in you, ye also shal continue in the Sonne, and in the Father.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  Let therfore abyde in you, that same whiche ye hearde from the begynnyng. If that whiche ye hearde from the begynnyng shall remayne in you, ye also shall continue in the sonne, and in the father.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  Let that therefore abide in you, which ye have heard from the beginning. If that which ye have heard from the beginning shall remain in you, ye also shall continue in the Son, and in the Father.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  Therefore, as for you, let that remain in you which you heard from the beginning. If that which you heard from the beginning remains in you, you also will remain in the Son, and in the Father.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  Ye, then, that which ye heard from the beginning, in you let it remain; if in you may remain that which from the beginning ye did hear, ye also in the Son and in the Father shall remain,

• American Standard Version (1901)

  As for you, let that abide in you which ye heard from the beginning. If that which ye heard from the beginning abide in you, ye also shall abide in the Son, and in the Father.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  As for you, let that abide in you which ye heard from the beginning. If that which ye heard from the beginning abide in you, ye also shall abide in the Son, and in the Father.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  But as for you, keep in your hearts the things which were made clear to you from the first. If you keep these things in your hearts you will be kept in the Father and the Son.

• World English Bible (2000)

  Therefore, as for you, let that remain in you which you heard from the beginning. If that which you heard from the beginning remains in you, you also will remain in the Son, and in the Father.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  As for you, what you have heard from the beginning must remain in you. If what you heard from the beginning remains in you, you also will remain in the Son and in the Father.

Referenced Verses

• John 14:23 : 23 Jesus answered, 'If anyone loves me, he will keep my word, and my Father will love him, and we will come to him and make our dwelling with him.'
• 1 John 1:3 : 3 what we have seen and heard we declare to you, so that you also may have fellowship with us. And truly, our fellowship is with the Father and with His Son, Jesus Christ.
• 1 John 4:16 : 16 And we have come to know and believe the love that God has for us. God is love, and the one who abides in love abides in God, and God abides in them.
• John 15:9-9 : 9 As the Father has loved me, so I have loved you. Now remain in my love. 10 If you keep my commandments, you will remain in my love, just as I have kept my Father’s commandments and remain in his love.
• 1 John 2:7 : 7 Dear brothers and sisters, I am not writing a new commandment to you, but an old one that you have had from the beginning. This old commandment is the word you have already heard.
• Rev 3:3 : 3 Remember, then, what you have received and heard; keep it and repent. If you are not alert, I will come unexpectedly like a thief, and you will not know at what hour I will come to you.
• Rev 3:11 : 11 I am coming quickly. Hold on to what you have, so that no one may take your crown.
• 1 John 4:13 : 13 By this, we know that we remain in Him and He in us: He has given us of His Spirit.
• John 17:21-24 : 21 That all of them may be one, just as You, Father, are in Me and I am in You. May they also be in Us, so that the world may believe that You have sent Me. 22 I have given them the glory You gave Me, so that they may be one as We are one. 23 I in them and You in Me—so that they may be brought to complete unity. Then the world will know that You sent Me and have loved them even as You have loved Me. 24 Father, I desire that those You have given Me may be with Me where I am, to see My glory, the glory You gave Me because You loved Me before the foundation of the world.
• Phil 4:15 : 15 Moreover, as you Philippians know, in the early days of your acquaintance with the gospel, when I set out from Macedonia, not one church shared with me in the matter of giving and receiving, except you only.
• Col 3:16 : 16 Let the word of Christ dwell richly among you, teaching and admonishing one another with psalms, hymns, and spiritual songs, singing to God with gratitude in your hearts.
• Heb 2:1 : 1 Therefore, we must pay closer attention to what we have heard, lest we drift away.
• Heb 3:14 : 14 For we have become partakers of Christ, if indeed we hold firmly to the beginning of our confidence steadfast until the end.
• Ps 119:11 : 11 I have hidden Your word in my heart so that I might not sin against You.
• Prov 23:23 : 23 Buy the truth and do not sell it—wisdom, instruction, and understanding.
• Luke 1:2 : 2 just as they were handed down to us by those who were eyewitnesses and servants of the word from the beginning,
• Luke 9:44 : 44 'Listen carefully to what I am about to tell you: The Son of Man is going to be delivered into the hands of men.'
• John 8:25 : 25 So they asked him, "Who are you?" Jesus replied, "Just what I have been telling you from the beginning.
• 2 John 1:2 : 2 Because of the truth that remains in us and will be with us forever.
• 2 John 1:5-6 : 5 And now I ask you, dear lady—not as though I am writing you a new commandment, but one we have had from the beginning—that we love one another. 6 And this is love: that we walk according to His commandments. This is the commandment, just as you have heard from the beginning, that you should walk in it.
• 3 John 1:3 : 3 For I rejoiced greatly when brothers came and testified to your truth, as you are walking in the truth.
• 1 John 1:7 : 7 But if we walk in the light, as He is in the light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus, His Son, cleanses us from all sin.
• John 15:7 : 7 If you remain in me and my words remain in you, ask whatever you wish, and it will be done for you.