1John 2 11-14

 a paraphrased ‘enter the story’

 🍃🕊️  reading & study  🕊️🍃

08/09 ~ From New Testament Letters

   (In the Order Believed Written)

11 - Whoever hates [miseó - to hate, detest, love less, esteem less] despises their brother [adelphos - from the same womb] {all from Eve, their fellow person/others} IS in the dark. And walking in darkness, not knowing where they stumble, because the darkness has blinded their eyes. {It’s MY heart I need to judge. But “the world” is awash with suspicion, blame, accusation, judging, condemning -> division. And human nature seems to be super prone to it, even among believers in our Lord, straining over gnats, complaining about others past and present, judging before its time.. Thinking “we’re doing it right, others are not, have not, etc, etc. Our specific way of thinking is superior.. others inferior.. same old same old.}

     12  I (John) am writing to you, little children {newbies, lol} because for his name's [onoma - authority, CAUSE, name’s] sake, your sins/“missing the mark” is forgiven. 13 I’m writing to you, fathers, because you’ve known he who is from the beginning. I’m writing to you, young men, because you have overcome the evil one. I’m writing to you, children, because you know the Father.

     14 I write to you, fathers, because you know he who is from the beginning. I write to you, young men, because you are strong, and 🗝️the word of God lives/abides in you, and (so) you overcome the evil one.

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🗝️ [  ] - word/language insights, usually from biblehub dot com - peering through translator partial unbelief; cross references, etc.

      {  } - thots

Tomorrows verses - 1John 2:15-17

My own studies, had to paraphrase to post..

Start the day with a Psalm (jan 1-20, feb-20’s, mar-30’s, apr-40’s, etc. dec-120-150)