1 Йоаново 2 | Верен

Верен

1 Дечица мои, това ви пиша, за да не съгрешите; но ако някой съгреши, имаме Застъпник при Отца – Иисус Христос Праведния. 2 Той е умилостивението за нашите грехове, но не само за нашите, а и за греховете на целия свят. 3 И по това знаем, че сме Го познали, ако пазим заповедите Му. 4 Който казва: Познах Го, а заповедите Му не пази, е лъжец и истината не е в него. 5 Но който пази словото Му, Божията любов в него наистина е съвършена. По това знаем, че сме в Него. 6 Който казва, че стои в Него, сам е длъжен да ходи, както е ходил Христос. 7 Възлюбени, не ви пиша нова заповед, а стара заповед, която сте имали от началото. Старата заповед е словото, което сте чули. 8 Но все пак, нова заповед ви пиша – това, което е истинно и в Него, и във вас, защото тъмнината преминава и истинската светлина вече свети. 9 Който казва, че е в светлината, а мрази брат си, той и досега е в тъмнината. 10 Който люби брат си, стои в светлината и в него няма повод за грях. 11 А който мрази брат си, той е в тъмнината и ходи в тъмнината, и не знае къде отива, защото тъмнината е заслепила очите му. 12 Пиша на вас, дечица, защото вашите греховете са простени заради Неговото Име. 13 Пиша на вас, бащи, защото познахте Този, който е от началото. Пиша на вас, младежи, защото победихте лукавия. Писах на вас, дечица, защото познахте Отца. 14 Писах на вас, бащи, защото познахте Този, който е от началото^[1]. Писах на вас, младежи, защото сте силни и Божието слово стои във вас, и победихте лукавия. 15 Не любете света, нито каквото е в света. Ако някой люби света, любовта на Отца не е в него. 16 Защото всичко, което е в света – похотта на плътта, похотта на очите и тщеславието на живота – не е от Отца, а е от света. 17 И светът преминава, и неговите похоти, но който върши Божията воля, пребъдва до века. 18 Дечица, последно време е; и както сте чули, че идва Антихрист, така и сега са се явили много антихристи; от това знаем, че е последно време. 19 От нас излязоха, но не бяха от нас; защото, ако бяха от нас, щяха да останат с нас; но излязоха, за да стане явно, че те всички не са от нас. 20 А вие имате помазанието от Светия и знаете всичко. 21 Пиша ви не защото не знаете истината, а защото я знаете и разбирате, че никаква лъжа не е от истината. 22 Кой е лъжецът, ако не този, който отрича, че Иисус е Христос? Той е антихристът, който отрича Отца и Сина. 23 Всеки, който отрича Сина, няма и Отца; а който изповядва Сина, има и Отца. 24 Колкото до вас, нека онова, което сте чули отначало, да стои във вас. Ако онова, което сте чули отначало, стои във вас, то и вие ще стоите в Сина и в Отца. 25 И това е обещанието, което Той ни даде – вечният живот. 26 Писах ви това заради тези, които ви подмамват. 27 А колкото за вас, помазанието^[2], което приехте от Него, стои във вас и нямате нужда да ви учи някой; но както Неговото помазание ви учи за всичко и е истинско, а не лъжливо, и вие стойте в Него, както ви е научило. 28 И така, дечица, стойте в Него, та когато се яви, да имаме дръзновение и да не се посрамим пред Него при Неговото пришествие. 29 Ако знаете, че Той е праведен, знайте, че и всеки, който върши правда, е от Него роден.

New International Reader’s Version

от Biblica

1 My dear children, I’m writing this to you so that you will not sin. But suppose someone does sin. Then we have a friend who speaks to the Father for us. He is Jesus Christ, the Blameless One. 2 He gave his life to pay for our sins. But he not only paid for our sins. He also paid for the sins of the whole world.

Instructions about loving and hating other believers

3 We know that we have come to know God if we obey his commands. 4 Suppose someone says, ‘I know him.’ But suppose this person does not do what God commands. Then this person is a liar and is not telling the truth. 5 But if anyone obeys God’s word, then that person truly loves God. Here is how we know we belong to him. 6 Those who claim to belong to him must live just as Jesus did. 7 Dear friends, I’m not writing you a new command. Instead, I’m writing one you have heard before. You have had it since the beginning. 8 But I am writing what amounts to a new command. Its truth was shown in how Jesus lived. It is also shown in how you live. That’s because the darkness is passing away. And the true light is already shining. 9 Suppose someone claims to be in the light but hates a brother or sister. Then they are still in the darkness. 10 Anyone who loves their brother and sister lives in the light. There is nothing in them to make them fall into sin. 11 But anyone who hates a brother or sister is in the darkness. They walk around in the darkness. They don’t know where they are going. The darkness has made them blind.

Reasons for writing

12 Dear children, I’m writing to you because your sins have been forgiven. They have been forgiven because of what Jesus has done. 13 Fathers, I’m writing to you because you know the one who is from the beginning. Young men, I’m writing to you because you have won the battle over the evil one. 14 Dear children, I’m writing to you because you know the Father. Fathers, I’m writing to you because you know the one who is from the beginning. Young men, I’m writing to you because you are strong. God’s word lives in you. You have won the battle over the evil one.

Do not love the world

15 Do not love the world or anything in it. If anyone loves the world, love for the Father is not in them. 16 Here is what people who belong to this world do. They try to satisfy what their sinful desires want to do. They long for what their sinful eyes look at. They take pride in what they have and what they do. All of this comes from the world. None of it comes from the Father. 17 The world and its evil desires are passing away. But whoever does what God wants them to do lives for ever.

Warnings about saying no to the Son

18 Dear children, we are living in the last days. You have heard that the great enemy of Christ is coming. But even now many enemies of Christ have already come. That’s how we know that these are the last days. 19 These enemies left our community of believers. They didn’t really belong to us. If they had belonged to us, they would have remained with us. But by leaving they showed that none of them belonged to us. 20 You have received the Spirit from the Holy One. And all of you know the truth. 21 I’m not writing to you because you don’t know the truth. I’m writing because you do know it. I’m writing to you because no lie comes from the truth. 22 Who is the liar? It is anyone who says that Jesus is not the Christ. The person who says this is the great enemy of Christ. They say no to the Father and the Son. 23 The person who says no to the Son doesn’t belong to the Father. But anyone who says yes to the Son belongs to the Father also. 24 Make sure that you don’t forget what you have heard from the beginning. Then you will remain joined to the Son and to the Father. 25 And here is what God has promised us. He has promised us eternal life. 26 I’m writing these things to warn you. I am warning you about people trying to lead you astray. 27 But you have received the Holy Spirit from God. He continues to live in you. So you don’t need anyone to teach you. God’s Spirit teaches you about everything. What he says is true. He doesn’t lie. Remain joined to Christ, just as you have been taught by the Spirit.

God’s children and sin

28 Dear children, remain joined to Christ. Then when he comes, we can be bold. We will not be ashamed to meet him when he comes. 29 You know that God is right and always does what is right. And you know that everyone who does what is right is God’s child.