1 John 2:21 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“I have not written unto you because ye know not the truth, but because ye know it, and that no lie is of the truth.”
1 John 2:21 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
1 John 2:21 in 6 Bible Translations
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1 John 2:21 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“I have not written to you because you don’t know the truth, but because you know it, and because no lie is of the truth.”
1 John 2:21 — World English Bible
1 John 2:21 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“I have not written unto you because ye know not the truth, but because ye know it, and because no lie is of the truth. ”
1 John 2:21 — American Standard Version
1 John 2:21 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“I did not write to you because ye have not known the truth, but because ye have known it, and because no lie is of the truth.”
1 John 2:21 — Young's Literal Translation
1 John 2:21 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“I have not written to you because ye do not know the truth, but because ye know it, and that no lie is of the truth. ”
1 John 2:21 — Darby Translation
1 John 2:21 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“I haue not written vnto you, because ye knowe not the trueth: but because ye knowe it, and that no lie is of the trueth.”
1 John 2:21 — Geneva Bible
1 John 2:21 in Context — 1 John 2
19 They went out from us, but they were not of us; for if they had been of us, they would no doubt have continued with us: but they went out, that they might be made manifest that they were not all of us.
20 But ye have an unction from the Holy One, and ye know all things.
21 I have not written unto you because ye know not the truth, but because ye know it, and that no lie is of the truth.
22 Who is a liar but he that denieth that Jesus is the Christ? He is antichrist, that denieth the Father and the Son.
23 Whosoever denieth the Son, the same hath not the Father: [but] he that acknowledgeth the Son hath the Father also.
What Does 1 John 2:21 Mean?
1 John 2:21 is a verse from the Book of 1 John, part of the New Testament. It appears in 1 John chapter 2. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Greek.
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