1 John 2:13
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for 1 John 2:13 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
1 John 2:13 is a verse from the book of 1 John in the New Testament. The KJV reads: "I write unto you, fathers, because ye have known him that is from the beginning. I write unto you, young men, because ye..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
1 John 2:13 — KJV
“I write unto you, fathers, because ye have known him that is from the beginning. I write unto you, young men, because ye have overcome the wicked one. I write unto you, little children, because ye have known the Father.”
— 1 John 2:13 (KJV)
1 John 2:13 in Context — About the Book of 1 John
1 John is the apostle of love's late-life letter — written so believers can know they have eternal life. God is light; God is love; perfect love drives out fear. Its tests are simple and searching: walk in the light, love one another, confess sin and find Him faithful to forgive.
Cross-References for 1 John 2:13
“For the children of Israel walked forty years in the wilderness, till all the people that were men of war, which came out of Egypt, were consumed, because they obeyed not the voice of the LORD: unto whom the LORD sware that he would not shew them the land, which the LORD sware unto their fathers that he would give us, a land that floweth with milk and honey.”
Shares key themes with 1 John 2:13: fathers, because, men
“Send thou men, that they may search the land of Canaan, which I give unto the children of Israel: of every tribe of their fathers shall ye send a man, every one a ruler among them.”
Shares key themes with 1 John 2:13: fathers, men, one
“Speak unto the children of Israel, and take of every one of them a rod according to the house of their fathers, of all their princes according to the house of their fathers twelve rods: write thou every man's name upon his rod.”
Shares key themes with 1 John 2:13: write, fathers, one
“For Pekah the son of Remaliah slew in Judah an hundred and twenty thousand in one day, which were all valiant men; because they had forsaken the LORD God of their fathers. valiant...: Heb. sons of valour”
Shares key themes with 1 John 2:13: fathers, because, men
“And the letters were sent by posts into all the king's provinces, to destroy, to kill, and to cause to perish, all Jews, both young and old, little children and women, in one day, even upon the thirteenth day of the twelfth month, which is the month Adar, and to take the spoil of them for a prey.”
Shares key themes with 1 John 2:13: young, men, one
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