1Jo 2:13 | MHM | STEP | v. 13 : John continues, I write unto you, little children, because you have known the Father (1 John 2:13 ). Even spiritual children know God as their Father. He also writes to the fathers, or the oldest believers, because they have known Christ who is from the beginning. Their faith is deep and experienced (Philippians 3:8 ). To the young men, he writes because they have overcome the wicked one—the devil. Their strength and victory are reasons to avoid loving the world.

‏ 1 John 2:13

v. 13: John continues, I write unto you, little children, because you have known the Father (1 John 2:13 ^a). Even spiritual children know God as their Father. He also writes to the fathers, or the oldest believers, because they have known Christ who is from the beginning. Their faith is deep and experienced (Philippians 3:8 ^b). To the young men, he writes because they have overcome the wicked one—the devil. Their strength and victory are reasons to avoid loving the world.