i[Luke 16:22 (Gk.)]
y[See ver. 15 above]
az[See ver. 1 above]
bb[See ver. 1 above]
bq[See ver. 7 above]
ct[See ver. 13 above]
cu[See ver. 13 above]
dn[See ver. 18 above]
eg[See ver. 1 above]
gz[See ver. 9 above]
hp[See ver. 17 above]

John 1:40-42

40 aOne of the two who heard John speak and followed Jesus
Greek him
was Andrew, Simon Peter’s brother.
41He first found his own brother Simon and said to him, “We have found cthe Messiah” (which means Christ). 42He brought him to Jesus. Jesus looked at him and said, You are Simon the son of dJohn. You shall be called eCephas (which means fPeter
 Cephas and  Peter are from the word for rock in Aramaic and Greek, respectively
).

John 13:23-25

23 hOne of his disciples, whom Jesus loved, was reclining at table iat Jesusside,
Greek in the bosom of Jesus
24so Simon Peter motioned to him to ask Jesus
Greek lacks  Jesus
of whom he was speaking.
25 lSo that disciple, mleaning back against Jesus, said to him, “Lord, who is it?”

John 18:17

17 nThe servant girl at the door said to Peter, “You also are not one of this man’s disciples, are you?” He said, “I am not.”

John 18:25-27

Peter Denies Jesus Again

25 oNow Simon Peter was standing and warming himself. So they said to him, “You also are not one of his disciples, are you?” He denied it and said, “I am not.” 26One of the servants of the high priest, a relative of pthe man whose ear Peter had cut off, asked, “Did I not see you qin the garden with him?” 27Peter again denied it, and rat once a rooster crowed.

John 21:15-24

Jesus and Peter

15When they had sfinished breakfast, Jesus said to Simon Peter, tSimon, uson of John, vdo you love me more than these?” He said to him, “Yes, Lord; you know that I love you.” He said to him, Feed wmy lambs.” 16He said to him a second time, Simon, son of John, do you love me?” He said to him, “Yes, Lord; you know that I love you.” He said to him, xTend ymy sheep.” 17He said to him the third time, Simon, son of John, do you love me?” Peter was grieved because he said to him zthe third time, “Do you love me?” and he said to him, “Lord, aayou know everything; you know that I love you.” Jesus said to him, Feed abmy sheep. 18 acTruly, truly, I say to you, when you were young, adyou used to dress yourself and walk wherever you wanted, but when you are old, you will stretch out your hands, and another will dress you and carry you where you do not want to go.” 19(This he said to show aeby what kind of death he was to glorify God.) And after saying this he said to him, afFollow me.”

Jesus and the Beloved Apostle

20Peter turned and saw agthe disciple whom Jesus loved following them, ahthe one who also had leaned back against him during the supper and had said, “Lord, who is it that is going to betray you?” 21When Peter saw him, he said to Jesus, “Lord, what about this man?” 22Jesus said to him, If it is my will that he remain aiuntil ajI come, what is that to you? akYou follow me!” 23So the saying spread abroad among althe brothers
Or  brothers and sisters
that this disciple was not to die; yet Jesus did not say to him that he was not to die, but, If it is my will that he remain until I come, what is that to you?”

24This is the disciple anwho is bearing witness about these things, and who has written these things, and aowe know apthat his testimony is true.

This apostolic letter speaks authoritatively about the truth of the incarnation—a message John’s doubting readers needed after hearing false teachers deny the full divinity and humanity of Christ. It reaffirms the core of Christianity, saying that either we exhibit the sound doctrine, obedience, and love that characterize all Christians, or else we are not true Christians. When all the basics of faith are in operation, we not only know joy but can live a holy life and be assured of salvation (3:19, 24)—even though we are still far from perfect (1:9). This assurance comes especially as we find ourselves learning to “love one another” as brothers and sisters in Christ (4:7-8). This general letter to congregations across Asia Minor (now Turkey) was probably written by the apostle John in the late first century a.d.

1 John 1

The Word of Life

1 aqThat which was arfrom the beginning, aswhich we have heard, atwhich we have seen with our eyes, auwhich we looked upon and avhave touched with our hands, concerning the word of life 2 awthe life axwas made manifest, and we have seen it, and aytestify to it and proclaim to you the eternal life, azwhich was with the Father and bawas made manifest to us 3 bbthat which we have seen and heard we proclaim also to you, so that you too may have fellowship with us; and indeed bcour fellowship is with the Father and with his Son Jesus Christ. 4And we are writing these things so bdthat our
Some manuscripts your
joy may be complete.

Walking in the Light

5 bfThis is the message we have heard from him and proclaim to you, that bgGod is light, and in him is no darkness at all. 6 bhIf we say we have fellowship with him while we walk in darkness, we lie and bido not practice the truth. 7But bjif we walk in the light, bkas he is in the light, we have fellowship with one another, and blthe blood of Jesus his Son cleanses us from all sin. 8 bmIf we say we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and bnthe truth is not in us. 9 boIf we confess our sins, he is bpfaithful and just to forgive us our sins and bqto cleanse us from all unrighteousness. 10If we say we have not sinned, brwe make him a liar, and bshis word is not in us.

1 John 2

Christ Our Advocate

1My little children, I am writing these things to you so that you may not sin. But if anyone does sin, btwe have an advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous. 2 buHe is the propitiation for our sins, and not for ours only but bvalso for the sins of the whole world. 3And by this we know that we have come to know him, if we bwkeep his commandments. 4Whoever says “I know himbut does not keep his commandments bxis a liar, and bythe truth is not in him, 5but whoever bzkeeps his word, in him truly cathe love of God is perfected. cbBy this we may know that we are in him: 6whoever says he ccabides in him cdought to walk in the same way in which he walked.

The New Commandment

7Beloved, I am writing you ceno new commandment, but cfan old commandment cgthat you had from the beginning. The old commandment is the word that you have heard. 8At the same time, it is cha new commandment that I am writing to you, which is true in him and in you, because
Or that
cjthe darkness is passing away and ckthe true light is already shining.
9Whoever says he is in the light and clhates his brother is still in darkness. 10Whoever loves his brother abides in the light, and in him
Or it
there is no cncause for stumbling.
11But whoever hates his brother is in the darkness and cowalks in the darkness, and does not know where he is going, because the darkness has blinded his eyes.

12 I am writing to you, little children,
because cpyour sins are forgiven for his name’s sake.
13I am writing to you, fathers,
because you know cqhim who is from the beginning.
I am writing to you, young men,
because cryou have overcome the evil one.
I write to you, children,
because csyou know the Father.
14I write to you, fathers,
because you know cthim who is from the beginning.
I write to you, young men,
because cuyou are strong,
and the word of God abides in you,
and you have overcome the evil one.

Do Not Love the World

15 cvDo not love the world or the things in the world. cwIf anyone loves the world, the love of the Father is not in him. 16For all that is in the worldcxthe desires of the flesh and cythe desires of the eyes and pride of life
Or  pride in possessions
is not from the Father but is from the world.
17And dathe world is passing away along with its desires, but whoever does the will of God abides forever.

Warning Concerning Antichrists

18Children, dbit is the last hour, and as you have heard that dcantichrist is coming, so now ddmany antichrists have come. deTherefore we know that it is the last hour. 19 dfThey went out from us, but they were not of us; for dgif they had been of us, they would have continued with us. But they went out, dhthat it might become plain that they all are not of us. 20But you have been dianointed by djthe Holy One, and dkyou all have knowledge.
Some manuscripts you know everything
21I write to you, not because you do not know the truth, but because you know it, and because no lie is of the truth. 22Who is the liar but dmhe who denies that Jesus is the Christ? This is dnthe antichrist, he who denies the Father and the Son. 23 doNo one who denies the Son has the Father. Whoever confesses the Son has the Father also. 24Let dpwhat you heard from the beginning abide in you. If what you heard from the beginning abides in you, then dqyou too will abide in the Son and in the Father. 25And this is the promise that he made to us
Some manuscripts you
dseternal life.

26I write these things to you about dtthose who are trying to deceive you. 27But duthe anointing that you received from him abides in you, and dvyou have no need that anyone should teach you. But as his anointing teaches you about everything, and dwis true, and is no liejust as it has taught you, abide in him.

Children of God

28And now, little children, abide in him, so that dxwhen he appears dywe may have confidence and not shrink from him in shame at his dzcoming. 29If you know that eahe is righteous, you may be sure that ebeveryone who practices righteousness has been born of him.

1 John 3

1See ecwhat kind of love the Father has given to us, that we should be called edchildren of God; and so we are. The reason why eethe world does not know us is that efit did not know him. 2Beloved, we are egGod’s children ehnow, and what we will be eihas not yet appeared; but we know that ejwhen he appears
Or  when it appears
elwe shall be like him, because emwe shall see him as he is.
3And everyone who enthus hopes in him eopurifies himself as he is pure.

4Everyone who makes a practice of sinning also practices lawlessness; epsin is lawlessness. 5You know that eqhe appeared in order to ertake away sins, and esin him there is no sin. 6No one who abides in him keeps on sinning; etno one who keeps on sinning has either seen him or known him. 7Little children, eulet no one deceive you. evWhoever practices righteousness is righteous, as he is righteous. 8 ewWhoever makes a practice of sinning is of the devil, for the devil has been sinning from the beginning. The reason the Son of God appeared was exto destroy the works of the devil. 9 eyNo one born of God makes a practice of sinning, for God’s
Greek his
seed abides in him, and he cannot keep on sinning, because he has been born of God.
10By this it is evident who are the children of God, and who are the children of the devil: whoever does not practice righteousness is not of God, fanor is the one who fbdoes not love his brother.

Love One Another

11For fcthis is the message that you have heard from the beginning, fdthat we should love one another. 12We should not be like feCain, who was of the evil one and murdered his brother. And why did he murder him? ffBecause his own deeds were evil and his brother’s righteous. 13Do not be surprised, brothers,
Or  brothers and sisters. The plural Greek word adelphoi (translated “brothers”) refers to siblings in a family. In New Testament usage, depending on the context, adelphoi may refer either to men or to both men and women who are siblings (brothers and sisters) in God’s family, the church; also verses 14, 16
fhthat the world hates you.
14We know that fiwe have passed out of death into life, because we love the brothers. Whoever does not love abides in death. 15 fjEveryone who hates his brother is a murderer, and you know that fkno murderer has eternal life abiding in him.

16By this we know love, that flhe laid down his life for us, and fmwe ought to lay down our lives for the brothers. 17But fnif anyone has the world’s goods and sees his brother in need, yet focloses his heart against him, fphow does God’s love abide in him? 18Little children, let us not fqlove in word or talk but in deed and frin truth.

19By this we shall know that we are of the truth and reassure our heart before him; 20for whenever our heart condemns us, God is greater than our heart, and he knows everything. 21Beloved, fsif our heart does not condemn us, ftwe have confidence before God; 22and fuwhatever we ask we receive from him, because we keep his commandments and fvdo what pleases him. 23And this is his commandment, fwthat we believe in the name of his Son Jesus Christ and fxlove one another, fyjust as he has commanded us. 24 fzWhoever keeps his commandments abides in God,
Greek him
and God
Greek he
in him. And gcby this we know that he abides in us, by the Spirit whom he has given us.

1 John 4

Test the Spirits

1Beloved, gddo not believe every spirit, but getest the spirits to see whether they are from God, for gfmany ggfalse prophets ghhave gone out into the world. 2By this you know the Spirit of God: gievery spirit that confesses that gjJesus Christ has come in the flesh is from God, 3and every spirit gkthat does not confess Jesus is not from God. This is the spirit of the antichrist, which you heard was coming and glnow is in the world already. 4Little children, you are from God and have overcome them, for gmhe who is in you is greater than gnhe who is in the world. 5 goThey are from the world; therefore they speak from the world, and gpthe world listens to them. 6We are from God. gqWhoever knows God listens to us; whoever is not from God does not listen to us. By this we know grthe Spirit of truth and gsthe spirit of error.

God Is Love

7Beloved, gtlet us love one another, for love is from God, and guwhoever loves has been born of God and knows God. 8 gvAnyone who does not love does not know God, because gwGod is love. 9In this the love of God was made manifest among us, that gxGod sent his only Son into the world, so that we might live through him. 10In this is love, gynot that we have loved God gzbut that he loved us and sent his Son to be hathe propitiation for our sins. 11Beloved, if God so loved us, we also ought to love one another. 12 hbNo one has ever seen God; if we love one another, God abides in us and hchis love is perfected in us.

13 hdBy this we know that we abide in him and he in us, because he has given us of his Spirit. 14And hewe have seen and testify that hfthe Father has sent his Son to be the Savior of hgthe world. 15 hhWhoever confesses that Jesus is the Son of God, God abides in him, and he in God. 16So hiwe have come to know and to believe the love that God has for us. hjGod is love, and hkwhoever abides in love abides in God, and God abides in him. 17By this hlis love perfected with us, so that hmwe may have confidence for the day of judgment, because hnas he is so also are we in this world. 18There is no fear in love, but hoperfect love casts out fear. For fear has to do with punishment, and whoever fears has not hpbeen perfected in love. 19 hqWe love because he first loved us. 20 hrIf anyone says, “I love God,” and hshates his brother, he is a liar; for he who does not love his brother whom he has seen cannot
Some manuscripts how can he
love God huwhom he has not seen.
21And hvthis commandment we have from him: hwwhoever loves God must also love his brother.

1 John 5

Overcoming the World

1 hxEveryone who believes that hyJesus is the Christ has been born of God, and hzeveryone who loves the Father loves whoever has been born of him. 2 iaBy this we know that we love the children of God, when we love God and obey his commandments. 3For ibthis is the love of God, that we ickeep his commandments. And idhis commandments are not burdensome. 4For ieeveryone who has been born of God overcomes the world. And this is the victory that has overcome the worldifour faith. 5Who is it that overcomes the world except the one who believes igthat Jesus is the Son of God?

Testimony Concerning the Son of God

6This is he who came ihby water and bloodJesus Christ; not by the water only but by the water and the blood. And iithe Spirit is the one who testifies, because ijthe Spirit is the truth. 7For there are three that testify: 8the Spirit and the water and the blood; and these three agree. 9 ikIf we receive the testimony of men, the testimony of God is greater, for this is the testimony of God ilthat he has borne concerning his Son. 10Whoever believes in the Son of God imhas the testimony in himself. Whoever does not believe God inhas made him a liar, iobecause he has not believed in the testimony that God has borne concerning his Son. 11And this is the testimony, that God gave us ipeternal life, and iqthis life is in his Son. 12 irWhoever has the Son has life; whoever does not have the Son of God does not have life.

That You May Know

13I write isthese things to you who itbelieve in the name of the Son of God, that you may know that you have eternal life. 14And this is iuthe confidence that we have toward him, that ivif we ask anything according to his will he hears us. 15And if we know that he hears us in whatever we ask, we know that we have the requests that we have asked of him.

16If anyone sees his brother committing a sin not leading to death, he shall ask, and iwGod
Greek he
will give him life—to those who commit sins that do not lead to death. iyThere is sin that leads to death; izI do not say that one should pray for that.
17 jaAll wrongdoing is sin, but there is sin that does not lead to death.

18We know that jbeveryone who has been born of God does not keep on sinning, but jche who was born of God jdprotects him, and the evil one does not touch him.

19We know that we are from God, and jethe whole world lies in the power of the evil one.

20And we know that the Son of God has come and jfhas given us understanding, so that we may know jghim who is true; and we are in him who is true, in his Son Jesus Christ. He is the true God and jheternal life. 21Little children, jikeep yourselves from idols.

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