Author: Matthew Jones
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First John 2:7-8: God is Light
Walking in the Darkness vs. Walking in the Light 2:7 Beloved, what I am writing to you is not a new commandment, but an old commandment which you have possessed from the beginning. This old commandment is the message which you have heard all along. 2:8 And yet, what I am writing to you is…
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First John 2:3-6: God is Light
Walking in the Darkness vs. Walking in the Light 2:3 Now the way we know that we know ˹God˺ is if we keep His commandments. 2:4 The one who says, “I know Him,” while not keeping His commandments, is a liar and the truth is not in this person. 2:5 But whoever keeps ˹Christ’s˺ word,…
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First John 2:1-2: God is Light
Walking in the Darkness vs. Walking in the Light 2:1 My little children, I am writing these things to you so that you do not sin. But if anyone does sin, we have an advocate in the presence of the Father – the righteous Jesus Christ. 2:2 And He is the placater of God’s wrath…
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First John 1:8-10: God is Light
Walking in the Darkness vs. Walking in the Light 1:8 If we say, “We have no sin,” then we are deceiving ourselves and the truth is not in us. 1:9 If we confess our sins, because ˹God˺ is faithful and righteous, He forgives us of our sins and cleanses us from all unrighteousness. 1:10 If…
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First John 1:6-7: God is Light
Walking in the Darkness vs. Walking in the Light 1:6 If we say, “We have fellowship with ˹God˺,” and yet are walking in the darkness, then we are lying and not living by the truth. 1:7 But if we walk in the light, as ˹God˺ Himself is in the light, then we have fellowship with…
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First John 1:5 / Overview: God is Light
First Proclamation Section: God is Light 1:5 It is this message that we have heard from ˹Jesus Christ˺ and make known to you: God is light. There is no darkness in Him – none whatsoever! 1:6 If we say, “We have fellowship with ˹God˺,” and yet are walking in the darkness, then we are lying…
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First John 1:3-4: Prologue
Prologue 1:1 What was from the beginning, what we have heard, what we have seen with our eyes, what we looked at intently and our hands touched, concerning the Word, the source of life – 1:2 This Life was revealed. We have seen it. And so, we testify to it and proclaim to you this…
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First John 1:1-2: Prologue
Prologue 1:1 What was from the beginning, what we have heard, what we have seen with our eyes, what we looked at intently and our hands touched, concerning the Word, the source of life – 1:2 This Life was revealed. We have seen it. And so, we testify to it and proclaim to you this…
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First John: Prologue Overview
Prologue 1:1 What was from the beginning, what we have heard, what we have seen with our eyes, what we looked at intently and our hands touched, concerning the Word, the source of life – 1:2 This Life was revealed. We have seen it. And so, we testify to it and proclaim to you this…
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First John: Book Structure and Outline
This post continues a long series that comments on the New Testament book of First John. In this post I comment on some of the major elements of the structure and present an outline of the book. As noted in the previous post, First John was written to address a crisis that was disrupting the…
Koine Foundations 