1 John 2:1 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Bible Comments

little children. App-108. Seven times in this epistle. Elsewhere only in John 13:33.Galatians 1:4; Galatians 1:19. In verses: 1Jn 2:2, 1 John 2:13; 1 John 2:18. different word is used.

unto. to.

that ye... sin. Note carefully the telic force of the Greek hina here; "to the end that ye may not (commit) sin (habitually). "

that. Greek. hina.

sin not. may not sin.

sin. App-128.

not. App-105.

if... sin. should any man sin, i.e. commit an act of sin

if. App-118.

any man. App-123.

advocate. Greek. parakletos. See John 14:16. Compare Romans 8:34.

with. App-104.

Father. App-98.

Jesus Christ. App-98. XL

righteous. App-191.

1 John 2:1

1 My little children, these things write I unto you, that ye sin not. And if any man sin, we have an advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous: