I write unto you, little children, because your sins are forgiven you for his name's sake.
Little children, х teknia (G5040)] - 'little sons;' 'dear sons and daughters:' not the same as 1 John 2:13 х paidia (G3813)], "little children," 'infants' (in age and standing). He calls ALL to whom he writes, 'little sons' (1 John 2:1, Greek; 1 John 2:28; 1 John 3:18; 1 John 4:4; 1 John 5:21); but only in 1 John 2:13; 1 John 2:18 he uses "little children." Our Lord, whose spirit John so deeply drank into, used to His disciples (John 13:33), 'little sons'-dear sons and daughters; but in John 21:5, "little children." It is an undesigned coincidence with the letter, that in John's gospel similarly the classification, 'lambs, sheep, sheep' [in A C, not 'Aleph (') B D, arnia (G721) probata (G4263) probatia (G4263)] occurs.
Are forgiven, х afeoontai (G863)] - 'have been, and are forgiven you.' ALL God's sons and daughters х teknia (G5040), not merely the paidia (G3813)] enjoy this privilege.