1 John 2:1 — compare English translations
Compare translations1 John 2:1 in 3 English versions, beneath the original-language interlinear. Each original word links to its lexicon entry, so you can weigh the renderings against the morphology yourself. Full word study →
Τεκνία
tekníon
G5040
little child
μου
egṓ
G1473
I
ταῦτα
hoûtos
G3778
this
γράφω
gráphō
G1125
to write
ὑμῖν
hymeîs
G5210
you
ἵνα
hína
G2443
that
μὴ
mḗ
G3361
not
ἁμάρτητε
hamartánō
G264
to sin
καὶ
kaí
G2532
and
ἐάν
eán
G1437
if
τις
tìs
G5100
a certain
ἁμάρτῃ
hamartánō
G264
to sin
παράκλητον
paráklētos
G3875
advocate
ἔχομεν
échō
G2192
to have
πρὸς
prós
G4314
to
τὸν
ho
G3588
the
πατέρα
patḗr
G3962
father
Ἰησοῦν
Iēsoûs
G2424
Jesus
Χριστὸν
Christós
G5547
Christ
δίκαιον
díkaios
G1342
righteous
Each is an independent rendering of the whole verse — the interlinear is not word-aligned to these translations.
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World English Bible Public Domain
My little children, I write these things to you so that you may not sin. If anyone sins, we have a Counselor with the Father, Jesus Christ, the righteous.
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King James Version Public Domain
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:
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
My little children, I am writing these things to you so that you may not sin. And if anyone would sin, we have an advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous.
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