Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 1 John 2:12

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12. little children — Greek, "little sons, " or "dear sons and daughters"; not the same Greek as in :- , "little children, " "infants" (in age and standing). He calls ALL to whom he writes, "little sons " ( :- , 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 the term "little children," or "infants." Our Lord, whose Spirit John so deeply drank into, used to His disciples ( 1 John 2:18- : ) the term "little sons," or dear sons and daughters; but in John 21:5 , "little children." It is an undesigned coincidence with the Epistle here, that in John's Gospel somewhat similarly the classification, "lambs, sheep, sheep," occurs. are forgiven —"have been, and are forgiven you": ALL God's sons and daughters alike enjoy this privilege. return to ' Top of Page ' <a name="verse-13" class="com-number"

Pericope (part_of)

• part_of pericope/per-1jn-2-003

절 (explains)

bible-text/1jn-2-12

Source

• source-manifest/jfb — Jamieson-Fausset-Brown (PD)
• evidence_grade: T_theological