1 John 2:13

Contemporary English Version (Anglicised) 2012

Parents, I am writing to you, because you have known the one who was there from the beginning. Young people, I am writing to you, because you have defeated the evil one.

Cross References

Psalm 148:12

every man and every woman, young people and old, come, praise the LORD!

Psalm 90:2

You have always been God— long before the birth of the mountains, even before you created the earth and the world.

Psalm 91:14

The Lord says, “If you love me and truly know who I am, I will rescue you and keep you safe.

Proverbs 20:29

Young people take pride in their strength, but the grey hairs of wisdom are even more beautiful.

Joel 2:28

Later, I will give my Spirit to everyone. Your sons and daughters will prophesy. Your old men will have dreams, and your young men will see visions.

Zechariah 9:17

How lovely they will be. Young people will grow there like grain in a field or grapes in a vineyard.

Matthew 11:27

My Father has given me everything, and he is the only one who knows the Son. The only one who truly knows the Father is the Son. But the Son wants to tell others about the Father, so that they can know him too.

Matthew 13:19

The seeds that fell along the road are the people who hear the message about the kingdom, but don't understand it. Then the evil one comes and snatches the message from their hearts.

Matthew 13:38

The field is the world, and the good seeds are the people who belong to the kingdom. The weeds are those who belong to the evil one,

Matthew 5:37

When you make a promise, say only “Yes” or “No”. Anything else comes from the devil.

Luke 10:22

My Father has given me everything, and he is the only one who knows the Son. The only one who really knows the Father is the Son. But the Son wants to tell others about the Father, so that they can know him too.

John 14:7

If you had known me, you would have known the Father. But from now on, you do know him, and you have seen him.”

John 14:9

Jesus replied: Philip, I have been with you for a long time. Don't you know who I am? If you have seen me, you have seen the Father. How can you ask me to show you the Father?

John 16:3

They will do these things because they don't know either the Father or me.

John 16:33

I have told you this, so that you might have peace in your hearts because of me. While you are in the world, you will have to suffer. But cheer up! I have defeated the world.

John 17:21

I want all of them to be one with each other, just as I am one with you and you are one with me. I also want them to be one with us. Then the people of this world will believe that you sent me.

John 17:3

Eternal life is to know you, the only true God, and to know Jesus Christ, the one you sent.

John 8:19

“Where is your Father?” they asked. “You don't know me or my Father!” Jesus answered. “If you knew me, you would know my Father.”

2 Corinthians 4:6

The Scriptures say, “God commanded light to shine in the dark.” Now God is shining in our hearts to let you know that his glory is seen in Jesus Christ.

1 Timothy 5:1

Don't correct an older man. Encourage him, as you would your own father. Treat younger men as you would your own brother,

Titus 2:6

Tell the young men to have self-control in everything.

1 John 1:1

The Word that gives life was from the beginning, and this is the one our message is about. Our ears have heard, our own eyes have seen, and our hands touched this Word.

1 John 2:1

My children, I am writing this so that you won't sin. But if you do sin, Jesus Christ always does the right thing, and he will speak to the Father for us.

1 John 2:12

Children, I am writing to you, because your sins have been forgiven in the name of Christ.

1 John 2:14

Children, I am writing to you, because you have known the Father. Parents, I am writing to you, because you have known the one who was there from the beginning. Young people, I am writing to you, because you are strong. God's message is firm in your hearts, and you have defeated the evil one.

1 John 3:12

Don't be like Cain, who belonged to the devil and murdered his own brother. Why did he murder him? He did it because his brother was good, and he was evil.

1 John 4:4

Children, you belong to God, and you have defeated these enemies. God's Spirit is in you and is more powerful than the one that is in the world.

1 John 5:18

We are sure that God's children do not keep on sinning. God's own Son protects them, and the devil cannot harm them.

1 John 5:20

We know that Jesus Christ the Son of God has come and has shown us the true God. And because of Jesus, we now belong to the true God who gives eternal life.

Revelation 12:11

Our people defeated Satan because of the blood of the Lamb and the message of God. They were willing to give up their lives.

Revelation 2:7

If you have ears, listen to what the Spirit says to the churches. I will let everyone who wins the victory eat from the life-giving tree in God's wonderful garden.