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1 John 2:25

What does 1 John 2:25 mean?

A plain-English look at 1 John 2:25 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.

What 1 John 2:25 means

The promise attached to abiding in the apostolic word and in the Son and the Father is “the life eternal.” Eternal life is not merely endless duration but the blessed life of fellowship with God through Jesus Christ. It is both a present possession and a future hope. God Himself has pledged this life; the promise rests on His faithfulness. In the face of deceivers and a passing world, this promise anchors believers and magnifies the worth of remaining in the truth. To stay with the gospel is to stay with the God who gives life without end.

Parallel translations

WEB

World English Bible · 2000

And this is the promise which he promised us, even the life eternal.

KJV

King James Version · 1611

And this is the promise that he hath promised us, even eternal life.

ASV

American Standard Version · 1901

And this is the promise which he promised us, even the life eternal.

BBE

Bible in Basic English · 1949

And this is the hope which he gave you, even eternal life.

YLT

Young's Literal Translation · 1862

and this is the promise that He did promise us--the life the age-during.

DRA

Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752

And this is the promise which he hath promised us, life everlasting.

DBY

Darby Bible · 1890

And this is the promise which he has promised us, life eternal.

Context

Having urged his readers to let the original message abide (verse 24), John now highlights what God has promised (verse 25): eternal life. This promise reinforces the value of perseverance. He will then clarify his pastoral aim in verse 26—he writes because of those who would mislead them—and in verse 27 he will remind them that the anointing they received teaches them and keeps them abiding in Christ.

v.24As for you, let that abide in you which ye heard from the beginning. If that which ye heard from the beginning abide in you, ye also shall abide in the Son, and in the Father.

v.25This passage

v.26These things have I written unto you concerning them that would lead you astray.

Cross references

Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  • John 6:54

    He that eateth my flesh and drinketh my blood hath eternal life; and I will raise him up at the last day.

  • Titus 1:2

    in hope of eternal life, which God, who cannot lie, promised before times eternal;

  • John 5:39

    Ye search the scriptures, because ye think that in them ye have eternal life; and these are they which bear witness of me;

  • Galatians 6:8

    For he that soweth unto his own flesh shall of the flesh reap corruption; but he that soweth unto the Spirit shall of the Spirit reap eternal life.

  • John 12:50

    And I know that his commandment is life eternal; the things therefore which I speak, even as the Father hath said unto me, so I speak.

  • Daniel 12:2

    And many of them that sleep in the dust of the earth shall awake, some to everlasting life, and some to shame and everlasting contempt.

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