First John 2:1-29

I John 2:1 and 2:

^2:1My little-children, I write these-things to you in order that you may not sin. And if-ever someone may sin, we have an encourager towards the Father: Jesus Christ (the) righteous-one, ^.2and he is (the) propitiation concerning our sins, but not concerning our (sins) only but also concerning (the sins) of the whole world.

John continues from chapter 1 by addressing the holy-people (sanctified-people, Christians, saints, children of God) to whom he is writing as "my little-children" in the figurative usage being a very tender, affectionate term of endearment.

My little-children, I am writing these-things to you for the purpose and result that you would not sin (err, miss the mark of God’s Word to you, swerve from the truth of what God says to/for you).

And (also, even) if it should happen at any time that someone would commit a sinful action…

we have an encourager (one who is exhorting, who is called or invited to assist us, in this context as an advocate on our behalf – we have an encourager)
- towards/with the Father (with a purposed reference to the Father Who is God):
Jesus Christ the righteous-one (Jesus Christ who is just, justified, he is in a right/just state, he is being and doing what is just/right from God’s viewpoint),
and emphatically he is (in Greek there is a definite word for “he” plus the verb meaning “he is” giving emphasis – he himself presently and actively is)
- the propitiation (that-which is propitiating, regaining favor, blessing, making atonement)
  - concerning our sins (for the sins that we committed),
- but not concerning our sins only (not alone for the sins that emphatically we committed)
  - but on the contrary, Jesus Christ the righteous-one is the propitiation also concerning the sins of the whole world (referring to the sins committed by those who inhabit all parts of the ordered arrangement, the entirety of God's creation, the universe).

The Greek word translated "propitiation" comes from the Septuagint Greek translation in Exodus 25:17 as being the mercy-seat or cover of the ark on which the blood was sprinkled as the means of propitiation, which is the gaining or re-gaining of favor, blessing, atonement, etc (also refer to Leviticus 16:15). God purposed Christ Jesus to be both the sacrificial offering shedding his blood and the covering-place of propitiation, and thus God could provide the availability of propitiation to mankind (refer to Romans 3:25 and Hebrews 2:17).

Notice also that these verses refer to God as our Father. Even if we holy-people would commit a sinful action, we still retain the relationship of a Father (God) with His children (us); however, we would not be sharing-in-common with our Father at that time (refer to I John 1:3, 6 and 7).

When John writes "Jesus Christ" he is emphasizing his obedience and service to God his Father on a horizontal human level to benefit people. Jesus who is the resurrected Christ continues today to serve his Father.

The word "Jesus" is explained in Matthew 1:21 by the Angel Gabriel when he spoke to Joseph:

Matthew 1:21:

^.21She [Mary] will bring-forth a son and you [Joseph] will call his name Jesus, for he will save his people from their sins."

"Jesus" means "God saves / Jehovah (Yahweh) the Savior," and the Lord Jesus Christ was given that name "Jesus" because he is the one who carried-out God's will to make it available for people to be saved, to be made-safe. It is by means of Jesus, the Christ, that people are able to be saved and thereby have a true and vital spiritual relationship with the only true God. Jesus Christ is God's son – he is alive today! He is now at God's right-hand side, second-in-command to God his Father.

The word "Christ" means the "anointed-one" or "Messiah." In the lands and during the time-period of the writing of the Bible, holy oil was poured on the high priest of God to begin his ministry for God, and it was also used to anoint kings. Many people and things were anointed with holy oil to signify their making holy or sanctified for a specific purpose, etc, which can be read about in many scriptures in the Bible (refer to Exodus 30:22-33; Acts 2:36, 4:27, and 10:38). The resurrected Christ continues doing God's will today.

[Reference: John 1:29, 3:16, 14:16 and 26, 15:26, 16:7; Acts 3:14 and 15, 7:52, 22:14; Romans 3:25, 8:26, 27 and 34; Philippians 2:1; I Timothy 1:15; Hebrews 2:9, 17 and 18, 9:5; James 5:6; I Peter 3:18; I John 4:10 and 14.]

Verses 3-7:

^.3And in this we know that we knew² Him – if-ever we may keep His commandments. ^.4The (person) saying that, “I knew² Him” and not keeping His commandments, he is a liar and the truth is not in this-person. ^.5But who ever may keep His word, truly the love¹ of God was made-complete² in this-person. In this we know that we are in Him – ^.6the (person) saying to remain in Him, he owes-it also to walk according as that-one walked.

^.7Loved-people¹, I do not write a new commandment to you but an old commandment which you used-to-have from (the) beginning – the commandment, the old (commandment) is the word which you heard.

Also, in/by this we know (we have a truly active and relative knowing, we are personally knowledgeable) that we personally knew and we still know Him (God our Father) –

if it should ever happen that we would presently and actively keep His commandments (as keeping an eye on them, have them in safekeeping, and therefore not neglecting or violating but watching-over, taking-care-of, maintaining, and being observant of the things that are enjoined or commanded by God).

The person saying that…

“I personally knew and continue to know Him (God)”
- and he is not keeping God’s commandments,
  - he is a liar (one who speaks and lives lies, falsehoods, a falsifier)
- and the truth (which is what God says, the essential reality, God’s inherent verity)
  - is not within the sphere of action of this person (because he would not be behaving within the realm of the truth).

But who ever would presently and actively keep His word (God’s Word, the spoken-account containing individual words constituting what He speaks to/for us)…

the love¹ of God (the love which God has given to that person)
- truly was made-complete (with truth it was caused to reach and arrive at its ending-issue, with real certainty it was made perfect, it arrived at its ultimate state of completeness) and continues made-complete
  - within the sphere of action of this person (because this person would be behaving within the realm of God’s love, and manifesting it forth during the everyday living of his life).

In/by this we personally know that we are in Him (we are presently existing, living our lives within God’s sphere of action) –

the person saying to remain in Him (laying it out before others that he continues staying in God),
- emphatically he owes-it also to walk (in Greek there is a definite word for “he” plus the verbs meaning “he owes-it” and “to walk” giving emphasis – he himself is indebted, he must, he is under obligation to walk around, behave, conduct himself [some Greek texts also include the word “thus” meaning “in this manner”])
  - according as that-one walked (just as, according to how, in comparison to the way that specifically he behaved, conducted himself – referring to the encourager: Jesus Christ the righteous-one).

Loved-people (beloved, truly you are loved by God and by myself with God’s kind of love)…

I am not writing a new commandment to you (what I have written above is not newly-made and different compared to an older one previously in existence, it is not new compared to a former one, it is not a new commandment replacing an older one)
but on the contrary, I am writing to you an old commandment (it has existed for a long time)
- which you used-to-have from the beginning (you were continuing to have/hold it during a past time, historically, away-from the time of the start, since the commencement, the origin of you having it) –
- the commandment,
  - emphatically the old commandment is:
  - the word which you heard (the words spoken by God and you heard them; refer to I John 1:1-3).

The word "love¹" or the verb "to love¹" comes from the Greek word agape which is God's kind of love. To love with His love means to love the same way as God loves, to manifest God's love towards another, whether it is towards God Himself, the Lord Jesus Christ, yourself, your Christian neighbor, or towards anyone else. God tells His children today (all who have the spirit of Christ within us) how to Godly-love by means of His previously-revealed written Word and also via our holy spirit-life whereby we receive information from Him regarding how to love in different specific situations. It is the carrying out of God's commandments, His Word, which is the correct usage or way to manifest God's kind of love according to His will (refer to I Corinthians chapter 13 and I John 5:1-3). It is not the same as the brotherly or friendly kind of love, nor is it the same as the emotional/feelings/sexual kind of love.

[Reference: John 15:10; Romans 5:5; I Corinthians 7:19 and 24; Colossians 3:14; II Peter 1:16; I John 1:1-3, 8 and 10, 4:12 and 16, 5:3.]

Verses 8-11:

^.8Again I write (the) new commandment to you, that-which is true in him and in you, because the darkness is-caused-to pass-by and the Light, the True (Light) already shines-light.

^.9The (person) saying to be in the light and hating his brother is in the darkness until now. ^.10The (person) loving¹ his brother remains in the light and there is not an offense in him; ^.11but the (person) hating his brother is in the darkness and he walks in the darkness, and he did not know² where he goes because the darkness blinded his eyes.

Again (further, on the other hand concerning the spirit category) I am writing the new commandment to you (the one that is newly-made and different from what was previously in effect, new because it is different from that which had been formerly, new because it replaces the old, new compared to what was there before)…

that-which is true (the thing that is a present essential reality, inherent verity)
- in him (within Jesus Christ)
- and in you (within you holy-people)

…because the darkness is-caused-to pass-by (it is presently being made to go along, being led away from where it was)…

and the Light (God is the absolute light; refer to I John 1:5),
- emphatically and specifically the True Light (emphasizing that His quality and essence is trueness, His consistency is truth, the actual, certain, real, genuine light)
  - already shines-light (by this time the True Light is bringing or causing light to shine so as to be evident, clearly seen – where? – in the Lord Jesus Christ and in all holy-people).

The person who is saying that…

he is in the light (within the sphere of action of the light that emanates from God Who is Light)
and hating his brother (having active ill-will towards another member of the family – refer to verse 1 above)
- is in the darkness (within the sphere of action of the lack or absence of God's light)
  - for the duration of time continuing up to this moment.

The person who is loving his brother with God’s kind of love…

remains in the light (stays, continues within the sphere of action of the light that God provides for him)
- and there is not an offense (a stumbling, a trap-stick as when bait is fastened to a stick whereby if a person did not take heed to it but struck against it then he would get himself caught in the trap; there is not a cause for stumbling)
  - in him (within his sphere of action);

…but the person who is hating (having active ill-will towards) his brother…

is in the darkness (within the sphere of action of the darkness)
- and he walks in the darkness (he literally moves the feet around, goes on foot in the darkness; figuratively he is walking around or behaving during the everyday living of his life within the sphere of action of the lack or absence of God's light, conducting himself in the character and attributes of darkness),
and he did not know and continues not to know (perceive, see to the end of perceiving and knowing with his mind)
- where he goes (to what location or place he actively leads himself under, in the sense of going without any argument, under cover, as animals go because they are under a yoke without going from side to side or intentionally stopping to do something else – he doesn’t know where he goes)
  - because the darkness blinded his eyes (the receptors in his eyes do not receive the light emanating from the only true God).

[Reference: John 1:9, 8:12, 13:34, 17:3; Romans 14:13, 16:17; II Corinthians 4:3-6; I Thessalonians 1:9, 5:5 and 8; I Peter 1:10; II Peter 2:21; I John 1:2, 5-7 and 9, 3:23.]

Verses 12-14:

^.12I write to you, little-children, because the sins were dismissed² from you because-of his name. ^.13I write to you, fathers, because you knew² the (One) from (the) beginning. I write to you, young-men, because you were-victorious-over² the evil-one.

^.14I wrote to you, young-children, because you knew² the Father. I wrote to you, fathers, because you knew² the (One) from (the) beginning. I wrote to you, young-men, because you are strong, and the word of God remains in you, and you were-victorious-over² the evil-one.

In a similar manner to First John 1:1-5 and chapter 2 verses 1 , 7, and 8 above, John again explains in verses 12-14 why he is writing these different sections within this letter. He continues:

A – Family relationship:

I am writing to you (present tense, not only from my viewpoint of currently writing this letter, but also the family relationship is a constant continuing present reality),
little-children (as verse 1 above; this usage emphasizes the family relationship),
- because the sins were dismissed and continue dismissed from you (your sins have already been caused to leave, they were sent-away, discharged, acquitted, set-free, let-go from concern, remitted from you so that you will not receive the punishment which was rightly due to you)
  - on account of his name (the name of Jesus Christ, which includes all the authority and power which that name involves and stands for).
I am writing to you,
fathers (every biological father who should take care of his family; the general term ‘fathers’ also applies to men who are older in the community and therefore are considered by others as fathers regarding the correct behavior and way of life),
- because you knew and still know (you have a truly active and relative knowing, you are personally knowledgeable of)
  - the One from the beginning (referring to God Who exists from the start).
I am writing to you,
young-men (youths; the general term ‘young-men/youths’ also applies to men ranging in age up until the age of 40 years),
- because you were victorious and are still victorious (you have conquered, you have the victory) over
  - the evil-one (the one who is actively malignant; referring to satan/the devil, who has many different names corresponding to the different characteristics, activities, etc, which that particular name describes).

Regarding the name of Jesus Christ referenced in verse 12 above, it includes all that the name of "Jesus" and the name of "Christ" represent and stand for, all the authoritative-power, ability, workings, etc, that God gave to Jesus when He raised him up out-from the dead-people, and gave him the name that is above every other name, designating the resurrected Jesus being Lord and Christ (refer to Acts 2:21 and 38; 3:6 and 16; 4:7-12, and 30; Romans 1:3 and 4; Ephesians 1:19-23; Philippians 2:9 and 10; II Thessalonians 3:6; Hebrews 1:1-4).

B – Service relationship:

I wrote to you (aorist/past tense, not only from the viewpoint of when you read this letter it will be a completed action, but also the service relationship is made-up of many single actions being carried-out at any time and once a specific service action is completed then it becomes a past reality),
young-children (all of you – in the figurative usage being a very tender, affectionate term of endearment; however, this usage emphasizes the service relationship, as little boys and girls, or adults being addressed by one who is more knowledgeable and mature regarding being servants in the work/service category),
- because you knew and continue to know (you have a truly active and relative knowing, you are personally knowledgeable of)
  - the Father (referring to God Who is your Father – serve him as a child serves his/her father).
I wrote to you,
fathers,
- because you personally knew and continue to know the One from the beginning (as verse 13 above, except here it is in the context of the service relationship).
I wrote to you,
young-men,
- because you are strong (inherently strong, you have strength),
- and the word of God remains in you (God’s Word stays within you),
- and you were victorious and continue victorious over the evil-one (as verse 13 above, except here it is in the context of the service relationship).

[Reference: Matthew 1:21; John 16:33; Acts 2:38, 10:43; Romans 8:37-39; I Corinthians 6:11; Ephesians 6:10; Hebrews 2:13 and 14; I John 3:23 and 24, 4:4, 5:4, 5, 13 and 18.]

Verses 15-17:

^.15You must not love¹ the world nor the-things in the world. If-ever someone may love¹ the world, the love¹ of the Father is not in him ^.16because every thing in the world – the intense-yearning of the flesh and the intense-yearning of the eyes and the imposition of life – is not out-from the Father but it is out-from the world; ^.17and the world is-caused-to pass-by and its intense-yearning, but the (person) doing the intention of God remains into the age.

It is imperative that you are not loving¹ (extending God’s kind of love towards the wrong object, instead of God and the things of God which would be the correct usage or way for us to manifest it – do not direct this love towards)…

the world (in this context figuratively referring to the present world in its condition of being under the influence of the evil-one, satan, the devil, who endeavors to arrange or organize those in it against the only true God)
nor the things within the cause and sphere of action of the world.

If it should ever happen that someone would be loving¹ the world, the love¹ of the Father (the Father’s kind of love that this person has received from God our Father) is not within this person’s sphere of action because…

every thing (all) in the world –
- the intense-yearning (lust, here used in the bad sense, the strong desire attached or fixed upon a certain object other-than God and the things of God)
  - of the flesh (belonging-to, pertaining-to, issuing or proceeding from the physical natural body with its soul/breath life)
- and the intense-yearning
  - of the eyes (to see certain things)
- and the imposition (the state of wandering about pretending to be someone or something other-than what you truly are, the action of an imposter)
  - of life (this Greek noun is bios which means: pertaining to the course, mode, manner of everyday living) –
is not out-from the Father (every thing in the world described above is not originating from God our Father)
- but on the contrary, it is originating from the world;
and the world is-caused-to pass-by (it is presently being made to go along, it is being led away from where it was, it is temporary, it is not here to stay, it is not permanent)
- and its intense-yearning is being caused to pass-by,
but the person who is presently and actively doing the intention of God (performing God’s will, His active volition and desire)
- remains into the age (stays, continues for the lifetime, throughout the age, the duration of God’s life which will not end).

[Reference: Romans 1:30, 5:12, 13:14; I Corinthians 7:31; Galatians 5:16, 17 and 24; Ephesians 2:2 and 3; II Timothy 2:4, 3:2; Titus 2:12; James 1:27, 4:4 and 16; I Peter 4:1 and 2; II Peter 1:4, 2:10, 15 and 18; I John 5:19.]

Verses 18-27:

^.18Young-children, it is (the) last hour, and according as you heard that an antichrist comes also now many antichrists became² – from-which we know that it is (the) last hour; ^.19they went-out from us, but they used-to not be from us, for if they used-to-be from us they had ever remained with us, but in order that they may be manifested that all are not from us – ^.20and you have an anointed-thing from the Holy-One and all (of you) knew².

^.21I did not write to you because you did not know² the truth but because you knew² it, and because every lie is not out-from the truth. ^.22Who is the liar? – except the (person) denying (by saying) that the Christ is not Jesus; this is the antichrist, the (person) denying the Father and the son. ^.23Every-person denying the son neither has the Father; the (person) expressing-agreement (regarding) the son also has the Father.

^.24That-which you heard from (the) beginning must remain in you; if-ever that-which you heard from (the) beginning may remain in you, also you will remain in the son and in the Father – ^.25and this is the promise which He promised to us: the life, the eternal (life).

^.26I wrote these-things to you concerning the (people) causing you to-wander. ^.27And the anointed-thing which you received from Him remains in you, and you do not have a need in order that someone may teach you but as His anointed-thing teaches you concerning all-things, and it is truth and it is not a lie, and according as it taught you – you must remain in Him.

Young-children (as verse 14 above), it presently is the last hour (during the final or extreme limited period of time, the more remote, uttermost span of time in which we all live currently as we await Christ’s presence)…

and just as you heard that an antichrist is coming (he who is anti/against Christ; an opponent opposing the true Christ is in the process of coming)
- also at the present time a lot of antichrists (people who oppose Christ) have come into being and continue to be –
  - from which fact we personally know that it is the last hour;
- they went out from us (literally at one time they left our vicinity),
  - but emphatically they used-to not be from us (they were not continuing to exist during a past time, historically, originating or emanating out-from us – we didn’t make them or cause them to be the way they are),
for if they used-to-be from us they would have stayed in company and association with us,
- but contrary to that, they went out from us with the purposed result definitely being that they would be manifested (evidenced, brought to light, shown-forth)
that all of them (every one of them) are not from us –
and emphatically you have (in Greek there is a definite word for “you” plus the verb meaning “you have” giving emphasis – you yourselves presently and actively have/hold)
- an anointed-thing (that-which is applied during the anointing process, the anointing, anointment)
  - from the Holy-One (from God Who is Holy, the Sanctified One)
and all of you knew and continue to know (you perceive, you see to the end of perceiving and knowing with your minds this truth [some Greek texts read “you know all-things”]).

It is interesting to note that the Greek noun chrisma translated as "anointed-thing" in verses 20 and 27 above, comes from the same Greek word translated "Christ" which means "the Anointed-one." The Greek verb "to anoint" literally means to touch the surface of a body slightly, to graze or rub something over with something else. Here, John uses the neuter noun referring to the gift of holy spirit (I John 3:24 and 4:13), and figuratively referring to God's having poured oil on all holy-people signifying that we were made holy, sanctified for His specific purpose. As noted previously, many people and things were anointed with holy oil to signify their making holy, sanctified for a specific purpose, etc, which can be read about in many scriptures in the Bible (for example, Exodus 29:7; Numbers 6:5, and 7:1; I Samuel 9:16; Luke 4:18; Acts 4:27, and 10:38; II Corinthians 1:21; Hebrews 1:9).

Christ Jesus is the anointed-one of God, the Messiah. Holy-people are not all Christs individually, but all holy-people are limbs of the one spiritual body of Christ because we have all received holy spirit-life which is the spirit of Christ in us (Acts chapters 2, 3, 4 and 10; Romans 10:8-13; Colossians 1:27). All holy-people have been anointed by God because all of us who are holy-people (true Christians) have already received the gift of holy spirit and it does not ever leave us. We have the anointed-thing (anointing, anointment) within us, which is the spirit of Christ who is the Anointed-one.

John continues: I did not write to you because you did not know (perceive) and continue not to know the truth (which is what God says, the essential reality, God’s inherent verity), but on the contrary…

because you knew (perceived) and continue to know the truth (as verse 20 above),
- and because all/every lie (falsehood) does not originate from the truth.
Who is the liar (the person who speaks and lives lies, falsehoods, the false person, falsifier)? The answer is…
- except the person denying (if not the one who is disowning, negating, rejecting)
  - by saying that the Christ is not Jesus;
this is the antichrist,
- the person who is denying the Father (God) and the son (Christ Jesus).
Every person (all) denying the son
- neither has the Father (does not have/hold the Father either);
the person expressing agreement regarding/with the son (presently saying the same words, speaking agreement with, assenting to the same spoken things regarding the son – agreeing that the Christ is Jesus who is God’s son)
- also has the Father.

That-which emphatically you heard from the beginning (in Greek there is a definite word for “you” plus the verb meaning “you heard” giving emphasis – you yourselves heard away-from the time of the start, the commencement, the origin of you hearing it)…

must remain in you (it is imperative that it is staying, continuing within your sphere of action during the everyday living of your lives);

…if it should happen at any time that what you heard from the beginning would remain in you…

also emphatically you will remain (in Greek there is a definite word for “you” plus the verb meaning “you will remain” giving emphasis – you yourselves will stay, continue)
- in the son (living your lives within Christ Jesus’ sphere of action)
  - and in the Father (living your lives within God’s sphere of action) –
and this is the promise (the proclamation or declaration of the message of God’s intention)
- which emphatically He promised to us (in Greek there is a definite word for “He” plus the verb meaning “He promised” giving emphasis – He Himself proclaimed or declared the message of His intention to us):
  - the life,
  - emphatically and specifically the eternal life (the life that is lifelong-life, everlasting life, life that lasts throughout all durations of life, all ages; refer to I John 1:1-3).

The Greek word aionios may be translated “eternal” or “agelong”. In the context of verse 25 above, the life that God promised to mankind is eternal, agelong, lifelong, everlasting. It lasts throughout all durations of life, all ages from the time a person receives it. This life can only be received from God by God's giving of holy spirit by means of the Lord Jesus Christ. All holy-people (Christians) have received holy spirit-life within us, which is the spirit of Christ in us; it is the deposit, token, earnest of what we will receive at a future time. This holy spirit-life will remain for the duration of God's life which will not end. The full completeness for us will come to pass when our Lord Jesus Christ will come to gather all holy-people together with him giving us new spiritual bodies, the life of which will be holy spirit-life, like the body he has already received from God, his Father and our Father, when God raised him up alive from-among the dead-people.

John continues:

I wrote these-things to you (past tense because from the viewpoint of when you read this letter it will be a completed action)…

concerning the people causing you to wander (referring to the antichrists who are making you err, causing you not to stay in your rightful place, leading you astray from your correct location in the walk/behavior category, like a planet is constantly moving around when viewed from the earth unlike the stars which retain their position relative-to each other).

And the anointed-thing (that-which is applied during the anointing process, the anointing, anointment; as verse 20 above)…

which emphatically you received from Him (in Greek there is a definite word for “you” plus the verb meaning “you received” giving emphasis – which you yourselves have already taken from God Who gave it to you by means of Christ Jesus for you to use)

…remains in you (the anointed-thing stays, abides, continues being within you)…

and you do not have a need (a necessity due to lack because of not having what you need for your use)
- for the purpose that someone would teach you (instruct you as though it would be the only way for you to learn)
but contrary to having a need…
- as His anointed-thing teaches you (the spirit of Christ within you presently instructs you) concerning all-things,
  - and it is true (it has essential reality, inherent verity from God's viewpoint; it has the quality of truth and it is in the state of being true)
  - and it is not a lie (falsehood),
- and according as it taught you (just as, according to how, in comparison to the way that it has already instructed you) –
  - you must remain in Him (continue staying in our walk/behavior within God’s sphere of action).

[Reference: Matthew 24:5 and 24; Luke 24:49; John 1:18, 8:44, 14:6, 10 and 16-26, 15:4, 16:13-15; Acts 1:4-8, and chapter 2, 15:1-34, 20:30; Romans 1:3, 4 and 25, 8:15, 10:8-17; I Corinthians 2:9-16, 6:19 and 20; II Corinthians 1:21 and 22; Galatians 1:12, 3:14; Ephesians 1:13, 4:20-25; Colossians 1:27; I Thessalonians 4:9; I Timothy 1:10; II Timothy 1:1, 3:1 and 14; Titus 1:2 and 16; Hebrews 8:11; James 1:12; II Peter 1:12, 2:1, 3:3; I John 1:1-3, 3:24, 4:3 and 12-15, 5:1; II John 1:7-9; Revelation 21:27.]

Verses 28 and 29:

^.28And now, little-children, you must remain in Him in order that if-ever he may be manifested we may have boldness and we may not be caused-shame away-from him in his presence. ^.29If-ever you may have known² that he is righteous, you know that also every-person doing the righteousness was born² from Him.

Also at the present time, little-children (as verses 1 and 12 above), you must remain in Him (as verses 6, 24, and 27 above)…

for the purpose and result that if it should happen at any time that he would be manifested (that the Christ would be evidenced, brought to light, shown-forth while all of us are still alive)
- we would have boldness (freedom of speech, frankness and openness of speaking)
- and we would not be caused-shame from him (caused to have the feeling or emotion of disgrace and guilt bringing reproach having recognized and being sorry for the performance of an improper, ignominious or dishonorable deed from God's point of view – we would not be made to feel shame shrinking in motion away from Christ Jesus)
  - in his presence (during the time of his coming and then being present, his arrival).

If it should ever happen that you would have known and continue to know (this Greek verb oida means: perceive, see to the end of perceiving and knowing with your minds) that…

he is righteous (Jesus who is the Christ is just, justified, he is in a right/just state, he is being and doing what is just/right from God’s viewpoint; as verse 1 above),

…you know (this Greek verb ginosko means: you have a truly active and relative knowing, you are personally knowledgeable) that…

also all/every person doing the righteousness (presently and actively performing the justness, justice, the attributes of justification, the quality of being and doing what is just/right from God's point of view)
- was born and continues born from Him (begotten, given birth to, brought forth originating out from God; refer to I John 3:1 and 2).

[Reference: John 3:3-8; Philippians 1:20; Colossians 3:1-4; I Thessalonians 2:19, 3:13, 4:13-18, 5:23; II Thessalonians 2:1 and 8; James 5:7 and 8; I Peter 3:18; II Peter 1:16; I John 3:1 and 2, 4:7, 5:1. Note: verbs with a superscript 2 (²) immediately following them indicate the "perfect" tense - details are provided in the "Relevant Notes" link of this study.]

John continues regarding our being born from God in chapter 3….

I John Chapter 3