1 John 2:21

“I have not written unto you because ye know not the truth, but because ye know it, and that no lie is of the truth.”

King James Version (KJV)

Other Translations for 1 John 2:21

I haue not written vnto you, because yee know not the trueth: but because ye know it, and that no lie is of the trueth.
- King James Version (1611) - View 1611 Bible Scan

I have not written to you because you do not know the truth, but because you do know it, and because no lie is of the truth.
- New American Standard Version (1995)

I have not written unto you because ye know not the truth, but because ye know it, and because no lie is of the truth.
- American Standard Version (1901)

I have not sent you this letter because you have no knowledge of what is true, but because you have knowledge, and because that which is false has nothing in common with that which is true.
- Basic English Bible

I have not written to you because you lack knowledge of the truth, but because you have it, and because no lie comes from the truth.
- Berean Standard Bible Bible

I have not written to you because ye do not know the truth, but because ye know it, and that no lie is of the truth.
- Darby Bible

I have not written to you as to them that know not the truth, but as to them that know it: and that no lie is of the truth.
- Douay-Rheims Bible

I have not written unto you because ye know not the truth, but because ye know it, and because no lie is of the truth.
- English Revised Version

I have not written to you because you don't know the truth, but because you know it, and because no lie is of the truth.
- World English Bible

Bible Commentary for 1 John 2:21

Wesley's Notes for 1 John 2:21


2:21 I have written - Namely, #1Jo 2:13|. To you because ye know the truth - That is, to confirm you in the knowledge ye have already. Ye know that no lie is of the truth - That all the doctrines of these antichrists are irreconcilable to it.



People's Bible Notes for 1 John 2:21


1Jo 2:21 I have not written unto you, etc. John writes to them as those who know the truth, and know how to discern between the truth and lies.

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