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1 John 5:20-21
Disciples’ Literal New Testament
1 John 5:20-21
Disciples’ Literal New Testament
That We Know The True God And Have Eternal Life In Him
20 And we know that the Son of God has come, and has given us understanding in order that we might know the true[a] One. And we are in[b] the true One, in His Son Jesus Christ. This One[c] is the true God and eternal life. 21 Little-children, guard yourselves from idols!
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- 1 John 5:20 That is, the real, genuine God.
- 1 John 5:20 That is, in union with, in the domain of.
- 1 John 5:20 Grammatically, this could refer to Jesus Christ or the true One. Some think it would redundant to say the true One... is the true God, and so John says here what he says in Jn 1:1: Jesus is God. Others think John repeats himself for emphasis as he prepares for the command regarding idols.
Disciples’ Literal New Testament (DLNT) 
Disciples' Literal New Testament: Serving Modern Disciples by More Fully Reflecting the Writing Style of the Ancient Disciples, Copyright © 2011 Michael J. Magill. All Rights Reserved. Published by Reyma Publishing
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