1 John 2:25 And this is what he promised us--eternal life.

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Parallel Verses

New International Version
And this is what he promised us--eternal life.

English Standard Version
And this is the promise that he made to us—eternal life.

New American Standard Bible
This is the promise which He Himself made to us: eternal life.

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

Holman Christian Standard Bible
And this is the promise that He Himself made to us: eternal life.

International Standard Version
The message that the Son himself declared to us is eternal life.

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

Douay-Rheims Bible
And this is the promise which he hath promised us, life everlasting.

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

Young's Literal Translation
and this is the promise that He did promise us -- the life the age-during.

Cross References

John 3:15
That whoever believes in him should not perish, but have eternal life.

John 6:40
And this is the will of him that sent me, that every one which sees the Son, and believes on him, may have everlasting life: and I will raise him up at the last day.

John 10:28
And I give to them eternal life; and they shall never perish, neither shall any man pluck them out of my hand.

1 John 1:2
(For the life was manifested, and we have seen it, and bear witness, and show to you that eternal life, which was with the Father, and was manifested to us;)

1 John 5:11
And this is the record, that God has given to us eternal life, and this life is in his Son.

1 John 5:13
These things have I written to you that believe on the name of the Son of God; that you may know that you have eternal life, and that you may believe on the name of the Son of God.

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Commentaries

Matthew Henry's Commentary

2:24-29 The truth of Christ, abiding in us, is a means to sever from sin, and unites us to the Son of God, Joh 15:3,4. What value should we put upon gospel truth! Thereby the promise of eternal life is made sure. The promise God makes, is suitable to his own greatness, power, and goodness; it is eternal life. The Spirit of truth will not lie; and he teaches all things in the present dispensation, all things necessary to our knowledge of God in Christ, and their glory in the gospel. The apostle repeats the kind words, little children; which denotes his affection. He would persuade by love. Gospel privileges oblige to gospel duties; and those anointed by the Lord Jesus abide with him. The new spiritual nature is from the Lord Christ. He that is constant to the practice of religion in trying times, shows that he is born from above, from the Lord Christ. Then, let us beware of holding the truth in unrighteousness, remembering that those only are born of God, who bear his holy image, and walk in his most righteous ways.

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown

25. this is the promise—Eternal life shall be the permanent consummation of thus abiding in the Son and in the Father (1Jo 2:24).

he—Greek, "Himself," Christ, "the Son" (compare 1Jo 1:1).

promised—(Joh 3:15, 36; 6:40, 47, 57; 17:2, 3).