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1 John 2:2

New American Standard Bible (NASB ©1995) [2]
— and He Himself is the propitiation for our sins; and not for ours only, but also for [those of] the whole world.
King James Version (KJV 1769) [2]
— And he is the propitiation for our sins: and not for ours only, but also for [the sins of] the whole world.
English Revised Version (ERV 1885)
— and he is the propitiation for our sins; and not for ours only, but also for the whole world.
American Standard Version (ASV 1901) [2]
— and he is the propitiation for our sins; and not for ours only, but also for the whole world.
Webster's Revision of the KJB (WEB 1833)
— And he is the propitiation for our sins: and not for ours only, but also for [the sins of] the whole world.
Darby's Translation (DBY 1890)
— and *he* is the propitiation for our sins; but not for ours alone, but also for the whole world.
Rotherham's Emphasized Bible (EBR 1902)
— And, he, is, a propitiation, concerning our sins,—and, not concerning our own only, but, also concerning those of the whole world.
Young's Literal Translation (YLT 1898)
— and he—he is a propitiation for our sins, and not for ours only, but also for the whole world,
Douay-Rheims Challoner Revision (DR 1750)
— And he is the propitiation for our sins: and not for ours only, but also for those of the whole world.
Geneva Bible (GNV 1560)
— And he is the reconciliation for our sinnes: and not for ours onely, but also for the sinnes of the whole world.
Original King James Bible (AV 1611) [2]
— And he is the propitiation for our sinnes: and not for ours onely, but also for the sinnes of the whole world.
Lamsa Bible (1957)
— And he is the propitiation for our sins; and not for ours only but also for the sins of the whole world.
John Etheridge Peshitta-Aramaic NT (1849)
— for he is the propitiation for our sins, and not on behalf of ours only, but also on behalf of the whole world.
James Murdock Peshitta-Aramaic NT (1852)
— For he is himself the propitiation for our sins; and not for ours only, but also for all the world.

Strong's Numbers & Red-LettersGreek New TestamentColor-Code/Key Word Studies
And 2532
{2532} Prime
καί
kai
{kahee}
Apparently a primary particle, having a copulative and sometimes also a cumulative force; and, also, even, so, then, too, etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words.
he 846
{0846} Prime
αὐτός
autos
{ow-tos'}
From the particle αὖ [[au]] (perhaps akin to the base of G0109 through the idea of a baffling wind; backward); the reflexive pronoun self, used (alone or in the compound of G1438) of the third person, and (with the proper personal pronoun) of the other persons.
is 2076
{2076} Prime
ἐστί
esti
{es-tee'}
Third person singular present indicative of G1510; he (she or it) is; also (with neuter plural) they are.
z5748
<5748> Grammar
Tense - Present (See G5774)
Voice - No Voice Stated (See G5799)
Mood - Indicative (See G5791)
Count - 1612
the propitiation 2434
{2434} Prime
ἱλασμός
hilasmos
{hil-as-mos'}
atonement, that is, (concretely) an expiator.
for 4012
{4012} Prime
περί
peri
{per-ee'}
From the base of G4008; properly through (all over), that is, around; figuratively with respect to; used in various applications, of place, cause or time (with the genitive case denoting the subject or occasion or superlative point; with the accusative case the locality, circuit, matter, circumstance or general period).
our 2257
{2257} Prime
ἡμῶν
hemon
{hay-mone'}
Genitive plural of G1473; of (or from) us.
sins: 266
{0266} Prime
ἁμαρτία
hamartia
{ham-ar-tee'-ah}
From G0264; sin (properly abstract).
and 1161
{1161} Prime
δέ
de
{deh}
A primary particle (adversative or continuative); but, and, etc.
not 3756
{3756} Prime
οὐ
ou
{oo}
A primary word; the absolutely negative (compare G3361) adverb; no or not.
for 4012
{4012} Prime
περί
peri
{per-ee'}
From the base of G4008; properly through (all over), that is, around; figuratively with respect to; used in various applications, of place, cause or time (with the genitive case denoting the subject or occasion or superlative point; with the accusative case the locality, circuit, matter, circumstance or general period).
ours 2251
{2251} Prime
ἡμέτερος
hemeteros
{hay-met'-er-os}
From G2349; our. (Or your by a different reading.).
only, 3440
{3440} Prime
μόνον
monon
{mon'-on}
Neuter of G3441 as adverb; merely.
but 235
{0235} Prime
ἀλλά
alla
{al-lah'}
Neuter plural of G0243; properly other things, that is, (adverbially) contrariwise (in many relations).
also 2532
{2532} Prime
καί
kai
{kahee}
Apparently a primary particle, having a copulative and sometimes also a cumulative force; and, also, even, so, then, too, etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words.
for 4012
{4012} Prime
περί
peri
{per-ee'}
From the base of G4008; properly through (all over), that is, around; figuratively with respect to; used in various applications, of place, cause or time (with the genitive case denoting the subject or occasion or superlative point; with the accusative case the locality, circuit, matter, circumstance or general period).
[the sins of] the x3588
(3588) Complement

ho
{ho}
The masculine, feminine (second) and neuter (third) forms, in all their inflections; the definite article; the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom).
whole 3650
{3650} Prime
ὅλος
holos
{hol'-os}
A primary word; 'whole' or 'all', that is, complete (in extent, amount, time or degree), especially (neuter) as noun or adverb.
world. 2889
{2889} Prime
κόσμος
kosmos
{kos'-mos}
Probably from the base of G2865; orderly arrangement, that is, decoration; by implication the world (in a wide or narrow sense, including its inhabitants, literally or figuratively [morally]).
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown Commentary

1 John 2:2

_ _ And heGreek, “And Himself.” He is our all-prevailing Advocate, because He is Himself “the propitiation”; abstract, as in 1 Corinthians 1:30 : He is to us all that is needed for propitiation “in behalf of our sins”; the propitiatory sacrifice, provided by the Father’s love, removing the estrangement, and appeasing the righteous wrath, on God’s part, against the sinner. “There is no incongruity that a father should be offended with that son whom he loveth, and at that time offended with him when he loveth him” [Bishop Pearson]. The only other place in the New Testament where Greek “propitiation” occurs, is 1 John 4:10; it answers in the Septuagint to Hebrew,caphar,” to effect an atonement or reconciliation with God; and in Ezekiel 44:29, to the sin offering. In Romans 3:25, Greek, it is “propitiatory,” that is, the mercy seat, or lid of the ark whereon God, represented by the Shekinah glory above it, met His people, represented by the high priest who sprinkled the blood of the sacrifice on it.

_ _ andGreek, “yet.”

_ _ ours — believers: not Jews, in contrast to Gentiles; for he is not writing to Jews (1 John 5:21).

_ _ also for the sins of the whole world — Christ’s “advocacy” is limited to believers (1 John 2:1; 1 John 1:7): His propitiation extends as widely as sin extends: see on 2 Peter 2:1, “denying the Lord that bought them.” “The whole world” cannot be restricted to the believing portion of the world (compare 1 John 4:14; and “the whole world,” 1 John 5:19). “Thou, too, art part of the world, so that thine heart cannot deceive itself and think, The Lord died for Peter and Paul, but not for me” [Luther].

Matthew Henry's Commentary

See commentary on 1 John 2:1-2.

John Wesley's Explanatory Notes

1 John 2:2

And he is the propitiation — The atoning sacrifice by which the wrath of God is appeased. For our sins — Who believe. And not for ours only, but also for the sins of the whole world — Just as wide as sin extends, the propitiation extends also .

Geneva Bible Translation Notes

1 John 2:2

And he is the (b) propitiation for our sins: and not for ours only, but also for [the sins of] the (c) whole world.

(b) Reconciliation and intercession go together, to give us to understand that he is both advocate and high priest.

(c) For men of all sorts, of all ages, and all places, so that this benefit being not to the Jews only, of whom he speaks as appears in (1 John 2:7) but also to other nations.

Cross-Reference Topical ResearchStrong's Concordance
he is:

1 John 1:7 But if we walk in the light, as he is in the light, we have fellowship one with another, and the blood of Jesus Christ his Son cleanseth us from all sin.
1 John 4:10 Herein is love, not that we loved God, but that he loved us, and sent his Son [to be] the propitiation for our sins.
Romans 3:25-26 Whom God hath set forth [to be] a propitiation through faith in his blood, to declare his righteousness for the remission of sins that are past, through the forbearance of God; ... To declare, [I say], at this time his righteousness: that he might be just, and the justifier of him which believeth in Jesus.
1 Peter 2:24 Who his own self bare our sins in his own body on the tree, that we, being dead to sins, should live unto righteousness: by whose stripes ye were healed.
1 Peter 3:18 For Christ also hath once suffered for sins, the just for the unjust, that he might bring us to God, being put to death in the flesh, but quickened by the Spirit:

for the:

1 John 4:14 And we have seen and do testify that the Father sent the Son [to be] the Saviour of the world.
1 John 5:19 [And] we know that we are of God, and the whole world lieth in wickedness.
John 1:29 The next day John seeth Jesus coming unto him, and saith, Behold the Lamb of God, which taketh away the sin of the world.
John 4:42 And said unto the woman, Now we believe, not because of thy saying: for we have heard [him] ourselves, and know that this is indeed the Christ, the Saviour of the world.
John 11:51-52 And this spake he not of himself: but being high priest that year, he prophesied that Jesus should die for that nation; ... And not for that nation only, but that also he should gather together in one the children of God that were scattered abroad.
2 Corinthians 5:18-21 And all things [are] of God, who hath reconciled us to himself by Jesus Christ, and hath given to us the ministry of reconciliation; ... For he hath made him [to be] sin for us, who knew no sin; that we might be made the righteousness of God in him.
Revelation 12:9 And the great dragon was cast out, that old serpent, called the Devil, and Satan, which deceiveth the whole world: he was cast out into the earth, and his angels were cast out with him.
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Chain-Reference Bible SearchCross References with Concordance

Jn 1:29; 4:42; 11:51. Ro 3:25. 2Co 5:18. 1P 2:24; 3:18. 1Jn 1:7; 4:10, 14; 5:19. Rv 12:9.

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