1 Ivanova 2 – CRO & NIV

Knijga O Kristu

1 Ivanova 2:1-29

1Ovo vam pišem, dječice moja, da biste se klonili grijeha. Zgriješi li tko ipak, ima kod Boga zagovornika, Isusa Krista, koji je savršeno pravedan. 2On je žrtva pomirnica za grijehe, i to ne samo za naše već i za grijehe cijelog svijeta. 3A da ga poznajemo, znat ćemo po tome što držimo njegove zapovijedi. 4Kaže li tko da ga poznaje, a ne vrši njegovih zapovijedi, lažac je i u njemu nema istine. 5Ali oni koji su poslušni Božjoj riječi, zaista ljube Boga. Po tomu ćemo znati živimo li u njemu. 6Tko kaže da živi u njemu, mora živjeti kao što je živio Krist.

Nova zapovijed

7Dragi moji, ne pišem vam neku novu zapovijed, već staru zapovijed koju ste imali od početka. Ta zapovijed—da volite jedni druge—riječ je koju ste čuli. 8A opet, ta zapovijed koju vam pišem jest i nova. Ona se obistinjuje u Kristu i u vama, jer tama nestaje, a istinito svjetlo već svijetli.

9Tko god kaže da živi u Kristovu svjetlu, a mrzi svojega brata, još je u tami. 10A tko voli svojeg brata, živi u svjetlu i nikoga neće sablazniti. 11Tko mrzi brata, luta u duhovnoj tami i ne zna kamo ide jer mu je tama zaslijepila oči.

12Ovo vam pišem, dječice moja,

jer su vam grijesi oprošteni po Isusovu imenu.

13Vama starijima pišem

jer ste upoznali Krista, koji jest od početka.

Mladići, vama pišem

jer ste pobijedili Zloga.

14Napisao sam vama, djeco,

jer ste upoznali Oca.

Napisao sam vama, stariji,

jer ste upoznali Krista,

onoga koji jest od početka.

Napisah vama, mladići,

jer ste jaki, jer je Božja riječ u vama

i jer ste pobijedili Zloga.

15Ne ljubite ovaj svijet ni ono što je u njemu. U onomu koji ljubi svijet nema Očeve ljubavi. 16Jer svijet pruža samo požudu tijela, požudu za onim što oko vidi i oholost života. To ne dolazi od Oca, već od ovoga zlog svijeta. 17Ovaj svijet prolazi sa svojom požudom, a tko vrši Božju volju, ostaje zauvijek.

18Djeco draga, došao je posljednji trenutak ovoga svijeta. Čuli ste da dolazi Antikrist. Već su se pojavili mnogi takvi ljudi. Po tome znamo da je posljednji čas. 19Ti su ljudi napustili naše crkve jer nam nikada nisu ni pripadali—da jesu, ostali bi s nama. Ovako se pokazalo da nam ne pripadaju. 20Ali vi niste takvi jer je na vas sišao Sveti Duh i svi ste upoznali Istinu.2:20 U grčkome: A vi imate pomazanje od Svetoga i svi imate znanje. 21Zato vam ne pišem kao ljudima koji tek trebaju upoznati Istinu, nego kao onima koji umiju razlikovati istinito od lažnoga. 22A tko je lažac ako ne onaj koji tvrdi da Isus nije Krist? Tko niječe Oca i Sina, antikrist je. 23Tko god niječe Sina, nema ni Oca. Ali svatko tko priznaje Sina, ima također i Oca.

24A vi ostanite vjerni onomu čemu ste poučeni od početka. Bude li tako, živjet ćete u zajedništvu sa Sinom i s Ocem. 25A u tom zajedništvu uživamo ono što nam je osobno obećao: vječni život.

26Ovo vam pišem zbog ljudi koji vas pokušavaju zavesti. 27Ali vi ste primili Svetoga Duha2:27 U grčkome: pomazanje. i on živi u vama, pa vas nitko ne treba učiti što je istina. Jer Duh vas poučava svemu, i to istini, a ne laži. Zato nastavite onako kako vas je naučio; živite i dalje u Kristu.

28A sada, draga djeco, nastavite živjeti u zajedništvu s Kristom tako da, kada se on vrati, budete puni pouzdanja i da se ne postidite. 29Kako znamo da je Bog pravedan, znamo i da su svi oni koji čine pravdu od Boga rođeni.

New International Version

1 John 2:1-29

1My dear children, I write this to you so that you will not sin. But if anybody does sin, we have an advocate with the Father—Jesus Christ, the Righteous One. 2He is the atoning sacrifice for our sins, and not only for ours but also for the sins of the whole world.

Love and Hatred for Fellow Believers

3We know that we have come to know him if we keep his commands. 4Whoever says, “I know him,” but does not do what he commands is a liar, and the truth is not in that person. 5But if anyone obeys his word, love for God2:5 Or word, God’s love is truly made complete in them. This is how we know we are in him: 6Whoever claims to live in him must live as Jesus did.

7Dear friends, I am not writing you a new command but an old one, which you have had since the beginning. This old command is the message you have heard. 8Yet I am writing you a new command; its truth is seen in him and in you, because the darkness is passing and the true light is already shining.

9Anyone who claims to be in the light but hates a brother or sister2:9 The Greek word for brother or sister (adelphos) refers here to a believer, whether man or woman, as part of God’s family; also in verse 11; and in 3:15, 17; 4:20; 5:16. is still in the darkness. 10Anyone who loves their brother and sister2:10 The Greek word for brother and sister (adelphos) refers here to a believer, whether man or woman, as part of God’s family; also in 3:10; 4:20, 21. lives in the light, and there is nothing in them to make them stumble. 11But anyone who hates a brother or sister is in the darkness and walks around in the darkness. They do not know where they are going, because the darkness has blinded them.

Reasons for Writing

12I am writing to you, dear children,

because your sins have been forgiven on account of his name.

13I am writing to you, fathers,

because you know him who is from the beginning.

I am writing to you, young men,

because you have overcome the evil one.

14I write to you, dear children,

because you know the Father.

I write to you, fathers,

because you know him who is from the beginning.

I write to you, young men,

because you are strong,

and the word of God lives in you,

and you have overcome the evil one.

On Not Loving the World

15Do not love the world or anything in the world. If anyone loves the world, love for the Father2:15 Or world, the Father’s love is not in them. 16For everything in the world—the lust of the flesh, the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life—comes not from the Father but from the world. 17The world and its desires pass away, but whoever does the will of God lives forever.

Warnings Against Denying the Son

18Dear children, this is the last hour; and as you have heard that the antichrist is coming, even now many antichrists have come. This is how we know it is the last hour. 19They went out from us, but they did not really belong to us. For if they had belonged to us, they would have remained with us; but their going showed that none of them belonged to us.

20But you have an anointing from the Holy One, and all of you know the truth.2:20 Some manuscripts and you know all things 21I do not write to you because you do not know the truth, but because you do know it and because no lie comes from the truth. 22Who is the liar? It is whoever denies that Jesus is the Christ. Such a person is the antichrist—denying the Father and the Son. 23No one who denies the Son has the Father; whoever acknowledges the Son has the Father also.

24As for you, see that what you have heard from the beginning remains in you. If it does, you also will remain in the Son and in the Father. 25And this is what he promised us—eternal life.

26I am writing these things to you about those who are trying to lead you astray. 27As for you, the anointing you received from him remains in you, and you do not need anyone to teach you. But as his anointing teaches you about all things and as that anointing is real, not counterfeit—just as it has taught you, remain in him.

God’s Children and Sin

28And now, dear children, continue in him, so that when he appears we may be confident and unashamed before him at his coming.

29If you know that he is righteous, you know that everyone who does what is right has been born of him.