Parallel Verses
Julia Smith Translation
I write to you, little children, for your sins are let go for his name.
New American Standard Bible
I am writing to you,
King James Version
I write unto you, little children, because your sins are forgiven you for his name's sake.
Holman Bible
because your sins have been forgiven
because of Jesus’ name.
International Standard Version
I am writing to you, little children, because your sins have been forgiven on account of his name.
A Conservative Version
I write to you, little children, because your sins have been forgiven you through his name.
American Standard Version
I write unto you, my little children, because your sins are forgiven you for his name's sake.
Amplified
I am writing to you, little children (believers, dear ones), because your sins have been forgiven for His name’s sake [you have been pardoned and released from spiritual debt through His name because you have confessed His name, believing in Him as Savior].
An Understandable Version
I am writing to you, little children [i.e., dear ones], because you have been forgiven of your sins for [the sake of] Christ's name.
Anderson New Testament
I write to you, little children, because your sins are for given for his name's sake.
Bible in Basic English
I am writing to you, my children, because you have forgiveness of sins through his name.
Common New Testament
I write to you, little children, because your sins are forgiven you for his name's sake.
Daniel Mace New Testament
I write to you, dear children, because your sins are forgiven you upon the account of Christ.
Darby Translation
I write to you, children, because your sins are forgiven you for his name's sake.
Emphatic Diaglott Bible
Little children, I write to you, because your sins are forgiven you, on account of his name.
Godbey New Testament
I write unto you, little children, because your sins are forgiven through his name.
Goodspeed New Testament
I am writing to you, dear children, because your sins have been forgiven for his sake.
John Wesley New Testament
I have written to you, beloved children, because your sins are forgiven you for his name sake.
King James 2000
I write unto you, little children, because your sins are forgiven you for his name's sake.
Lexham Expanded Bible
I am writing to you, little children, because your sins have been forgiven you on account of his name.
Modern King James verseion
I write to you, little children, because your sins are forgiven you for His name's sake.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
Babes, I write unto you how that your sins are forgiven you for his name's sake.
Moffatt New Testament
My dear children, I am writing to you, because your sins are forgiven for his sake:
Montgomery New Testament
I am writing to you, little children, because you sins are forgiven you for his name's sake.
NET Bible
I am writing to you, little children, that your sins have been forgiven because of his name.
New Heart English Bible
I write to you, little children, because your sins are forgiven you for his name's sake.
Noyes New Testament
I write to you, my children, because your sins have been forgiven you for his names sake.
Sawyer New Testament
I write to you, little children, because your sins are forgiven on account of his name.
The Emphasized Bible
I write unto you, dear children, because your sins have been forgiven you, for the sake of his name:
Thomas Haweis New Testament
I write unto you, little children, because your sins are forgiven you for his name's sake.
Twentieth Century New Testament
I am writing, Children, to you, because your sins have been forgiven you for Christ's sake.
Webster
I write to you, little children, because your sins are forgiven you for his name's sake.
Weymouth New Testament
I am writing to you, dear children, because for His sake your sins are forgiven you.
Williams New Testament
I am writing to you, dear children, because for His sake your sins have been forgiven.
World English Bible
I write to you, little children, because your sins are forgiven you for his name's sake.
Worrell New Testament
I write to you, little children, because your sins have been forgiven you for His name's sake.
Worsley New Testament
I write unto you, little children, because for his sake your sins are forgiven you:
Youngs Literal Translation
I write to you, little children, because the sins have been forgiven you through his name;
Themes
Children » Promises and assurances to
Forgiveness » Whose sins are forgiven
Jesus Christ » In his name » Forgiveness » Of sins
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Hastings
Word Count of 38 Translations in 1 John 2:12
Images 1 John 2:12
Prayers for 1 John 2:12
Verse Info
Context Readings
Encouragement And Assurance
11 And he hating his brother is in darkness, and walks about in darkness, and knows not where he goes forward, for darkness has blinded his eyes. 12 I write to you, little children, for your sins are let go for his name. 13 I write to you, fathers, for ye have known him from the beginning. I write to you, young men, for ye have conquered the evil. I write to you, young children, for ye have known the Father.
Phrases
Cross References
Acts 13:38
Be it known therefore to you, men, brethren, that for him remission of sins is announced to you.
Psalm 106:8
And he will save them for sake of his name, to make known his powers.
Luke 24:47
And repentance and remission of sins to be proclaimed in his name to all nations, having begun from Jerusalem.
Acts 10:43
To him all the prophets testify, for all believing on him to receive remission of sins through his name.
1 John 2:1
My little children, I write these to you, that ye sin not. And if any sin, we have an intercessor with the Father, Jesus Christ the just:
Psalm 25:11
For sake of thy name, O Jehovah, and thou forgavest to mine iniquity; for it was much.
Psalm 32:1-2
To David, wisdom. Happy the taking away of transgression, the covering of sin.
Jeremiah 14:7
If our iniquities answered against us, O Jehovah, do for sake of thy name: for our turnings back were many; we sinned against thee.
Luke 5:20
And having seen their faith, he said to him, Man, thy sins are remitted to thee.
Luke 7:47-50
For which I say to thee, Her many sins are remitted; for she loved much: and he to whom little is remitted, loves little.
Acts 4:12
And salvation is in no other: for neither is another name given under heaven among men, in which we must be saved.
Romans 4:6-7
As also David speaks the happiness of the man, to whom God reckons justice without works,
Ephesians 1:7
In whom we have redemption by his blood, the letting go of faults, according to the riches of his grace;
Ephesians 4:32
And be ye kind one to another, having good bowels, favoring each other, as also God in Christ Jesus favored you.
Colossians 1:14
In whom we have redemption by his blood, the remission of sins:
1 John 1:4
And these we write to you, that your joy might be filled up.
1 John 1:7
But if we walk in the light, as he is in the light, we have communion with one another, and the blood of Jesus Christ cleanses us from every sin.
1 John 1:9
If we acknowledge our sins, he is faithful and just that he let go sins to us, and cleanse us from all injustice.
1 John 2:7
Brethren, I write no new command to you, but an old command which ye had from the beginning. The old command is the word which ye heard from the beginning.
1 John 2:13-14
I write to you, fathers, for ye have known him from the beginning. I write to you, young men, for ye have conquered the evil. I write to you, young children, for ye have known the Father.
1 John 2:21
I have not written to you because ye know not the truth, but because ye know it, and that no lie is of the truth.