1 John 2:2

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 John 2:1-6

Sin supposed: sin dealt with. There is here a contrast to the statement in the last verse of the first chapter. There, a man was supposed to deny the commission of sin. Here, the apostle supposes its existence, and shows how God has dealt with it. We have here— I. DIVINE PROVISION AGAINST EXPERIENCE OF SIN IN BELIEVERS , 1 . Advocacy as far as our need for it is concerned. "My little children, these things write I unto you, that ye may not sin. And if any man... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 John 2:2

And he (not quia nor enim, but idemque ille ) is a Propitiation for our sins. ἱλασμός occurs here and 1 John 4:10 only in the New Testament. St. Paul's word is καταλλαγή ( Romans 5:11 ; Romans 11:15 ; 2 Corinthians 5:18 , 2 Corinthians 5:19 ). They are not equivalents; ἱλασμός has reference to the one party to be propitiated, καταλλαγή to the two parties to be reconciled. ̓Απολύτρωσις is a third word expressing yet another aspect of the atonement—the... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - 1 John 2:2

And he is the propitiation for our sins - The word rendered “propitiation” (ἱλασμός hilasmos) occurs nowhere else in the New Testament, except in 1 John 4:10 of this Epistle; though words of the same derivation, and having the same essential meaning, frequently occur. The corresponding word ἱλαστήριον hilastērion occurs in Romans 3:25, rendered “propitiation” - “whom God hath set forth to be a propitiation through faith in his blood;” and in Hebrews 9:5, rendered mercy-seat - “shadowing... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - 1 John 2:1-2

1 John 2:1-2. My little children So the apostle frequently addresses the whole body of Christians, and so our Lord himself addressed his disciples, John 13:33. It is a tender and affectionate appellation, denoting paternal authority, love, and concern, which, in the character of an apostle, St. John might have used in any period of his life; but as used in this epistle, it seems to imply, together with apostolical authority, the apostle’s advanced age. It is a different word from that which... read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - 1 John 2:1-6

1:1-2:17 LIVING IN THE LIGHTFellowship with God (1:1-2:6)In the opening few words of his letter, John states clearly certain facts about Jesus Christ that are basic to Christianity. Jesus Christ is the eternal God and he became a real man whom John and his fellow apostles have seen, heard and touched (1:1-2). John’s joy will be complete if he knows that he and his readers share together in the eternal life that comes to them through Jesus Christ. This life unites them to one another as well as... read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - 1 John 2:2

propitiation . Greek. hilasmos. Only here and 1 John 4:10 . Several times in the Septuagint Leviticus 25:9 . Numbers 5:8 , &c. Compare Romans 3:25 . sins . App-128 . not . App-105 . ours . Greek. hemeteros. Emphatic. also . This should follow "world". world . App-129 . Compare John 3:16 . Romans 5:18 , Romans 5:19 ; 2 Corinthians 5:15 . read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - 1 John 2:2

and he is the propitiation for our sins; and not for ours only, but also for the whole world.The propitiation ... This rendition is to be preferred to "expiation" in subsequent versions. Although it is true that expiation is a synonym of propitiation, the latter meaning is a little different. Although this word appears frequently in the Septuagint (LXX), it is found only here and in 1 John 4:10 in the whole New Testament.[6] The objection to "propitiation" is purely "theological."[7] It is said... read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - 1 John 2:2

1 John 2:2. And he is the propitiation— Rather the propitiatory sacrifice; the sin-offering, or sacrifice of atonement; for so the word 'Ιλασμος signifies both here and ch. 1 John 4:10. See on Romans 3:25. In this and the former verse, Jesus Christ is considered as being himself both the High-priest and the Sacrifice of atonement; and St. John having represented him as our Advocate with the Father, or our great High-priest gone within the veil to plead for us, further intimates, that he was... read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - 1 John 2:2

2. And he—Greek, "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... read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - 1 John 2:2

Jesus Christ did not just make satisfaction for our sins, as a priest, though He did that. He is the satisfaction Himself, as a sacrifice (cf. Romans 3:25). The Septuagint translators used the same Greek word translated "propitiation" here (hilasmos, satisfaction, cf. 1 John 4:10) to translate the "mercy seat" on the ark of the covenant. Jesus’ body was the site where God placated His wrath against sin. 1 John 2:1-5; 1 John 2:2 all have Old Testament tabernacle connotations. Jesus’ death not... read more

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