1 John 2:13

“I write unto you, fathers, because ye have known him that is from the beginning. I write unto you, young men, because ye have overcome the wicked one. I write unto you, little children, because ye have known the Father.”

"I write unto you, fathers, because ye have known him that is from the beginning. I write unto you, young men, because ye have overcome the wicked one. I write unto you, little children, because ye have known the Father." - 1 John 2:13
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What does 1 John 2:13 mean?

1 John 2:13 in the King James Version reads: "I write unto you, fathers, because ye have known him that is from the beginning. I write unto you, young men, because ye have overcome the wicked one. I write unto you, little children, because ye have known the Father." This verse…

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1 John 2:13 - "I write unto you, fathers, because ye have known him that is from the beginning. I write unto you, young men, because ye have overcome the wicked one. I write unto you, little children, because ye have known the Father."
1 John 2:27
2 John 1:13 - "The children of thy elect sister greet thee. Amen."
1 John 2:14
1 John 2:14
1 John 2:27
1 John 2:27
1 John 2:27
John 2:13 - "¶ And the Jews' passover was at hand, and Jesus went up to Jerusalem,"
1 John 3:1-3
"The children of thy elect sister greet thee. Amen." - 2 John 1:13
1 John 2:26 - "These things have I written unto you concerning them that seduce you."
1 John 2:20 - "But ye have an unction from the Holy One, and ye know all things."
1 John 2:3 - "And hereby we do know that we know him, if we keep his commandments."
1 John 2:25 - "And this is the promise that he hath promised us, even eternal life."
1 John 4:13
1 John 2:12 - "I write unto you, little children, because your sins are forgiven you for his name's sake."
1 John 2:10 - "He that loveth his brother abideth in the light, and there is none occasion of stumbling in him."
BORN AGAIN JOHN 3:1-13
1 John 2:9 - "He that saith he is in the light, and hateth his brother, is in darkness even until now."
"¶ And the Jews' passover was at hand, and Jesus went up to Jerusalem," - John 2:13
1 John 2:23 - "Whosoever denieth the Son, the same hath not the Father: (but) he that acknowledgeth the Son hath the Father also."
1 John 2:6 - "He that saith he abideth in him ought himself also so to walk, even as he walked."
1 John 3:13 - "Marvel not, my brethren, if the world hate you."
1 John 2:29 - "If ye know that he is righteous, ye know that every one that doeth righteousness is born of him."
1 John 2:17 - "And the world passeth away, and the lust thereof: but he that doeth the will of God abideth for ever."
John 1:1-2
John 1:1-2
1 John 2:4 - "He that saith, I know him, and keepeth not his commandments, is a liar, and the truth is not in him."