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1 John 2:23 Whoever denies the Son does not have the Father, but whoever confesses the Son has the Father as well.
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But anyone who acknowledges the Son has the Father also.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/1_john/2.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />No one who denies the Son has the Father. Whoever confesses the Son has the Father also.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/1_john/2.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />Whoever denies the Son does not have the Father, but whoever confesses the Son has the Father as well.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/blb/1_john/2.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a></span><br />Everyone denying the Son does not have the Father. The <i>one</i> confessing the Son has the Father also.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/1_john/2.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />Whosoever denieth the Son, the same hath not the Father: <i>(but) he that acknowledgeth the Son hath the Father also</i>.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/1_john/2.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />Whoever denies the Son does not have the Father either; he who acknowledges the Son has the Father also.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/1_john/2.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />Whoever denies the Son does not have the Father; the one who confesses the Son has the Father also.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/1_john/2.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />Whoever denies the Son does not have the Father; the one who confesses the Son has the Father also.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/1_john/2.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />Whoever denies the Son does not have the Father; the one who confesses the Son has the Father also.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/1_john/2.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />Everyone who denies the Son does not have the Father; the one who confesses the Son has the Father also.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/1_john/2.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />Whoever denies <i>and</i> repudiates the Son does not have the Father; the one who confesses <i>and</i> acknowledges the Son has the Father also.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/1_john/2.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />No one who denies the Son has the Father; he who confesses the Son has the Father as well.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/1_john/2.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />No one who denies the Son can have the Father; he who confesses the Son has the Father as well. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/1_john/2.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />Whosoever denieth the Son, the same hath not the Father: he that confesseth the Son hath the Father also.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/1_john/2.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />If we reject the Son, we reject the Father. But if we say we accept the Son, we have the Father. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/1_john/2.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />Whosoever denieth the Son, the same hath not the Father: he that confesseth the Son hath the Father also.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/1_john/2.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />Everyone who rejects the Son doesn't have the Father either. The person who acknowledges the Son also has the Father.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/1_john/2.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />For those who reject the Son reject also the Father; those who accept the Son have the Father also. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/1_john/2.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />No one who denies the Son has the Father. The person who acknowledges the Son also has the Father.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/1_john/2.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />Whoever denies the Son does not have the Father, but whoever confesses the Son has the Father as well.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/1_john/2.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />Everyone who denies the Son does not have the Father either. The person who confesses the Son has the Father also. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/1_john/2.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />Whoever denies the Son, the same does not have the Father. He who confesses the Son has the Father also.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/1_john/2.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />Whoever denieth the Son, the same hath not the Father: but he that acknowledgeth the Son hath the Father also.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wey/1_john/2.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a></span><br />No one who disowns the Son has the Father. He who acknowledges the Son has also the Father.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/1_john/2.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />Whoever denies the Son doesn’t have the Father. He who confesses the Son has the Father also. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/1_john/2.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />everyone who is denying the Son, neither has the Father; he who is confessing the Son has the Father also.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/blb/1_john/2.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a></span><br />Everyone denying the Son does not have the Father. The <i>one</i> confessing the Son has the Father also.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/1_john/2.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> every one who is denying the Son, neither hath he the Father, he who is confessing the Son hath the Father also.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/1_john/2.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />Every one denying the Son, neither has the Father: he acknowledging the Son, has also the Father.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/1_john/2.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />Whosoever denieth the Son, the same hath not the Father. He that confesseth the Son, hath the Father also. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/1_john/2.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />No one who denies the Son also has the Father. Whoever confesses the Son, also has the Father.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/1_john/2.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />No one who denies the Son has the Father, but whoever confesses the Son has the Father as well. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/1_john/2.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />No one who denies the Son has the Father; everyone who confesses the Son has the Father also.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/1_john/2.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />Whoever denies the Son, the same does not believe in the Father; but whoever acknowledges the Son, acknowledges the Father also.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/aramaic-plain-english/1_john/2.htm">Aramaic Bible in Plain English</a></span><br />He who denies The Son also does not believe in The Father; whoever confesses The Son confesses The Father also.<div class="vheading2"><b>NT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/anderson/1_john/2.htm">Anderson New Testament</a></span><br />"Whoever denies the Son, has not the Father: he that confesses the Son, has the Father also.<CM><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/godbey/1_john/2.htm">Godbey New Testament</a></span><br />No one denying the Son has the Father: the one confessing the Son has also the Father.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/haweis/1_john/2.htm">Haweis New Testament</a></span><br />Every one that denieth the Son, neither doth he hold the Father; but he that acknowledgeth the Son, holdeth the Father also.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/mace/1_john/2.htm">Mace New Testament</a></span><br />whosoever denieth the son, disowns the father:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wey/1_john/2.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a></span><br />No one who disowns the Son has the Father. He who acknowledges the Son has also the Father.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/worrell/1_john/2.htm">Worrell New Testament</a></span><br />Every one who denies the Son has not the Father either; he who confesses the Son has the Father also.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/worsley/1_john/2.htm">Worsley New Testament</a></span><br /><i>for</i> whosoever denieth the Son, hath not the Father: <i>but he that confesseth the Son acknowledgeth the Father also.</i><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/1_john/2-23.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/rlZ5ywDtQGE?start=343" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/1_john/2.htm">Beware of Antichrists</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">22</span>Who is the liar, if it is not the one who denies that Jesus is the Christ? This is the antichrist, who denies the Father and the Son. <span class="reftext">23</span><span class="highl"><a href="/greek/3956.htm" title="3956: pas (Adj-NMS) -- All, the whole, every kind of. Including all the forms of declension; apparently a primary word; all, any, every, the whole.">Whoever</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: ho (Art-NMS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the."></a> <a href="/greek/720.htm" title="720: arnoumenos (V-PPM/P-NMS) -- Perhaps from a and the middle voice of rheo; to contradict, i.e. Disavow, reject, abnegate.">denies</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: ton (Art-AMS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.">the</a> <a href="/greek/5207.htm" title="5207: Huion (N-AMS) -- A son, descendent. Apparently a primary word; a son, used very widely of immediate, remote or figuratively, kinship.">Son</a> <a href="/greek/3761.htm" title="3761: oude (Adv) -- Neither, nor, not even, and not. From ou and de; not however, i.e. Neither, nor, not even."></a> <a href="/greek/2192.htm" title="2192: echei (V-PIA-3S) -- To have, hold, possess. Including an alternate form scheo skheh'-o; a primary verb; to hold.">does not have</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: ton (Art-AMS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.">the</a> <a href="/greek/3962.htm" title="3962: Patera (N-AMS) -- Father, (Heavenly) Father, ancestor, elder, senior. Apparently a primary word; a father.">Father,</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: ho (Art-NMS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.">but whoever</a> <a href="/greek/3670.htm" title="3670: homologōn (V-PPA-NMS) -- From a compound of the base of homou and logos; to assent, i.e. Covenant, acknowledge.">confesses</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: ton (Art-AMS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.">the</a> <a href="/greek/5207.htm" title="5207: Huion (N-AMS) -- A son, descendent. Apparently a primary word; a son, used very widely of immediate, remote or figuratively, kinship.">Son</a> <a href="/greek/2192.htm" title="2192: echei (V-PIA-3S) -- To have, hold, possess. Including an alternate form scheo skheh'-o; a primary verb; to hold.">has</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: ton (Art-AMS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.">the</a> <a href="/greek/3962.htm" title="3962: Patera (N-AMS) -- Father, (Heavenly) Father, ancestor, elder, senior. Apparently a primary word; a father.">Father</a> <a href="/greek/2532.htm" title="2532: kai (Conj) -- And, even, also, namely. ">as well.</a> </span> <span class="reftext">24</span>As for you, let what you have heard from the beginning remain in you. If it does, you will also remain in the Son and in the Father.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/14-6.htm">John 14:6</a></span><br />Jesus answered, “I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through Me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/5-23.htm">John 5:23</a></span><br />so that all may honor the Son just as they honor the Father. Whoever does not honor the Son does not honor the Father who sent Him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/8-19.htm">John 8:19</a></span><br />“Where is Your Father?” they asked Him. “You do not know Me or My Father,” Jesus answered. “If you knew Me, you would know My Father as well.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/10-30.htm">John 10:30</a></span><br />I and the Father are one.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/15-23.htm">John 15:23</a></span><br />Whoever hates Me hates My Father as well.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/10-33.htm">Matthew 10:33</a></span><br />But whoever denies Me before men, I will also deny him before My Father in heaven.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/10-16.htm">Luke 10:16</a></span><br />Whoever listens to you listens to Me; whoever rejects you rejects Me; and whoever rejects Me rejects the One who sent Me.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_john/1-9.htm">2 John 1:9</a></span><br />Anyone who runs ahead without remaining in the teaching of Christ does not have God. Whoever remains in His teaching has both the Father and the Son.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hebrews/1-3.htm">Hebrews 1:3</a></span><br />The Son is the radiance of God’s glory and the exact representation of His nature, upholding all things by His powerful word. After He had provided purification for sins, He sat down at the right hand of the Majesty on high.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/colossians/2-9.htm">Colossians 2:9</a></span><br />For in Christ all the fullness of the Deity dwells in bodily form.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/philippians/2-11.htm">Philippians 2:11</a></span><br />and every tongue confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/10-9.htm">Romans 10:9</a></span><br />that if you confess with your mouth, “Jesus is Lord,” and believe in your heart that God raised Him from the dead, you will be saved.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/4-12.htm">Acts 4:12</a></span><br />Salvation exists in no one else, for there is no other name under heaven given to men by which we must be saved.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/11-27.htm">Matthew 11:27</a></span><br />All things have been entrusted to Me by My Father. No one knows the Son except the Father, and no one knows the Father except the Son and those to whom the Son chooses to reveal Him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/1-18.htm">John 1:18</a></span><br />No one has ever seen God, but the one and only Son, who is Himself God and is at the Father’s side, has made Him known.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">Whoever denies the Son, the same has not the Father: he that acknowledges the Son has the Father also.</p><p class="hdg">denieth.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/1_john/2-22.htm">1 John 2:22</a></b></br> Who is a liar but he that denieth that Jesus is the Christ? He is antichrist, that denieth the Father and the Son.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/1_john/4-15.htm">1 John 4:15</a></b></br> Whosoever shall confess that Jesus is the Son of God, God dwelleth in him, and he in God.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/matthew/11-27.htm">Matthew 11:27</a></b></br> All things are delivered unto me of my Father: and no man knoweth the Son, but the Father; neither knoweth any man the Father, save the Son, and <i>he</i> to whomsoever the Son will reveal <i>him</i>.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/hebrews/12-6.htm">Acknowledges</a> <a href="/daniel/11-39.htm">Acknowledgeth</a> <a href="/1_john/2-22.htm">Belief</a> <a href="/2_timothy/2-19.htm">Confesses</a> <a href="/proverbs/28-13.htm">Confesseth</a> <a href="/hebrews/13-15.htm">Confessing</a> <a href="/1_john/2-22.htm">Denies</a> <a href="/1_john/2-22.htm">Denieth</a> <a href="/1_john/2-22.htm">Denying</a> <a href="/1_john/2-22.htm">Disowns</a> <a href="/2_peter/1-8.htm">Either</a> <a href="/1_john/1-7.htm">Makes</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/1_john/4-2.htm">Acknowledges</a> <a href="/daniel/11-39.htm">Acknowledgeth</a> <a href="/exodus/19-9.htm">Belief</a> <a href="/1_john/4-2.htm">Confesses</a> <a href="/1_john/4-2.htm">Confesseth</a> <a href="/nehemiah/9-3.htm">Confessing</a> <a href="/job/34-5.htm">Denies</a> <a href="/genesis/18-15.htm">Denieth</a> <a href="/jude/1-4.htm">Denying</a> <a href="/job/8-18.htm">Disowns</a> <a href="/1_john/3-6.htm">Either</a> <a href="/1_john/3-3.htm">Makes</a><div class="vheading2">1 John 2</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/1_john/2-1.htm">He comforts them against the sins of infirmity.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">3. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/1_john/2-3.htm">Rightly to know God is to keep his commandments;</a></span><br><span class="reftext">9. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/1_john/2-9.htm">to love our brothers;</a></span><br><span class="reftext">15. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/1_john/2-15.htm">and not to love the world.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">18. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/1_john/2-18.htm">We must beware of antichrists;</a></span><br><span class="reftext">20. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/1_john/2-20.htm">from whose deceits the godly are safe, preserved by perseverance in faith, and holiness of life.</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br /> <!-- /1078254/BH-728x90-ATF --> <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br /> <!-- /1078254/BH-300x250-ATF --> <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br /> <!-- /1078254/BH-728x90-BTF --> <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br /> <!-- /1078254/BH-300x250-BTF --> <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br /> <!-- /1078254/BH-728x90-BTF2 --> <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <script type="text/javascript"><!-- google_ad_client = "ca-pub-3753401421161123"; /* 200 x 200 Parallel Bible */ google_ad_slot = "7676643937"; google_ad_width = 200; google_ad_height = 200; //--> </script> <script type="text/javascript" src="//pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/show_ads.js"> </script><br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading"><a href="/study/1_john/2.htm">Berean Study Bible</a></div><b>Whoever denies the Son</b><br />The phrase "denies the Son" is crucial in understanding the theological stance of the Apostle John. The Greek word for "denies" is "arneomai," which implies a strong rejection or refusal. In the historical context of early Christianity, this denial was not merely a verbal rejection but a profound theological stance against the divinity and messianic role of Jesus Christ. The early church faced numerous heresies, such as Gnosticism, which denied the true nature of Christ. This phrase serves as a warning against such false teachings, emphasizing the necessity of acknowledging Jesus as the Son of God.<p><b>does not have the Father</b><br />The relationship between the Father and the Son is central to Christian doctrine. The phrase "does not have the Father" indicates a lack of fellowship or relationship with God. In the Jewish context, claiming to know God while rejecting His Son would be seen as contradictory. The Greek word "echo" for "have" suggests possession or intimate relationship. Thus, John underscores that a true relationship with God the Father is inseparable from acknowledging Jesus Christ as His Son.<p><b>whoever confesses the Son</b><br />The term "confesses" comes from the Greek "homologeo," meaning to agree or acknowledge openly. This confession is not a mere verbal acknowledgment but a heartfelt declaration of faith in Jesus Christ as Lord and Savior. Historically, this confession was a bold statement, especially in a hostile environment where Christians faced persecution. It signifies a public and unwavering commitment to the truth of the Gospel.<p><b>has the Father as well</b><br />This phrase completes the theological assertion that accepting the Son grants one access to the Father. The word "has" again uses the Greek "echo," indicating a deep, abiding relationship. In the broader scriptural context, Jesus Himself stated in <a href="/john/14-6.htm">John 14:6</a> that no one comes to the Father except through Him. This reinforces the exclusivity of Christ as the mediator between God and humanity. The assurance of having the Father "as well" provides comfort and certainty to believers, affirming their place in the family of God through their faith in Jesus Christ.<div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/1_john/2.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 23.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">Every one who denieth the Son</span> not only does that, but <span class="greek">οὐδέ</span> doth not possess the Father. To deny that Jesus is the Christ is to deny the Son of God, for the Christ is the incarnate Son; and to deny the Son of God is to deny the Father also, for the incarnate Son is the Revelation of the Father; and not only so, but to deny the Son is to cut one's self off from the Father, for "no one knoweth the Father but the Son, and he to whom the Son will reveal him." To emphasize this great truth St. John uses his favourite motive of stating it both negatively and positively. To deny the Son is not to have the Father; to confess the Son is to have the Father (comp. <a href="/1_john/1-5.htm">1 John 1:5, 8</a>; <a href="/1_john/2-4.htm">1 John 2:4, 27</a>; <a href="/1_john/3-6.htm">1 John 3:6</a>; <a href="/1_john/4-2.htm">1 John 4:2, 3, 6, 7, 8</a>; <a href="/1_john/5-12.htm">1 John 5:12</a>). Note the solemn asyndeta. There is not a single connecting particle in verses 22-24; the sentences fall on the ear like minute-guns. "Every one that denieth." There is no exception. Even an apostle, if he denies that Jesus is the Christ. thereby also loses all possession of the Father. The history of philosophy verifies the statement. Deism has ever a tendency to end in pantheism or atheism. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/1_john/2-23.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Greek</div><span class="word">Whoever</span><br /><span class="grk">πᾶς</span> <span class="translit">(pas)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adjective - Nominative Masculine Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_3956.htm">Strong's 3956: </a> </span><span class="str2">All, the whole, every kind of. Including all the forms of declension; apparently a primary word; all, any, every, the whole.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">denies</span><br /><span class="grk">ἀρνούμενος</span> <span class="translit">(arnoumenos)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Present Participle Middle or Passive - Nominative Masculine Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_720.htm">Strong's 720: </a> </span><span class="str2">Perhaps from a and the middle voice of rheo; to contradict, i.e. Disavow, reject, abnegate.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the</span><br /><span class="grk">τὸν</span> <span class="translit">(ton)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article - Accusative Masculine Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> </span><span class="str2">The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Son</span><br /><span class="grk">Υἱὸν</span> <span class="translit">(Huion)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_5207.htm">Strong's 5207: </a> </span><span class="str2">A son, descendent. Apparently a primary word; a 'son', used very widely of immediate, remote or figuratively, kinship.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">does not have</span><br /><span class="grk">ἔχει</span> <span class="translit">(echei)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_2192.htm">Strong's 2192: </a> </span><span class="str2">To have, hold, possess. Including an alternate form scheo skheh'-o; a primary verb; to hold.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the</span><br /><span class="grk">τὸν</span> <span class="translit">(ton)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article - Accusative Masculine Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> </span><span class="str2">The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Father;</span><br /><span class="grk">Πατέρα</span> <span class="translit">(Patera)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_3962.htm">Strong's 3962: </a> </span><span class="str2">Father, (Heavenly) Father, ancestor, elder, senior. Apparently a primary word; a 'father'.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">whoever</span><br /><span class="grk">ὁ</span> <span class="translit">(ho)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article - Nominative Masculine Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> </span><span class="str2">The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">confesses</span><br /><span class="grk">ὁμολογῶν</span> <span class="translit">(homologōn)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_3670.htm">Strong's 3670: </a> </span><span class="str2">From a compound of the base of homou and logos; to assent, i.e. Covenant, acknowledge.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the</span><br /><span class="grk">τὸν</span> <span class="translit">(ton)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article - Accusative Masculine Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> </span><span class="str2">The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Son</span><br /><span class="grk">Υἱὸν</span> <span class="translit">(Huion)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_5207.htm">Strong's 5207: </a> </span><span class="str2">A son, descendent. Apparently a primary word; a 'son', used very widely of immediate, remote or figuratively, kinship.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">has</span><br /><span class="grk">ἔχει</span> <span class="translit">(echei)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_2192.htm">Strong's 2192: </a> </span><span class="str2">To have, hold, possess. Including an alternate form scheo skheh'-o; a primary verb; to hold.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the</span><br /><span class="grk">τὸν</span> <span class="translit">(ton)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article - Accusative Masculine Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> </span><span class="str2">The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Father</span><br /><span class="grk">Πατέρα</span> <span class="translit">(Patera)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_3962.htm">Strong's 3962: </a> </span><span class="str2">Father, (Heavenly) Father, ancestor, elder, senior. Apparently a primary word; a 'father'.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">as well.</span><br /><span class="grk">καὶ</span> <span class="translit">(kai)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunction<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_2532.htm">Strong's 2532: </a> </span><span class="str2">And, even, also, namely. </span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/1_john/2-23.htm">1 John 2:23 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/1_john/2-23.htm">1 John 2:23 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/1_john/2-23.htm">1 John 2:23 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/1_john/2-23.htm">1 John 2:23 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/1_john/2-23.htm">1 John 2:23 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/1_john/2-23.htm">1 John 2:23 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/1_john/2-23.htm">1 John 2:23 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/1_john/2-23.htm">1 John 2:23 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/1_john/2-23.htm">1 John 2:23 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/1_john/2-23.htm">1 John 2:23 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/1_john/2-23.htm">NT Letters: 1 John 2:23 Whoever denies the Son the same doesn't (1J iJ 1Jn i jn 1 jo) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/1_john/2-22.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="1 John 2:22"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="1 John 2:22" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/1_john/2-24.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="1 John 2:24"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="1 John 2:24" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>