1 John 2:2
King James Version
28 Jul 2026
“And he is the propitiation for our sins: and not for ours only, but also for the sins of the whole world.”
ἱλασμός
Jesus fully absorbed God's righteous judgment against sin, so that anyone who comes to him finds no anger left to face — only acceptance.
ἁμαρτία
Sins
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ἁμαρτία
Every way we fall short of the people God created us to be — whether through selfishness, hatred, or simply living for the wrong things — is exactly what Jesus stepped in to cover.
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κόσμος
World
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κόσμος
Jesus didn't die for a select few — his sacrifice covers every person who has ever lived, across every nation and culture throughout all of human history.
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μέ
of us;
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μέ
The little word "not" here draws a boundary only to shatter it — Jesus didn't stop with just us, and that limitation was never the point.
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ἐγώ
of ourselves
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ἐγώ
In this verse, "ours" is a reminder that the forgiveness John speaks of belongs to real people — us, the ones writing and reading this — before it extends outward to the rest of the world.
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μόνος
only
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μόνος
Christ's sacrifice wasn't an exclusive gift reserved just for those who already believe — it extends far beyond any one group to cover every person who has ever lived.
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