OET interlinear 1 YHN (1 JHN) 2:18

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

παιδία

(Some words not found in SR-GNT: Παιδία ἐσχάτη ὥρα ἐστίν καί καθώς ἠκούσατε ὅτι ἀντίχριστος ἔρχεται καί νῦν ἀντίχριστοι πολλοί γεγόνασιν ὅθεν γινώσκομεν ὅτι ἐσχάτη ὥρα ἐστίν)

Young children is the same term that John used in [2:14](../02/14.md) that seems to be a stylistic variation of the term that he uses in [2:1](../02/01.md) and [2:12](../02/012.md), as well as in several other places in the book, to address all of the believers to whom he is writing. See how you translated this in those places. Alternate translation: [My dear children] or [You dear believers who are under my care]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / idiom

(Occurrence -1) ἐσχάτη ὥρα ἐστίν

(Some words not found in SR-GNT: Παιδία ἐσχάτη ὥρα ἐστίν καί καθώς ἠκούσατε ὅτι ἀντίχριστος ἔρχεται καί νῦν ἀντίχριστοι πολλοί γεγόνασιν ὅθεν γινώσκομεν ὅτι ἐσχάτη ὥρα ἐστίν)

John is using the term hour to refer a specific time. The expression the last hour refers specifically to the period of time at the end of earthly history just before Jesus returns. Alternate translation: [Jesus will return soon … Jesus will return soon]

Note 3 topic: translate-unknown

ἀντίχριστος ἔρχεται, καὶ νῦν ἀντίχριστοι πολλοὶ γεγόνασιν

˓the˒_false_messiah ˓is˒_coming (Some words not found in SR-GNT: Παιδία ἐσχάτη ὥρα ἐστίν καί καθώς ἠκούσατε ὅτι ἀντίχριστος ἔρχεται καί νῦν ἀντίχριστοι πολλοί γεγόνασιν ὅθεν γινώσκομεν ὅτι ἐσχάτη ὥρα ἐστίν)

See the discussion of the terms antichrist and antichrists in the General Notes to this chapter. Alternate translation: [someone is coming who will lead a great opposition to Jesus, already many people are opposing Jesus in that way now]