OET interlinear 1YHN (1JHN) 2:25

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: writing-poetry

ἡ ἐπαγγελία ἣν αὐτὸς ἐπηγγείλατο ἡμῖν

the promise which he promised ˱to˲_us

John is using a construction in which a verb and its object come from the same root. You may be able to use the same construction in your language to express the meaning here. Alternatively, your language may have another way of expressing this. Alternate translation: “the promise that he made to us” or “what he promised us”

Note 2 topic: writing-pronouns

αὐτὸς

he

The pronoun he could refer in this context either to Jesus or to God the Father. However, it seems more likely that it refers to Jesus, since John has just talked in 2:22–23 about denying or confessing him, and it was Jesus who promised eternal life to everyone who believed in him. See, for example, the Gospel of John 3:36 and 6:47. Alternate translation: “Jesus”

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

τὴν ζωὴν τὴν αἰώνιον

¬the life ¬the eternal

John means more than physical life. This expression can indicate living forever in the presence of God after death, a commonly recognized meaning, but it can also indicate receiving power from God in this life to live in a new way. Alternate translation: “that we would have power to live a new life now and that we would live with him forever after we die”