El panorama
1 Juan 5 abre con “Whosoever believeth that Jesus is the Christ is born of God: and every one that loveth…”, cambia cerca del versículo 11 con “And this is the record, that God hath given to us eternal life, and this life is in his…” y termina con “Little children, keep yourselves from idols. Amen.”. Estos puntos trazan el movimiento propio del capítulo desde su inicio hasta su conclusión.
Las Escrituras junto al resumen
1 Juan · Versión King James · 211 Juan 5:1-7
Versículos 1–7: Whosoever believeth that Jesus is the Christ is born of God: and every…
1 Juan 5:1–7 abre con “Whosoever believeth that Jesus is the Christ is born of God: and every one that loveth him that…” y llega a “For there are three that bear record in heaven, the Father, the Word, and the Holy Ghost: and…” en su último versículo. Ese recorrido desarrolla Reúne las advertencias, promesas, oraciones e instrucciones finales que 1 Juan pone en manos de sus lectores.
Contexto que da vida al pasaje
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“Whosoever believeth that Jesus is the Christ is born of God: and every one that loveth him that begat loveth him also…” El número one hace concreto el relato. Antes de decidir su peso, observa si mide tiempo, personas, distancia, repetición o totalidad.
1 Juan 5:1-7
Versión King James1Whosoever believeth that Jesus is the Christ is born of God: and every one that loveth him that begat loveth him also that is begotten of him.
2By this we know that we love the children of God, when we love God, and keep his commandments.
3For this is the love of God, that we keep his commandments: and his commandments are not grievous.
4For whatsoever is born of God overcometh the world: and this is the victory that overcometh the world, even our faith.
5Who is he that overcometh the world, but he that believeth that Jesus is the Son of God?
6This is he that came by water and blood, even Jesus Christ; not by water only, but by water and blood. And it is the Spirit that beareth witness, because the Spirit is truth.
7For there are three that bear record in heaven, the Father, the Word, and the Holy Ghost: and these three are one.
1 Juan 5:8-14
Versículos 8–14: There are three that bear witness in earth, the Spirit, and the water…
1 Juan 5:8–14 abre con “And there are three that bear witness in earth, the Spirit, and the water, and the blood: and…” y llega a “And this is the confidence that we have in him, that, if we ask any thing according to his will…” en su último versículo. Ese recorrido desarrolla Reúne las advertencias, promesas, oraciones e instrucciones finales que 1 Juan pone en manos de sus lectores.
Contexto que da vida al pasaje
“And there are three that bear witness in earth, the Spirit, and the water, and the blood: and these three agree in…” El número three hace concreto el relato. Antes de decidir su peso, observa si mide tiempo, personas, distancia, repetición o totalidad.
“If we receive the witness of men, the witness of God is greater: for this is the witness of God which he hath…” Nombrar a Son mantiene el relato unido a personas o lugares concretos. Sigue dónde reaparece el nombre y qué cambia a su alrededor.
1 Juan 5:8-14
Versión King James8And there are three that bear witness in earth, the Spirit, and the water, and the blood: and these three agree in one.
9If we receive the witness of men, the witness of God is greater: for this is the witness of God which he hath testified of his Son.
10He that believeth on the Son of God hath the witness in himself: he that believeth not God hath made him a liar; because he believeth not the record that God gave of his Son.
11And this is the record, that God hath given to us eternal life, and this life is in his Son.
12He that hath the Son hath life; and he that hath not the Son of God hath not life.
13These things have I written unto you that believe on the name of the Son of God; that ye may know that ye have eternal life, and that ye may believe on the name of the Son of God.
14And this is the confidence that we have in him, that, if we ask any thing according to his will, he heareth us:
1 Juan 5:15-21
Versículos 15–21: If we know that he hear us, whatsoever we ask, we know that we have the…
1 Juan 5:15–21 abre con “And if we know that he hear us, whatsoever we ask, we know that we have the petitions that we…” y llega a “Little children, keep yourselves from idols. Amen.” en su último versículo. Ese recorrido desarrolla Reúne las advertencias, promesas, oraciones e instrucciones finales que 1 Juan pone en manos de sus lectores.
Contexto que da vida al pasaje
“And if we know that he hear us, whatsoever we ask, we know that we have the petitions that we desired of him.” Los términos propios de esta línea incluyen know, desired, hear. Su relación con los versículos 16 permite comprobar su función dentro del pasaje.
“If any man see his brother sin a sin which is not unto death, he shall ask, and he shall give him life for them that…” El mandato no se entiende solo por el verbo. El destinatario, el propósito y su lugar dentro del pacto o argumento definen la responsabilidad.
1 Juan 5:15-21
Versión King James15And if we know that he hear us, whatsoever we ask, we know that we have the petitions that we desired of him.
16If any man see his brother sin a sin which is not unto death, he shall ask, and he shall give him life for them that sin not unto death. There is a sin unto death: I do not say that he shall pray for it.
17All unrighteousness is sin: and there is a sin not unto death.
18We know that whosoever is born of God sinneth not; but he that is begotten of God keepeth himself, and that wicked one toucheth him not.
19And we know that we are of God, and the whole world lieth in wickedness.
20And we know that the Son of God is come, and hath given us an understanding, that we may know him that is true, and we are in him that is true, even in his Son Jesus Christ. This is the true God, and eternal life.
21Little children, keep yourselves from idols. Amen.
Detalles que vale la pena notar
La imagen inicial
1 John 5:1 comienza con “Whosoever believeth that Jesus is the Christ is born of God: and every one that loveth him that begat loveth him also that is begotten of him.”
Dónde cambia el capítulo
1 John 5:5 forma un giro natural: “Who is he that overcometh the world, but he that believeth that Jesus is the Son of God?”
La nota final
1 John 5:21 deja al lector con “Little children, keep yourselves from idols. Amen.”
Un recorrido de palabras por el capítulo
Las palabras know, life, witness, believeth, death, Jesus ayudan a revelar las preocupaciones que se repiten en el capítulo.
Primero el texto
Donde difieren los lectores
El resumen comienza con lo que dice el pasaje y cómo se relacionan sus partes. No supone que una denominación ya haya resuelto cada pregunta. Toda dependencia de una tradición, teoría literaria o reconstrucción histórica se identifica con claridad.
El texto KJV aparece primero. Las conclusiones interpretativas se identifican, y las diferencias se presentan cuando ayudan a explicar por qué las comunidades serias no siempre llegan a la misma respuesta.
Los testigos celestiales en la KJV
1 John 5:7-8. La KJV incluye las palabras sobre el Padre, el Verbo y el Espíritu Santo dando testimonio en el cielo. Esta redacción más larga, llamada con frecuencia Coma Juanina, no aparece en los manuscritos griegos más antiguos ni en casi ningún testigo griego anterior a la Baja Edad Media.
Ver fuente: Bible.org, NET Bible textual note on 1 John 5:7 ↗ · Ver fuente: Center for the Study of New Testament Manuscripts, The Comma Johanneum in a manuscript ↗