From 7382746229a6ba7bdb1daf7ad664461ba9653eb0 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Susan Quigley Date: Fri, 10 Aug 2018 19:41:34 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] tN issue 1811 Hope --- 1jn/03/03.md | 15 +++++++++++++-- 1 file changed, 13 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/1jn/03/03.md b/1jn/03/03.md index 48cb847460..e56601add7 100644 --- a/1jn/03/03.md +++ b/1jn/03/03.md @@ -1,4 +1,15 @@ -# Everyone who has this hope fixed on him purifies himself just as he is pure +# Everyone who has this hope fixed on him -"Everyone who confidently expects to see Christ as he really is will keep himself pure because Christ is pure" +The word "him" refers to Christ. Having hope fixed on Christ means expecting that because of Christ, what is hoped for will happen. Alternate translation: "Everyone who has this hope because of Christ" or "Everyone who trusts Christ to fulfill this hope" + +# who has this hope fixed on him +Here to have hope is to confidently expect something good. Alternate translation: "who confidently expects this because of Christ" or "who confidently waits in Chrsit for this" + +# who has this hope fixed on him + +The phrase "this hope" refers to the hope of being like Christ, as mentioned in the previous verse. Alternate translation: "who confidently expects in Christ to become like Christ" or "who confidently waits for Christ to cause him to become like Christ" + +# purifies himself just as he is pure + +"keeps himself pure because Christ is pure"