en_tn/1jn/05/21.md

# Children

John was an elderly man and their leader. He used this expression to show his love for them. See how you translated this in [1 John 2:1](../02/01.md). Alternate translation: "My dear children in Christ" or "You who are as dear to me as my own children" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-metaphor]])

# keep yourselves from idols

"stay away from idols" or "do not worship idols"
Remainder of books formated per verse 2017-12-12 06:13:24 +00:00			`# Children`

Change to new format As per email from Chris Jarka. 2019-02-11 22:07:05 +00:00			`John was an elderly man and their leader. He used this expression to show his love for them. See how you translated this in [1 John 2:1](../02/01.md). Alternate translation: "My dear children in Christ" or "You who are as dear to me as my own children" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-metaphor]])`
Remainder of books formated per verse 2017-12-12 06:13:24 +00:00
			`# keep yourselves from idols`

Restored from earlier version of tNs. 2018-03-13 21:11:20 +00:00			`"stay away from idols" or "do not worship idols"`