diff --git a/1jn/02/23.md b/1jn/02/23.md
index efabf03996..c5d7d529b0 100644
--- a/1jn/02/23.md
+++ b/1jn/02/23.md
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 "belongs to the Father"
 
-# acknowledges the Son
+# confesses the Son
 
 "speaks the truth about the Son"