1 John 2:23

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ΙΩΑΝΝΟΥ Α΄ 2:23 πᾶς ὁ ἀρνούμενος τὸν υἱὸν, οὐδέ τὸν πατέρα ἔχει ὁ ὁμολογῶν τὸν υἱὸν, καὶ τὸν πατέρα ἔχει

(Textus Receptus, Novum Testamentum, Theodore Beza, 5th major edition. Geneva. 1598)

1 John 2:23 Whosoever denieth the Son, the same hath not the Father: but he that acknowledgeth the Son hath the Father also.

(King James Version, Pure Cambridge Edition 1900)

1 John 2:23 Whoever denies the Son, the same does not have the Father: but he who acknowledges the Son has the Father also.

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Commentary

The words "he that acknowledgeth the Son hath the Father also" 1 John 2:23 were italicised because the King James translators initially did not find them in the majority of Greek manuscripts and in earlier editions of the Textus Receptus but rather strongly in the Latin. The reading is in the 1598 of Beza whose parallel Latin version contains the reading without italics. The common faith however restrained them from omitting those words since they were found in the Great Bible and the Bishops' Bible. Later research produced evidence that they should be part of inspired Scripture because of the testimony of a good number of Greek manuscripts including a and B. The italics should have been removed in the reprints of the KJV but unfortunately escaped the attention of the printers.

Another verse in the KJV with a lengthy italic section is 2 Samuel 5:8 where the words he shall be chief and captain. are italicized.

The Westminster Reference Bible published by the Trinitarian Bible Society has only the word ‘but’ in italics.

KJV Today

We now depart from the immediate context of the Comma and turn to 1 John 2:23b, as it proves two things. First, it proves that a Trinitarian clause could be expunged from 1 John in the majority of manuscripts. Second, it proves that the Vulgate can sometimes preserve authentic readings more accurately than can the majority of Greek manuscripts. 1 John 2:23 in the King James Bible says:

"Whosoever denieth the Son, the same hath not the Father: [but] he that acknowledgeth the Son hath the Father also."

"πας ο αρνουμενος τον υιον ουδε τον πατερα εχει ο ομολογων τον υιον και τον πατερα εχει" (Textus Receptus, Beza 1598)

The second clause of this Trinitarian verse is supported by the Vulgate, Sinaiticus, Vaticanus, Alexandrinus, Ephraemi, Porphyrianus and about 70 other Greek manuscripts (Novum Testamentum Graecum: Editio Critica Maior: IV Catholic Letters, Text, 2nd Ed. (Stuttgart: Deutsche Bibelgesellschaft, 2013), p. 292). Most modern translations (e.g. NIV, ESV, NASB) follow this reading.

But with there being about 517 extant Greek manuscripts of 1 John and with just over 70 manuscripts having 1 John 2:23b, the clause is a minority reading. Accordingly, the Byzantine Majority Text does not include the clause. The Majority Text says:

"Whosoever denieth the Son, the same hath not the Father."

"πας ο αρνουμενος τον υιον ουδε τον πατερα εχει" (Byzantine Majority Text)

The Geneva Bible in 1557 followed the majority of manuscripts here and left out the latter clause. If a Trinitarian clause in 1 John 2:23 could be lost in the majority of Greek manuscripts, and the Vulgate can be more reliable here, it is not much of a stretch to believe that the Johannine Comma was also lost in the majority of Greek manuscripts, and preserved by the Vulgate (as will be discussed below, the Vulgate preserves the Comma). The only difference between 1 John 2:23b and the Comma could be that the Comma was deleted earlier than 1 John 2:23b.[1]

Greek

Textus Receptus

1 John 2:23 in Greek in the 1514 Complutensian Polyglot

1 John 2:23 in Greek in the 1565 Greek New Testament of Beza

1 John 2:23 in Greek in the 1598 Greek New Testament of Beza

1 John 2:23 in Greek in the 1841 English Hexapla

A footnote at 1 John 2:23 in Greek in the 1841 English Hexapla

1514 πᾶς / ὁ ἀρνούμενος / τὸν υἱὸν οὐδὲ / Tὸν πατέρα ἔχει. (Complutensian Polyglot)
1516 (Erasmus 1st)
1519 (Erasmus 2nd)
1522 (Erasmus 3rd)
1527 (Erasmus 4th)
1535 (Erasmus 5th)
1546 (Stephanus 1st)
1549 (Stephanus 2nd)
1550 πᾶς ὁ ἀρνούμενος τὸν υἱὸν οὐδὲ τὸν πατέρα ἔχει (Stephanus 3rd)
1551 (Stephanus 4th)
1565 πᾶς ὁ ἀρνούμενος τὸν υἱὸν οὐδὲ τὸν πατέρα ἔχει (Beza 1st)
1565 (Beza Octavo 1st)
1567 (Beza Octavo 2nd)
1580 (Beza Octavo 3rd)
1582 (Beza 2nd)
1588 (Beza 3rd)
1590 (Beza Octavo 4th)
1598 πᾶς ὁ ἀρνούμενος τὸν υἱὸν, οὐδέ τὸν πατέρα ἔχει ὁ ὁμολογῶν τὸν υἱὸν, καὶ τὸν πατέρα ἔχει (Beza 4th)
1604 (Beza Octavo 5th)
1624 (Elzevir)
1633 (Elzevir)
1641 (Elzevir)
1841 πᾶς ὁ ἀρνούμενος τὸν υἱὸν οὐδέ τὸν πατέρα ἔχει ὁ ὁμολογῶν τὸν υἱὸν καὶ τὸν πατέρα ἔχει (English Hexapla 1841 by Scholz)
1894 πᾶς ὁ ἀρνούμενος τὸν υἱὸν οὐδέ τὸν πατέρα ἔχει ὁ ὁμολογῶν τὸν υἱὸν καὶ τὸν πατέρα ἔχει (Scrivener)
1902 πᾶς ὁ ἀρνούμενος τὸν υἱὸν οὐδέ τὸν πατέρα ἔχει ὁ ὁμολογῶν τὸν υἱὸν καὶ τὸν πατέρα ἔχει (Scrivener)
2000 πας ο αρνουμενος τον υιον ουδε τον πατερα εχει (Byzantine/Majority Text)

Other Greek

πᾶς ὁ ἀρνέομαι ὁ υἱός οὐδέ ὁ πατήρ ἔχω ὁ ὁμολογέω ὁ υἱός καί ὁ πατήρ ἔχω (Tischendorf 8th Ed)

1881 πᾶς ὁ ἀρνούμενος τὸν υἱὸν οὐδὲ τὸν πατέρα ἔχει, ὁ ὁμολογῶν τὸν υἱὸν καὶ τὸν πατέρα ἔχει. (Westcott ands Hort)

πᾶς ὁ ἀρνούμενος τὸν υἱὸν οὐδὲ τὸν πατέρα ἔχει. (Greek Orthodox)

English Translations

1 John 2:23 in the 1611 King James Version

1395 So ech that denyeth the sone, hath not the fadir; but he that knowlechith the sone, hath also the fadir.(Wyclif's Bible by John Wycliffe)

1526 Whosoeuer denyeth the Sonne / the same hath not the Father. (Tyndale Bible First Edition by William Tyndale)

Whosoeuer denyeth the Sonne / the same hath not the Father. 1 John 2:23 in the 1526 Tyndale Bible

1534 Whosoever denyeth the sonne the same hath not the father. (Tyndale Bible) by (William Tyndale)

Whosoeuer denyeth the Sonne / the same hath not the Father. 1 John 2:23 in the 1526 Coverdale Bible

1535 Whosoeuer denyeth the sonne, the same hath not the father. (Coverdale Bible)

1539 (Great Bible First Edition - Miles Coverdale)

1540 Whosoeuer denyeth the sonne, the same hath not the father. (Great Bible Second Edition - Miles Coverdale)

1549 Whosoeuer denyeth the sonne, the same hath not þe father. (Matthew's Bible - John Rogers)

1560 (Geneva Bible) First Edition

1568 Whosoeuer denyeth the sonne, the same hath not the father [But he that knowledgeth the sonne, hath the father also.] (Bishop's Bible First Edition)

1587 Whosoeuer denyeth the Sonne, the same hath not the Father. (Geneva Bible) by William Whittingham

1611 Whosoeuer denieth the Sonne, the same hath not the Father: but he that acknowledgeth the Sonne, hath the Father also. (King James Version)

1729 whosoever denieth the son, disowns the father: (Mace New Testament)

1745 Whosoever denieth the Son, the same hath not the Father; He that acknowledged the Son, hath the Father also. (Mr. Whiston's Primitive New Testament)

1762 (King James Version)

1769 Whosoever denieth the Son, the same hath not the Father: (but) he that acknowledgeth the Son hath the Father also. (King James Version - Benjamin Blayney)

1770 for whosoever denieth the Son, hath not the Father: but he that confesseth the Son acknowledgeth the Father also. (Worsley Version by John Worsley)

1790 Therefore let that abide in you which ye heard from the beginning: if that which ye heard from the beginning abide in you, ye also shall abide in the Son, and in the Father. (Wesley Version by John Wesley)

1795 Every one that denieth the Son, neither doth he hold the Father; but he that acknowledgeth the Son, holdeth the Father also. (A Translation of the New Testament from the Original Greek by Thomas Haweis)

1833 Whoever denieth the Son, the same hath not the Father: but he that acknowledgeth the Son hath the Father also. (Webster Version - by Noah Webster)

1835 Whoever denies the Son, does not acknowledge the Father. (Living Oracles by Alexander Campbell)

1849 and he who denieth the Son, disbelieveth also the Father. Whoso confesseth the Son, the Father also confesseth. (Etheridge Translation by John Etheridge)

1850 (King James Version by Committee)

1851 And he that denieth the Son, also believeth not the Father. He that confesseth the Son, confesseth also the Father. (Murdock Translation)

1855 Every one who denies the Son hath not the Father. Calvin Bible by the Calvin Translation Society

1858 No one that denies the Son has the Father; he that confesses the Son has the Father also. (The New Testament Translated from the Original Greek by Leicester Sawyer)

1865 Every one the denying the son, not even the Father has; the one confessing the son, also the Father has. (The Emphatic Diaglott by Benjamin Wilson)

1865 Every one that denies the Son, the same has not the Father; he that acknowledges the Son has also the Father. (The New Testament of Our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ 1865 by American Bible Union)

1869 Whoever denieth the Son, the same hath not the Father; he that acknowledgeth the Son hath also the Father. (Noyes Translation by George Noyes)

1873 Whosoever denieth the Son, the same hath not the Father: [but] he that acknowledgeth the Son hath the Father also. (The Cambridge Paragraph Bible (King James Version) by Frederick Scrivener)

1885

1890 Whoever denies the Son has not the Father either; he who confesses the Son has the Father also. (Darby Version 1890 by John Darby)

1898 every one who is denying the Son, neither hath he the Father, `he who is confessing the Son hath the Father also.' (Young's Literal Translation by Robert Young)

1901 Whosoever denieth the Son, the same hath not the Father: he that confesseth the Son hath the Father also. (American Standard Version - Philip Schaff)

1902 Whosoever denieth the Son, neither hath he, the Father: He that confesseth the Son, hath, the Father also. (The Emphasised Bible Rotherham Version)

1902 No one denying the Son has the Father: the one confessing the Son has also the Father. (Translation of the New Testament from the Original Greek by William Godbey)

1904 Every one who denies the Son has not the Father either; he who confesses the Son has the Father also. (The New Testament: Revised and Translated by Adolphus Worrell)

1904 No one who rejects the Son has found the Father; he who acknowledges the Son has found the Father also. (Twentieth Century New Testament by Ernest Malan and Mary Higgs)

1912 No one who disowns the Son has the Father. He who acknowledges the Son has also the Father. (Weymouth New Testament)

1923 No one who disowns the Son can have the Father. Whoever acknowledges the Son has the Father too. (The New Testament: An American Translation)

1982 (New King James Version)

1984 (New International Version)

1995 (New American Standard Bible) NASB (©1995)

1999 (American King James Version) AKJV

Foreign Language Versions

Albabian

Dhe ky është premtimi që ai na bëri: jeta e përjetshme.

Armenian

Ո՛վ որ կ՚ուրանայ Որդին, անիկա Հա՛յրն ալ չունի. (բայց ա՛ն որ կը դաւանի Որդին, անիկա Հա՛յրն ալ ունի:)

Arabic

كل من ينكر الابن ليس له الآب ايضا ومن يعترف بالابن فله الآب ايضا (Smith & Van Dyke)

Bulgarian

Никой, който се отрича от Сина, няма нито Отца; а който изповядва Сина, има и Отца.

Czech

1613 Bible of Kralice Kralicka

Chinese

凡不认子的，就没有父；认子的，连父也有了。 Chinese Bible: Union (Simplified)

Croatian

tko niječe Oca i Sina. Svaki koji niječe Sina, nema ni Oca, a tko priznaje Sina, ima i Oca.

Danish

Hver den, som fornægter Sønnen, har ej heller Faderen; den, som bekender Sønnen, har også Faderen.

Dutch

1619 Een iegelijk, die den Zoon loochent, heeft ook den Vader niet.

French

1744 Quiconque nie le Fils, n'a point non plus le Père; quiconque confesse le Fils, a aussi le Père. (Martin)

1744 Quiconque nie le Fils, n'a pas non plus le Père; celui qui confesse le Fils, a aussi le Père. (Ostervald)

1864 (Augustin Crampon)

Quiconque nie le Fils n'a pas non plus le Père; celui qui confesse le Fils a aussi le Père. (Darby)

1910 Quiconque nie le Fils n'a pas non plus le Père; quiconque confesse le Fils a aussi le Père. (Louis

Segond)

2006 (King James Française)

German

1545 Wer den Sohn leugnet, der hat auch den Vater nicht. (Luther)

1871 Jeder, der den Sohn leugnet, hat auch den Vater nicht; wer den Sohn bekennt, hat auch den Vater. (Elberfelder)

1912 Wer den Sohn leugnet, der hat auch den Vater nicht; wer den Sohn bekennt, der hat auch den Vater. (Luther)

Italian

1649 Chiunque nega il Figliuolo, nè anche ha il Padre; chi confessa il Figliuolo, ha ancora il Padre. (Diodati)

1927 Chiunque nega il Figliuolo, non ha neppure il Padre; chi confessa il Figliuolo ha anche il Padre. (Riveduta Bible)

Latin

omnis qui negat Filium nec Patrem habet qui confitetur Filium et Patrem habet (Biblia Sacra Vulgata)

1514 Complutensian Polyglot

Russian

1876 Всякий, отвергающий Сына, не имеет и Отца; а исповедующий Сына имеет и Отца. (Russian Synodal Version)

Russian Transliteration of the Greek

(Church Slavonic)

1917 Всякий, отвергающий Сына, не имеет и Отца; а исповедующий Сына имеет и Отца. Russian Synodal Version (Orthodox Synodal Edition)

Spanish

See Also Bible translations (Spanish)

1569 Cualquiera que niega al Hijo, este tal tampoco tiene al Padre. Cualquiera que confiese al Hijo, tiene también al Padre. (Reina-Valera)

1909 Cualquiera que niega al Hijo, este tal tampoco tiene al Padre. Cualquiera que confiese al Hijo tiene también al Padre. (Reina Valera) Biblia Reina-Valera, Revisión 1909

1987 Translation from English. Publisher: Watch Tower Bible and Tract Society.

1994 Nuevo Testamento versión Recobro

1997 Todo aquel que niega al Hijo tampoco tiene al Padre; el que confiesa al Hijo tiene también al Padre. (La Biblia de las Américas) (©1997)

1999 Nueva Versión Internacional (NVI)

2009 Santa Biblia: Reina-Valera

Swahili

Maana yeyote anayemkana Mwana, anamkana pia Baba; na yeyote anayemkubali Mwana, anampata Baba pia.

Swedish

1917 Var och en som förnekar Sonen, han har icke heller Fadern; den som bekänner Sonen, han har ock Fadern.

Turkish

Oğulu yadsıyanda Baba da yoktur; Oğulu açıkça kabul edende Baba da vardır.

Thai

(Thai KJV)

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