1 John 2:13

Greek	γράφω ὑμῖν, πατέρες, ὅτι ἐγνώκατε τὸνplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigὁ greek The definite article ἀπ’ ἀρχῆς.plugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigἀρχή greek Meaning: * Beginning * First * Elementary * Rulers, rule, domain Noun, feminine (first declension) Occurs 56 times in the New Testament, consistently conveying the idea of primacy - whether temporal (i.e. the start, e.g. John 1:1) or causal (i.e. the source) or governmental (i.e. the ruler, e.g. Ephesians 6:12 γράφω ὑμῖν, νεανίσκοι, ὅτι νενικήκατε τὸνplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigὁ greek The definite article πονηρόν. ἔγραψα ὑμῖν, παιδία, ὅτι ἐγνώκατε τὸνplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigὁ greek The definite article πατέρα.
ESV	I am writing to you, fathers, because you know him who is from the beginning. I am writing to you, young men, because you have overcome the evil one. I write to you, children, because you know the Father.
NIV	I write to you, fathers, because you have known him who is from the beginning. I write to you, young men, because you have overcome the evil one. I write to you, dear children, because you have known the Father.
NLT	I am writing to you who are mature in the faith because you know Christ, who existed from the beginning. I am writing to you who are young in the faith because you have won your battle with the evil one.
KJV	I write unto you, fathers, because ye have known him that is from the beginning. I write unto you, young men, because ye have overcome the wicked one. I write unto you, little children, because ye have known the Father.

^{1 John 2:12 ← 1 John 2:13 → 1 John 2:14}

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