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Berean Standard Bible

“I have not written to you because you lack knowledge of the truth, but because you have it, and because no lie comes from the truth.”

1 John 2:21

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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)

I have not written to you because you lack knowledge of the truth, but because you have it, and because no lie comes from the truth.

World English Bible (WEB)

I have not written to you because you don’t know the truth, but because you know it, and because no lie is of the truth.

King James Version (KJV)

I have not written unto you because ye know not the truth, but because ye know it, and that no lie is of the truth.

American Standard Version (ASV)

I have not written unto you because ye know not the truth, but because ye know it, and because no lie is of the truth.

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

I have not sent you this letter because you have no knowledge of what is true, but because you have knowledge, and because that which is false has nothing in common with that which is true.

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

I did not write to you because you have not known the truth, but because you have known it, and because no lie is of the truth.

Reina-Valera 1909 (RVR 1909)

No os he escrito como si ignoraseis la verdad, sino como á los que la conocéis, y que ninguna mentira es de la verdad.

Sagradas Escrituras 1569 (SE 1569)

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Nueva Biblia Viva (NBV)

No les escribo porque necesiten conocer la verdad, sino precisamente porque pueden discernir entre la verdad y la mentira.

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