1 John 2:12-14

12-14. Second interlude. See note, 1 John 2:7. Little children here, as in 1 John 2:1, means our apostle’s entire audience. And the use of the term seems to have suggested forthwith the purpose of addressing the three ages fathers, middle-aged, and youths and by way of emphasis he goes over the triad twice. The little children of 1 John 2:12 is a different word from the little children, or youths, of 1 John 2:13; 1 John 2:18.