1Jo 2:2 | RWP | e4.org | And he ( κα αυτος ). He himself in his own person, both priest and sacrifice ( ). The propitiation ( ιλασμος ). Late substantive from ιλασκομα ( ; ), in LXX, Philo, Plutarch, in N.T. only here and . Christ himself is the means of propitiation for ( περ concerning) our sins. See ιλαστηριον in . For the whole world ( περ ολου του κοσμου ). It is possible to supply the ellipsis here of των αμαρτιων (the sins of) as we have it in , but a simpler way is just to regard "the whole world" as a mass of sin ( ). At any rate, the propitiation by Christ provides for salvation for all ( ) if they will only be reconciled with God ( ).

‏ 1 John 2:2

And he ( κα αυτος ). He himself in his own person, both priest and sacrifice (Heb 9:14).

The propitiation ( ιλασμος ). Late substantive from ιλασκομα (Lu 18:13; Heb 2:17), in LXX, Philo, Plutarch, in N.T. only here and 4:10. Christ himself is the means of propitiation for ( περ concerning) our sins. See ιλαστηριον in Ro 3:15.

For the whole world ( περ ολου του κοσμου ). It is possible to supply the ellipsis here of των αμαρτιων (the sins of) as we have it in Heb 7:27, but a simpler way is just to regard "the whole world" as a mass of sin (5:19). At any rate, the propitiation by Christ provides for salvation for all (Heb 2:9) if they will only be reconciled with God (2Co 5:19-21).