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1 John 2:3-11

3AndherebyweknowγινώσκομενginōskomenG1097thatweknowἐγνώκαμενegnōkamenG1097him,ifwekeepτηρῶμεν.¶tērōmenG5083hiscommandmentsἐντολὰςentolasG1785.

4Hethatsaith,IknowG1097him,andkeepethnothiscommandmentsἐντολὰςentolasG1785,isG1510aliarψεύστηςpseustēsG5583,andthetruthἀλήθειαalētheiaG225isG1510notinhim;

5butwhoso keepethhiswordλόγον,logonG3056,inhimverily haththeloveἀγάπηagapēG26ofGodθεοῦtheouG2316beenG1510perfectedτετελείωται.teteleiōtaiG5048. HerebyweknowγινώσκομενginōskomenG1097thatweareG1510inhim:

6hethatsaithheabidethinhimoughtὀφείλει,opheileiG3784himselfalsoκαὶkaiG2532towalkπεριεπάτησεν,periepatēsenG4043evenG2532ashewalkedπεριπατεῖν.¶peripateinG4043.

7BelovedἈγαπητοί,AgapētoiG27,nonewκαινὴνkainēnG2537commandmentἐντολὴνentolēnG1785writeG1125Iuntoyou,butanoldπαλαιὰνpalaianG3820commandmentἐντολὴνentolēnG1785whichyehadfromthebeginning:theoldπαλαιάpalaiaG3820commandmentἐντολὴentolēG1785isG1510thewordλόγοςlogosG3056whichyeheardG191.

8AgainπάλινpalinG3825,anewκαινὴνkainēnG2537commandmentἐντολὴνentolēnG1785writeG1125Iuntoyou,whichthingisG1510trueἀληθινὸνalēthinonG228inhimandinyou;becausethedarknessσκοτίαskotiaG4653isG1510passingawayπαράγεταιparagetaiG3855,andthetrueG228lightφῶςphōsG5457alreadyἤδηēdēG2235shineth.

9HethatsaithheisG1510inthelightφωτὶphōtiG5457andhatethhisbrotherἀδελφὸνadelphonG80,isG1510inthedarknessσκοτίᾳskotiaG4653evenG2532untilnow.

10HethatlovethhisbrotherἀδελφὸνadelphonG80abidethinthelightφωτὶphōtiG5457,andthereisG1510nooccasionofstumblinginhim.

11ButhethathatethhisbrotherἀδελφὸνadelphonG80isG1510inthedarknessσκοτίᾳskotiaG4653,andwalkethinthedarknessσκοτίᾳskotiaG4653,andknowethnotwhitherhegoeth,becausethedarknessσκοτίαskotiaG4653hathblindedἐτύφλωσενetuphlōsenG5186hiseyesὀφθαλμοὺςophthalmousG3788.

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