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1 John 2:7-17

7BelovedἈγαπητοί,AgapētoiG27,nonewκαινὴνkainēnG2537commandmentἐντολὴνentolēnG1785writeG1125Iuntoyou,butanoldπαλαιὰνpalaianG3820commandmentἐντολὴνentolēnG1785whichyehadfromthebeginning:theoldπαλαιάpalaiaG3820commandmentἐντολὴentolēG1785isG1510thewordλόγοςlogosG3056whichyeheardG191.

8AgainπάλινpalinG3825,anewκαινὴνkainēnG2537commandmentἐντολὴνentolēnG1785writeG1125Iuntoyou,whichthingisG1510trueἀληθινὸνalēthinonG228inhimandinyou;becausethedarknessσκοτίαskotiaG4653isG1510passingawayπαράγεταιparagetaiG3855,andthetrueG228lightφῶςphōsG5457alreadyἤδηēdēG2235shineth.

9HethatsaithheisG1510inthelightφωτὶphōtiG5457andhatethhisbrotherἀδελφὸνadelphonG80,isG1510inthedarknessσκοτίᾳskotiaG4653evenG2532untilnow.

10HethatlovethhisbrotherἀδελφὸνadelphonG80abidethinthelightφωτὶphōtiG5457,andthereisG1510nooccasionofstumblinginhim.

11ButhethathatethhisbrotherἀδελφὸνadelphonG80isG1510inthedarknessσκοτίᾳskotiaG4653,andwalkethinthedarknessσκοτίᾳskotiaG4653,andknowethnotwhitherhegoeth,becausethedarknessσκοτίαskotiaG4653hathblindedἐτύφλωσενetuphlōsenG5186hiseyesὀφθαλμοὺςophthalmousG3788.

12IwriteG1125untoyou,mylittleτεκνία,tekniaG5040children,becauseyoursinsἁμαρτίαιhamartiaiG266areforgivenἀφέωνταιapheōntaiG863youforhisname’sὄνομαonomaG3686sakeδιὰdiaG1223.

13IwriteG1125untoyou,fathersπατέρες,pateresG3962,becauseyeknowG1097himwhoisfromthebeginning.IwriteG1125untoyou,youngνεανίσκοι,neaniskoiG3495menG3495,becauseyehaveovercomeνενικήκατεnenikēkateG3528theevilπονηρόν.¶ponēronG4190oneG3588.IhavewrittenG1125untoyou, littlechildrenG3813,becauseyeknowG1097theFatherG3962.

14IhavewrittenG1125untoyou,fathersπατέρες,pateresG3962,becauseyeknowG1097himwhoisG1510fromthebeginning.IhavewrittenG1125untoyou,youngνεανίσκοι,neaniskoiG3495menG3495,becauseyeareG1510strongἰσχυροίischuroiG2478,andthewordλόγοςlogosG3056ofGodθεοῦtheouG2316abidethinyou,andyehaveovercomeνενικήκατεnenikēkateG3528theevilπονηρόν.¶ponēronG4190oneG3588.

15LoveἀγάπηagapēG26nottheworldκόσμονkosmonG2889,neitherthethingsthatareG1510intheworldκόσμῳ.kosmōG2889.IfanymanloveG26theworldκόσμον,kosmonG2889,theloveG26oftheFatherπατρὸςpatrosG3962isG1510notinhim.

16ForallthatisG1510intheworldκόσμῳ,kosmōG2889,thelustG1939ofthefleshσαρκὸςsarkosG4561andthelustG1939oftheeyesὀφθαλμῶνophthalmōnG3788andthevaingloryoflifeβίου,biouG979,isG1510notoftheFatherπατρὸςpatrosG3962,butisG1510oftheworldκόσμουkosmouG2889.

17AndtheworldκόσμοςkosmosG2889passethawayπαράγεταιparagetaiG3855,andthelustG1939thereof:buthethatdoeththewillofGodθεοῦtheouG2316abidethforever.

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