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1 John 3:1-14

1BeholdwhatmannerofloveἀγάπηνagapēnG26theFatherπατήρ,patērG3962hathbestoweduponus,thatweshouldbeG1510calledκληθῶμενklēthōmenG2564childrenG5043ofGodθεοῦtheouG2316;andsuchweareG1510.ForthiscausetheworldκόσμοςkosmosG2889knowethusnot,becauseitknewG1097himnot.

2BelovedἈγαπητοί,AgapētoiG27,nowνῦνnunG3568areG1510wechildrenG5043ofGodθεοῦtheouG2316,anditisG1510notyetmadeG5319manifestG5319whatweshallbeG1510.Weknowthat,ifheshallbeG1510manifestedG5319,weshallbeG1510likehim;forweshallseeG3708himevenG2532asheisG1510.

3AndeveryonethathaththishopeἐλπίδαelpidaG1680setonhimpurifiethhimself,evenG2532asheisG1510pureἁγνόςhagnosG53.

4EveryoneG3588thatdoethsinἁμαρτίανhamartianG266doethalsoG2532lawlessnessἀνομίανanomianG458;andsinἁμαρτίαhamartiaG266isG1510lawlessnessἀνομία.anomiaG458.

5AndyeknowthathewasG1510manifestedG5319totakeἄρῃ,arēG142awayG142sinsἁμαρτίαςhamartiasG266;andinhimisG1510nosinἁμαρτίαhamartiaG266.

6Whosoever abidethinhimsinnethnot: whosoever sinneth hathnotseenG3708him,neitherknowethhim.

7MylittleG5040children,letnomanG1342leadyouastrayπλανάτωplanatōG4105:hethatdoethrighteousnessδικαιοσύνηνdikaiosunēnG1343isG1510righteousδίκαιόςdikaiosG1342, evenasheisG1510righteousδίκαιόςdikaiosG1342:

8hethatdoethsinἁμαρτίανhamartianG266isG1510ofthedevilδιαβόλουdiabolouG1228;forthedevilδιάβολοςdiabolosG1228sinnethfromthebeginning.TothisendwasG1510theSonυἱὸςhuiosG5207ofGodθεοῦtheouG2316manifestedG5319,thathemightdestroyλύσῃlusēG3089theworksἔργαergaG2041ofthedevilδιαβόλου.diabolouG1228.

9WhosoeverisbegottenG1080ofGodθεοῦtheouG2316doethnosinἁμαρτίανhamartianG266,becausehisseedσπέρμαspermaG4690abidethinhim:andhecannotsinG266,becauseheisbegottenG1080ofGodθεοῦtheouG2316.

10InthisthechildrenG5043ofGodθεοῦtheouG2316areG1510manifest,andthechildrenG5043ofthedevilδιαβόλου.diabolouG1228: whosoever doethnotrighteousnessδικαιοσύνηνdikaiosunēnG1343isG1510notofGodθεοῦ,theouG2316,neitherhethatlovethnothisbrotherἀδελφὸνadelphonG80.

11ForthisisG1510themessageἀγγελίαangeliaG31whichyeheardG191fromthebeginning,thatweshouldloveἀγαπῶμενagapōmenG25oneἀλλήλους·allēlousG240another:

12notasCainΚάϊνKainG2535wasG1510oftheevilπονηροῦponērouG4190oneG3588,andslewhisbrotherἀδελφὸνadelphonG80.Andwhereforeslewhehim?BecausehisworksἔργαergaG2041wereG1510evilπονηρὰponēraG4190,andhisbrother’sἀδελφοῦadelphouG80righteousδίκαια.¶dikaiaG1342.

13MarvelG2296not,brethren,iftheworldκόσμος.kosmosG2889hatethyou.

14WeknowthatwehavepassedoutofdeathθανάτουthanatouG2288intolifeζωήν,zōēnG2222,becauseweloveG25thebrethren.Hethatlovethnotabidethindeathθανάτῳ.thanatōG2288.

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