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1 John 4

1BelovedἈγαπητοί,AgapētoiG27,believeπιστεύετεpisteueteG4100noteveryspiritπνεύματιpneumatiG4151,butprovethespiritsπνεύματαpneumataG4151,whethertheyareG1510ofGodθεοῦtheouG2316;becausemanyπολλοὶpolloiG4183falseψευδοπροφῆταιpseudoprophētaiG5578prophetsG5578areG1510goneG1831outintotheworldκόσμον.kosmonG2889.
2HerebyknowγινώσκετεginōsketeG1097yetheSpiritπνεῦμαpneumaG4151ofGodθεοῦ·theouG2316:everyspiritπνεῦμαpneumaG4151thatconfesseththatJesusἸησοῦνIēsounG2424ChristΧριστὸνChristonG5547isG1510comeἐληλυθόταelēluthotaG2064inthefleshσαρκὶsarkiG4561isG1510ofGodθεοῦtheouG2316:
3andeveryspiritπνεῦμαpneumaG4151thatconfessethnotJesusἸησοῦνIēsounG2424isG1510notofGodθεοῦtheouG2316:andthisisG1510thespiritG4151oftheantichristἀντιχρίστουantichristouG500, whereof yehaveheardG191thatitcometh;andnowνῦνnunG3568itisG1510intheworldκόσμῳkosmōG2889alreadyἤδη.ēdēG2235.
4YeareG1510ofGodθεοῦtheouG2316,mylittleτεκνία,tekniaG5040children,andhaveovercomeνενικήκατεnenikēkateG3528them:becausegreaterG3173isG1510hethatisG1510inyouthanhethatisG1510intheworldκόσμῳ.kosmōG2889.
5TheyareG1510oftheworldκόσμουkosmouG2889:thereforespeakλαλοῦσινlalousinG2980theyasoftheworldκόσμουkosmouG2889,andtheworldκόσμοςkosmosG2889heareththem.
6WeareG1510ofGodθεοῦtheouG2316:hethatknowethGodθεὸνtheonG2316hearethus;hewhoisG1510notofGodθεοῦtheouG2316hearethusnot.BythisweknowG1097thespiritπνεῦμαpneumaG4151oftruthἀληθείαςalētheiasG225,andthespiritπνεῦμαpneumaG4151oferrorG4106.
7BelovedἈγαπητοί,AgapētoiG27,letusloveἀγάπηagapēG26oneἀλλήλους,allēlousG240another:forloveG26isG1510ofGodθεοῦtheouG2316;andeveryoneG240thatlovethisG1510begottenG1080ofGodθεοῦtheouG2316,andknowethGodθεόν·theonG2316.
8HethatlovethnotknowethnotGodθεόν,theonG2316;forGodθεὸςtheosG2316isG1510loveἀγάπηagapēG26.
9HereinwastheloveἀγάπηagapēG26ofGodθεοῦtheouG2316manifestedG5319inus,thatGodθεὸςtheosG2316hathsentG649hisonlyμονογενῆmonogenēG3439begottenG3439SonυἱὸνhuionG5207intotheworldκόσμονkosmonG2889thatwemightliveζήσωμενzēsōmenG2198throughhim.
10HereinisG1510loveἀγάπη,agapēG26,notthatwelovedG25Godθεόν,theonG2316,butthathelovedG25us,andsentG649hisSonυἱὸνhuionG5207tobeG1510thepropitiationἱλασμὸνhilasmonG2434foroursinsἁμαρτιῶνhamartiōnG266.
11BelovedἈγαπητοί,AgapētoiG27,ifGodθεὸςtheosG2316solovedG25us,wealsoκαὶkaiG2532oughtὀφείλομενopheilomenG3784toloveG25oneἀλλήλουςallēlousG240another.
12Nomanhath beheldGodθεὸνtheonG2316atanytimeπώποτεpōpoteG4455:ifweloveἀγάπηagapēG26oneοὐδεὶςoudeisG3762another,GodθεὸςtheosG2316abidethinus,andhisloveG26isG1510perfectedτετελειωμένηteteleiōmenēG5048inus:
13herebyweknowγινώσκομενginōskomenG1097thatweabideμένομενmenomenG3306inhimandheinus,becausehehathgivenG1325usofhisSpiritπνεύματοςpneumatosG4151.
14AndwehavebeheldandbearG3140witnessG3140thattheFatherπατὴρpatērG3962hathsentG649theSonυἱὸνhuionG5207tobetheSaviouroftheworldκόσμου.kosmouG2889.
15WhosoevershallconfessὁμολογήσῃhomologēsēG3670thatJesusἸησοῦςIēsousG2424isG1510theSonυἱὸςhuiosG5207ofGodθεοῦ,theouG2316,GodθεὸςtheosG2316abidethinhim,andheinGodθεῷ.theōG2316.
16AndweknowἐγνώκαμενegnōkamenG1097andhavebelievedπεπιστεύκαμενpepisteukamenG4100theloveἀγάπηνagapēnG26whichGodθεὸςtheosG2316hathinus.GodθεὸςtheosG2316isG1510loveἀγάπηagapēG26;andhethatabidethinloveἀγάπῃagapēG26abidethinGodθεῷtheōG2316,andGodθεὸςtheosG2316abidethinhim.
17HereinisG1510loveἀγάπηagapēG26madeG5048perfectτετελείωταιteteleiōtaiG5048withus,thatwemayhaveboldnessG3954inthedayἡμέρᾳhēmeraG2250ofjudgmentκρίσεως,kriseōsG2920;becauseasheisG1510,evenG2532soἵναinaG2443areG1510weinthisworldκόσμῳkosmōG2889.
18ThereisG1510nofearφόβοςphobosG5401inloveἀγάπῃ,agapēG26:butperfectτελείαteleiaG5046loveἀγάπηagapēG26castethoutfearφόβον,phobonG5401,becausefearφόβοςphobosG5401hathpunishmentκόλασινkolasinG2851;andhethatfearethisG1510notmadeG5048perfectG5046inloveἀγάπῃ.agapēG26.
19WeloveG25,becausehefirstπρῶτοςprōtosG4413lovedG25us.
20IfamansayG3004,IloveG25GodθεὸνtheonG2316,andhatethhisbrotherἀδελφὸνadelphonG80,heisG1510aliarψεύστηςpseustēsG5583:forhethatlovethnothisbrotherἀδελφὸνadelphonG80whomhehathseenG3708,cannotloveG25GodθεὸνtheonG2316whomhehathnotseenG3708.
21AndthiscommandmentἐντολὴνentolēnG1785havewefromhim,thathewholovethGodθεὸνtheonG2316loveG25hisbrotherἀδελφὸνadelphonG80alsoG2532.

Commentaries on 1 John 4

American Standard Version — 1901 — Public Domain