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1 John 4:7-21

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.

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