American Standard Version

1 John 5

1Whosoever believeththatJesusἸησοῦςIēsousG2424isG1510theChristΧριστὸςChristosG5547isG1510begottenG1080ofGodθεοῦtheouG2316:andwhosoever lovethhimthatbegat lovethhimalsoG2532thatisG1510begottenG1080ofhim.

2HerebyweknowγινώσκομενginōskomenG1097thatweloveἀγαπῶμενagapōmenG25thechildrenG5043ofGodθεοῦ,theouG2316,whenὅτανhotanG3752weloveἀγαπῶμενagapōmenG25GodθεὸνtheonG2316anddohiscommandmentsἐντολὰςentolasG1785.

3ForthisisG1510theloveἀγάπηagapēG26ofGodθεοῦ,theouG2316,thatwekeepτηρῶμεν·tērōmenG5083hiscommandmentsἐντολὰςentolasG1785:andhiscommandmentsἐντολαὶentolaiG1785areG1510notgrievous.

4ForwhatsoeverisG1510begottenG1080ofGodθεοῦtheouG2316overcomeththeworldκόσμον·kosmonG2889:andthisisG1510thevictorythathathovercomeG3528theworldκόσμον,kosmonG2889,evenG2532ourfaithπίστιςpistisG4102.

5AndwhoisG1510hethatovercomeththeworldκόσμονkosmonG2889,buthethatbelieveththatJesusἸησοῦςIēsousG2424isG1510theSonυἱὸςhuiosG5207ofGodθεοῦ;theouG2316?

6ThisisG1510hethatcameἐλθὼνelthōnG2064bywaterὕδατοςhudatosG5204andbloodαἵματος,aimatosG129,evenG2532JesusἸησοῦςIēsousG2424ChristΧριστός·ChristosG5547;notwiththewaterὕδατιhudatiG5204onlyG3440,butwiththewaterὕδατιhudatiG5204andwiththebloodαἵματι·aimatiG129.

7AnditisG1510theSpiritthatbearethwitnessG3140,becausetheSpiritisG1510thetruth.

8ForthereareG1510threeτρεῖςtreisG5140whobear witness,theSpiritπνεῦμαpneumaG4151,andthewaterὕδωρhudōrG5204,andthebloodαἷμα,haimaG129:andthethreeG5140agreeinoneἕνhenG1520.

9Ifwereceiveλαμβάνομεν,lambanomenG2983thewitnessG3140ofmenG444,thewitnessG3140ofGodθεοῦtheouG2316isG1510greaterG3173:forthewitnessG3140ofGodθεοῦtheouG2316isG1510this,thathehath bornewitnessG3140concerningπερὶperiG4012hisSonυἱοῦhuiouG5207.

10HethatbelievethontheSonυἱὸνhuionG5207ofGodθεοῦtheouG2316haththewitnessG3140inhim:hethatbelievethnotGodθεῷtheōG2316hathmadeG4160himaliarψεύστηνpseustēnG5583;becausehehathnotbelievedG4100inthewitnessG3140thatGodθεὸςtheosG2316hath borneconcerningπερὶperiG4012hisSonυἱοῦhuiouG5207.

11AndthewitnessG3141isG1510this,thatGodθεός·theosG2316gaveG1325untouseternalαἰώνιονaiōnionG166lifeζωὴνzōēnG2222,andthislifeζωὴzōēG2222isG1510inhisSonυἱῷhuiōG5207.

12HethathaththeSonυἱὸνhuionG5207haththelifeζωήν·zōēnG2222;hethathathnottheSonυἱὸνhuionG5207ofGodθεοῦtheouG2316hathnotthelifeζωὴνzōēnG2222.

13ThesethingsΤαῦταTautaG3778haveIwrittenG1125untoyou,thatyemayknowthatyehaveeternalαἰώνιον,aiōnionG166lifeζωὴνzōēnG2222,evenuntoyouthatbelieveG4100onthenameὄνομαonomaG3686oftheSonυἱοῦhuiouG5207ofGodθεοῦ.theouG2316.

14AndthisisG1510theboldnessG3954whichwehavetowardhim,that,ifweaskαἰτώμεθαaitōmethaG154anythingτιtiG5100accordingκατὰkataG2596tohiswill,hehearethus:

15andifweknowthathehearethuswhatsoeverweaskαἰτώμεθα,aitōmethaG154,weknowthatwehavethepetitionswhichwehaveaskedᾐτήκαμενētēkamenG154ofhim.

16IfanymanseeG3708hisbrotherἀδελφὸνadelphonG80sinningG264asinἁμαρτίανhamartianG266notuntodeathθάνατον,thanatonG2288,heshallaskαἰτήσειaitēseiG154,andGodwillgiveδώσειdōseiG1325himlifeζωήν,zōēnG2222forthemthatsinἁμαρτίαhamartiaG266notuntodeathθάνατον.¶thanatonG2288.ThereisG1510asinG266untodeathθάνατον·thanatonG2288:notconcerningπερὶperiG4012thisdoIsayλέγωlegōG3004thatheshouldmakerequest.

17AllunrighteousnessἀδικίαadikiaG93isG1510sinἁμαρτίαhamartiaG266:andthereisG1510asinἁμαρτίαhamartiaG266notuntodeathθάνατον.thanatonG2288.

18WeknowthatwhosoeverisbegottenG1080ofGodθεοῦ,theouG2316sinnethnot;buthethatwasbegottenG1080ofGodθεοῦtheouG2316keepethhimself,andtheevilπονηρὸςponērosG4190oneG3588touchethhimnot.

19WeknowthatweareG1510ofGodθεοῦtheouG2316,andthewholeὅλοςholosG3650worldκόσμοςkosmosG2889liethintheevilπονηρῷponērōG4190oneG3588.

20AndweknowγινώσκωμενginōskōmenG1097thattheSonυἱὸςhuiosG5207ofGodθεοῦtheouG2316isG1510comeἥκειhēkeiG2240,andhathgivenG1325usanunderstandingδιάνοιανdianoianG1271,thatweknowG1097himthatisG1510trueἀληθινόν,alēthinonG228,andweareG1510inhimthatisG1510trueἀληθινῷ,alēthinōG228,evenG2532inhisSonυἱῷhuiōG5207JesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424ChristΧριστῷ.ChristōG5547.ThisisG1510thetrueἀληθινὸςalēthinosG228GodθεὸςtheosG2316,andeternalαἰώνιος.aiōniosG166lifeζωὴzōēG2222.

21Mylittleτεκνία,tekniaG5040children,guardG5442yourselvesfromidolsεἰδώλωνeidōlōnG1497.

American Standard Version — 1901 — Public Domain

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