Hebrew & Greek Bible
1 John 4
1Ἀγαπητοί,AgapētoiBeloved,G27μὴmēnotG3361παντὶpantieveryG3956πνεύματιpneumatispiritG4151πιστεύετεpisteuetedo believeG4100ἀλλὰallabutG235δοκιμάζετεdokimazetedo testG1381τὰtatheG3588πνεύματαpneumataspiritsG4151εἰeiwhetherG1487ἐκekofG1537τοῦtou<the>G3588θεοῦtheouGodG2316ἐστιν,estinthey are,G1510ὅτιhotibecauseG3754πολλοὶpolloimanyG4183ψευδοπροφῆταιpseudoprophētaifalse prophetsG5578ἐξεληλύθασινexelēluthasinhave gone outG1831εἰςeisintoG1519τὸνtontheG3588κόσμον.kosmonworld.G2889
2ἐνenByG1722τούτῳtoutōthisG3778γινώσκετεginōsketeyou knowG1097τὸtotheG3588πνεῦμαpneumaSpiritG4151τοῦtou<the>G3588θεοῦ·theouof God:G2316πᾶνpanEveryG3956πνεῦμαpneumaspiritG4151ὃhothatG3739ὁμολογεῖhomologeiconfessesG3670ἸησοῦνIēsounJesusG2424ΧριστὸνChristonChristG5547ἐνeninG1722σαρκὶsarki[the] fleshG4561ἐληλυθόταelēluthotahaving comeG2064ἐκekofG1537τοῦtou<the>G3588θεοῦtheouGodG2316ἐστιν.estinis.G1510
3καὶkaiandG2532πᾶνpananyG3956πνεῦμαpneumaspiritG4151ὃhothatG3739μὴmēnotG3361ὁμολογεῖhomologeiconfessesG3670τὸνton<the>G3588ἸησοῦνIēsounJesusG2424ἐκekfromG1537τοῦtou<the>G3588θεοῦtheouGodG2316οὐκouknotG3756ἔστιν·estinis;G1510καὶkaiAndG2532τοῦτόtoutothisG3778ἐστινestinisG1510τὸtothatG3588τοῦtouof theG3588ἀντιχρίστουantichristouantichristG500ὃhowhichG3739ἀκηκόατεakēkoateyou have heardG191ὅτιhotithatG3754ἔρχεταιerchetaiis comingG2064καὶkaiandG2532νῦνnunnowG3568ἐνeninG1722τῷtōtheG3588κόσμῳkosmōworldG2889ἐστὶνestinisG1510ἤδη.ēdēalready.G2235
4ὑμεῖςhumeisyou yourselvesG4771ἐκekfromG1537τοῦtou<the>G3588θεοῦtheouGodG2316ἐστε,esteare,G1510τεκνία,teknialittle children,G5040καὶkaiandG2532νενικήκατεnenikēkatehave overcomeG3528αὐτούς,autousthem,G846ὅτιhotibecauseG3754μείζωνmeizōngreaterG3173ἐστὶνestinisG1510ὁhothe [One]G3588ἐνeninG1722ὑμῖνhuminyouG4771ἢēthanG2228ὁhothe [one]G3588ἐνeninG1722τῷtōtheG3588κόσμῳ.kosmōworld.G2889
5αὐτοὶautoiThey themselvesG846ἐκekofG1537τοῦtoutheG3588κόσμουkosmouworldG2889εἰσίν·eisinare;G1510διὰdiabecause ofG1223τοῦτοtoutothisG3778ἐκekfrom outG1537τοῦtouof theG3588κόσμουkosmouworldG2889λαλοῦσινlalousinthey speakG2980καὶkaiandG2532ὁhotheG3588κόσμοςkosmosworldG2889αὐτῶνautōnto themG846ἀκούει.akoueilistens.G191
6ἡμεῖςhēmeisWe ourselvesG3165ἐκekofG1537τοῦtou<the>G3588θεοῦtheouGodG2316ἐσμεν·esmenare;G1510ὁhoThe [one]G3588γινώσκωνginōskōnknowingG1097τὸνton<the>G3588θεὸνtheonGodG2316ἀκούειakoueilistens toG191ἡμῶν·hēmōnus;G3165ὃςhosHe whoG3739οὐκouknotG3756ἔστινestinisG1510ἐκekfromG1537τοῦtou<the>G3588θεοῦtheouGodG2316οὐκouknotG3756ἀκούειakoueilistens toG191ἡμῶν.hēmōnus.G3165ἐκekByG1537τούτουtoutouthisG3778γινώσκομενginōskomenwe knowG1097τὸtotheG3588πνεῦμαpneumaSpiritG4151τῆςtēs<the>G3588ἀληθείαςalētheiasof truthG225καὶkaiandG2532τὸtotheG3588πνεῦμαpneumaspiritG4151τῆςtēs<the>G3588πλάνης.¶planēsof falsehood.G4106
7Ἀγαπητοί,AgapētoiBeloved,G27ἀγαπῶμενagapōmenwe may loveG25ἀλλήλους,allēlousone another,G240ὅτιhotibecauseG3754ἡhē<the>G3588ἀγάπηagapēloveG26ἐκekfromG1537τοῦtou<the>G3588θεοῦtheouGodG2316ἐστινestinisG1510καὶkaiandG2532πᾶςpaseveryoneG3956ὁhowhoG3588ἀγαπῶνagapōnis lovingG25ἐκekfromG1537τοῦtou<the>G3588θεοῦtheouGodG2316γεγέννηταιgegennētaihas been bornG1080καὶkaiandG2532γινώσκειginōskeiknowsG1097τὸνton<the>G3588θεόν·theonGod;G2316
9ἐνenInG1722τούτῳtoutōthisG3778ἐφανερώθηephanerōthēhas been revealedG5319ἡhētheG3588ἀγάπηagapēloveG26τοῦtou<the>G3588θεοῦtheouof GodG2316ἐνenamongG1722ἡμῖν,hēminus,G3165ὅτιhotithatG3754τὸνtontheG3588υἱὸνhuionSonG5207αὐτοῦautouof HimG846τὸνtontheG3588μονογενῆmonogenēone and onlyG3439ἀπέσταλκενapestalkenhas sentG649ὁho<the>G3588θεὸςtheosGodG2316εἰςeisintoG1519τὸνtontheG3588κόσμονkosmonworldG2889ἵναinaso thatG2443ζήσωμενzēsōmenwe may liveG2198δι᾽di᾽throughG1223αὐτοῦ.autouHim.G846
10ἐνenInG1722τούτῳtoutōthisG3778ἐστὶνestinisG1510ἡhē<the>G3588ἀγάπη,agapēlove,G26οὐχouchnotG3756ὅτιhotithatG3754ἡμεῖςhēmeiswe ourselvesG3165ἠγαπήκαμενēgapēkamenhave lovedG25τὸνton<the>G3588θεόν,theonGod,G2316ἀλλ᾽all᾽butG235ὅτιhotithatG3754αὐτὸςautosHe himselfG846ἠγάπησενēgapēsenlovedG25ἡμᾶςhēmasusG3165καὶkaiandG2532ἀπέστειλενapesteilenHe sentG649τὸνtontheG3588υἱὸνhuionSonG5207αὐτοῦautouof HimG846ἱλασμὸνhilasmon[as] a propitiationG2434περὶperiforG4012τῶνtōntheG3588ἁμαρτιῶνhamartiōnsinsG266ἡμῶν.¶hēmōnof us.G3165
12θεὸνtheonGodG2316οὐδεὶςoudeisno [one]G3762πώποτεpōpoteat any timeG4455τεθέαται·tetheataihas seen;G2300ἐὰνeanifG1437ἀγαπῶμενagapōmenwe shall loveG25ἀλλήλους,allēlousone another,G240ὁho<the>G3588θεὸςtheosGodG2316ἐνeninG1722ἡμῖνhēminusG3165μένειmeneiabidesG3306καὶkaiandG2532ἡhētheG3588ἀγάπηagapēloveG26αὐτοῦautouof HimG846ἐνeninG1722ἡμῖνhēminusG3165τετελειωμένηteteleiōmenēperfectedG5048ἐστίν.estinis.G1510
13ἐνenByG1722τούτῳtoutōthisG3778γινώσκομενginōskomenwe knowG1097ὅτιhotithatG3754ἐνeninG1722αὐτῷautōHimG846μένομενmenomenwe abideG3306καὶkaiandG2532αὐτὸςautosHeG846ἐνeninG1722ἡμῖν,hēminus,G3165ὅτιhotibecauseG3754ἐκekfrom outG1537τοῦtoutheG3588πνεύματοςpneumatosSpiritG4151αὐτοῦautouof HimG846δέδωκενdedōkenHe has givenG1325ἡμῖν.hēminto us.G3165
14καὶkaiAndG2532ἡμεῖςhēmeiswe ourselvesG3165τεθεάμεθαtetheamethahave seenG2300καὶkaiandG2532μαρτυροῦμενmarturoumentestifyG3140ὅτιhotithatG3754ὁhotheG3588πατὴρpatērFatherG3962ἀπέσταλκενapestalkenhas sentG649τὸνtontheG3588υἱὸνhuionSon [as]G5207σωτῆραsōtēraSaviorG4990τοῦtouof theG3588κόσμου.kosmouworld.G2889
15ὃςhosWho[ever]G3739ἐὰνeanmaybeG1437ὁμολογήσῃhomologēsēshall confessG3670ὅτιhotithatG3754ἸησοῦςIēsousJesusG2424ἐστινestinisG1510ὁhotheG3588υἱὸςhuiosSonG5207τοῦtou<the>G3588θεοῦ,theouof God,G2316ὁho<the>G3588θεὸςtheosGodG2316ἐνeninG1722αὐτῷautōhimG846μένειmeneiabidesG3306καὶkaiandG2532αὐτὸςautosheG846ἐνeninG1722τῷtō<the>G3588θεῷ.theōGod.G2316
16καὶkaiAndG2532ἡμεῖςhēmeiswe ourselvesG3165ἐγνώκαμενegnōkamenhave come to knowG1097καὶkaiandG2532πεπιστεύκαμενpepisteukamenwe have come to believeG4100τὴνtēntheG3588ἀγάπηνagapēnloveG26ἣνhēnthatG3739ἔχειecheihasG2192ὁho<the>G3588θεὸςtheosGodG2316ἐνenas toG1722ἡμῖν.hēminus.G3165ὁho<the>G3588θεὸςtheosGodG2316ἀγάπηagapēloveG26ἐστίν,estinis,G1510καὶkaiandG2532ὁhothe [one]G3588μένωνmenōnabidingG3306ἐνeninG1722τῇtēa<the>G3588ἀγάπῃagapēloveG26ἐνeninG1722τῷtō<the>G3588θεῷtheōGodG2316μένει,meneiabides,G3306καὶkaiandG2532ὁho<the>G3588θεὸςtheosGodG2316ἐνeninG1722αὐτῷautōhimG846μένει.meneiabides.G3306
17ἐνenInG1722τούτῳtoutōthisG3778τετελείωταιteteleiōtaihas been perfectedG5048ἡhē<the>G3588ἀγάπηagapēloveG26μεθ᾽meth᾽withG3326ἡμῶν,hēmōnus,G3165ἵναinaso thatG2443παρρησίανparrēsianconfidenceG3954ἔχωμενechōmenwe may haveG2192ἐνeninG1722τῇtēatheG3588ἡμέρᾳhēmeradayG2250τῆςtēs<the>G3588κρίσεως,kriseōsof judgment,G2920ὅτιhotithatG3754καθὼςkathōseven asG2531ἐκεῖνόςekeinosHeG1565ἐστινestinisG1510καὶkaialsoG2532ἡμεῖςhēmeiswe ourselvesG3165ἐσμενesmenareG1510ἐνeninG1722τῷtō<the>G3588κόσμῳkosmōworldG2889τούτῳ.toutōthis.G3778
18φόβοςphobosFearG5401οὐκouknoG3756ἔστινestinthere isG1510ἐνeninG1722τῇtēa<the>G3588ἀγάπῃ,agapēlove,G26ἀλλ᾽all᾽butG235ἡhē<the>G3588τελείαteleiaperfectG5046ἀγάπηagapēloveG26ἔξωexōoutG1854βάλλειballeicastsG906τὸνton<the>G3588φόβον,phobonfear,G5401ὅτιhotibecauseG3754ὁhotheG3588φόβοςphobosfearG5401κόλασινkolasinpunishmentG2851ἔχει·echeihas;G2192ὁhothe [one]G3588δὲdenowG1161φοβούμενοςphoboumenosfearingG5399οὐounotG3756τετελείωταιteteleiōtaihas been perfectedG5048ἐνeninG1722τῇtēa<the>G3588ἀγάπῃ.agapēlove.G26
20ἐάνeanIfG1437τιςtisanyoneG5100εἴπῃeipēshall sayG2036ὅτιhotithatG3754ἀγαπῶagapōI loveG25τὸνton<the>G3588θεὸνtheonGodG2316καὶkaiandG2532τὸνtontheG3588ἀδελφὸνadelphonbrotherG80αὐτοῦautouof himG846μισῇ,misēamay hate,G3404ψεύστηςpseustēsa liarG5583ἐστίν·estinhe is;G1510ὁhoThe [one]G3588γὰρgarforG1063μὴmēnotG3361ἀγαπῶνagapōnlovingG25τὸνtontheG3588ἀδελφὸνadelphonbrotherG80αὐτοῦautouof himG846ὃνhonwhomG3739ἑώρακεν,he'ōrakenhe has seen,G3708τὸνton<the>G3588θεὸνtheonGodG2316ὃνhonwhomG3739οὐχouchnotG3756ἑώρακενhe'ōrakenhe has seenG3708οὐounotG3756δύναταιdunataiis he ableG1410ἀγαπᾶν·agapanto love;G25
21καὶkaiAndG2532ταύτηνtautēnthisG3778τὴνtēntheG3588ἐντολὴνentolēncommandmentG1785ἔχομενechomenwe haveG2192ἀπ᾽ap᾽fromG575αὐτοῦ,autouHim,G846ἵναinathatG2443ὁhothe [one]G3588ἀγαπῶνagapōnlovingG25τὸνton<the>G3588θεὸνtheonGodG2316ἀγαπᾷagapamay loveG25καὶkaialsoG2532τὸνtontheG3588ἀδελφὸνadelphonbrotherG80αὐτοῦ.¶autouof him.G846
Commentaries on 1 John 4
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Illustrated New Testament
- Burkitt’s Expository Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Family Bible Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Luther’s Commentary on Selected Bible Passages
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- The People’s New Testament
- Robertson’s Word Pictures
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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