Berean Standard Bible
1 John 3
1BeholdG3708what manner ofποταπὴνpotapēnG4217loveἀγάπηνagapēnG26theὁhoG3588Fatherπατήρ,patērG3962has givenδέδωκενdedōkenG1325to usG1473,thatἵναinaG2443we should be calledκληθῶμενklēthōmenG2564childrenτέκναteknaG5043of GodθεοῦtheouG2316.AndκαὶkaiG2532that is whatwe areἐσμέν.esmenG1510!The reasonδιὰ τοῦτοdia toutoG1223G3778theὁhoG3588worldκόσμοςkosmosG2889does not knowοὐ γινώσκειou ginōskeiG3756G1097usG1473isthatὅτιhotiG3754it did not knowοὐκ ἔγνωouk egnōG3756G1097Himαὐτόν.¶autonG846.
2BelovedἈγαπητοί,AgapētoiG27,we areἐσμεν,esmenG1510nowνῦνnunG3568childrenτέκναteknaG5043of GodθεοῦtheouG2316,andκαὶkaiG2532whatτίtiG5101we will beἐσόμεθα·esomethaG1510has not yetοὔπωoupōG3768been revealedἐφανερώθηephanerōthēG5319.We knowG1492thatὅτιhotiG3754whenἐὰνeanG1437Christappearsφανερωθῇ,phanerōthēaG5319,we will beἐσόμεθα,esomethaG1510likeὅμοιοιhomoioiG3664HimαὐτῷautōG846,forὅτιhotiG3754we will seeG3708HimαὐτὸνautonG846asκαθώςkathōsG2531He isἐστιν.estinG1510.
6No oneπᾶς οὐχpas ouchG3956G3756whoὁhoG3588remainsμένωνmenōnG3306inἐνenG1722HimαὐτῷautōG846keeps on sinningἁμαρτάνει·hamartaneiG264.No oneπᾶς οὐχpas ouchG3956G3756whoὁhoG3588continues to sinἁμαρτάνωνhamartanōnG264has seenἑώρακενhe'ōrakenG3708HimαὐτὸνautonG846orοὐδὲoudeG3761knownἔγνωκενegnōkenG1097Himαὐτόν.¶autonG846.
7Little childrenG5040,let no oneμηδεὶςmēdeisG3367deceiveπλανάτωplanatōG4105youὑμᾶς·humasG4771:TheὁhoG3588one whopracticesποιῶνpoiōnG4160τὴνtēnG3588righteousnessδικαιοσύνηνdikaiosunēnG1343isἐστινestinG1510righteousδίκαιόςdikaiosG1342,just asκαθὼςkathōsG2531ChristἐκεῖνοςekeinosG1565isἐστιν.estinG1510righteousδίκαιόςdikaiosG1342.
8TheὁhoG3588one whopracticesποιῶνpoiōnG4160τὴνtēnG3588sinἁμαρτίανhamartianG266isἐστίν,estinG1510ofἐκekG1537theτοῦtouG3588devilδιαβόλουdiabolouG1228,becauseὅτιhotiG3754theὁhoG3588devilδιάβολοςdiabolosG1228has been sinningἁμαρτάνει.hamartaneiG264fromἀπ᾽ap᾽G575thevery startἀρχῆςarchēsG746.This is whyεἰς τοῦτοeis toutoG1519G3778theὁhoG3588SonυἱὸςhuiosG5207τοῦtouG3588of GodθεοῦtheouG2316was revealedἐφανερώθηephanerōthēG5319,toἵναinaG2443destroyλύσῃlusēG3089theτὰtaG3588worksἔργαergaG2041of theτοῦtouG3588devilδιαβόλου.diabolouG1228.
9AnyoneπᾶςpasG3956ὁhoG3588bornγεγεννημένοςgegennēmenosG1080ofἐκekG1537τοῦtouG3588GodθεοῦtheouG2316refuses to practiceοὐ ποιεῖ,ou poieiG3756G4160sinἁμαρτίανhamartianG266,becauseὅτιhotiG3754God’sαὐτοῦautouG846seedσπέρμαspermaG4690abidesμένει·meneiG3306inἐνenG1722himαὐτῷautōG846καὶkaiG2532;he cannotοὐ δύναταιou dunataiG3756G1410go on sinningἁμαρτάνειν,hamartaneinG264,becauseὅτιhotiG3754he has been bornγεγέννηται.gegennētaiG1080ofἐκekG1537τοῦtouG3588GodθεοῦtheouG2316.
10ByἐνenG1722thisτούτῳtoutōG3778theτὰtaG3588childrenτέκναteknaG5043τοῦtouG3588of GodθεοῦtheouG2316areἐστινestinG1510distinguishedφανεράphaneraG5318καὶkaiG2532fromtheτὰtaG3588childrenτέκναteknaG5043of theτοῦtouG3588devilδιαβόλου.diabolouG1228:AnyoneπᾶςpasG3956whoὁhoG3588does not practiceμὴ ποιῶνmē poiōnG3361G4160righteousnessδικαιοσύνηνdikaiosunēnG1343isἔστινestinG1510notοὐκoukG3756ofἐκekG1537τοῦtouG3588Godθεοῦ,theouG2316, nor isκαὶkaiG2532anyone whoὁhoG3588does not loveμὴ ἀγαπῶνmē agapōnG3361G25hisαὐτοῦ·autouG846τὸνtonG3588brotherἀδελφὸνadelphonG80.
Love One Another
(John 13:31–35; Romans 12:9–13)
12DonotοὐouG3756belikeκαθὼςkathōsG2531CainΚάϊνKainG2535, whobelonged toἐκ ἦνek ēnG1510G1537theτοῦtouG3588evilπονηροῦponērouG4190oneandκαὶkaiG2532murderedἔσφαξενesphaxenG4969hisαὐτοῦ·autouG846τὸνtonG3588brotherἀδελφὸνadelphonG80.AndκαὶkaiG2532whyχάριν τίνοςcharin tinosG5484G5101did Cain slayἔσφαξενesphaxenG4969himαὐτόν;autonG846?BecauseὅτιhotiG3754hisαὐτοῦautouG846ownτὰtaG3588deedsἔργαergaG2041wereἦν,ēnG1510evilπονηρὰponēraG4190,whileδὲdeG1161thoseτὰtaG3588ofτοῦtouG3588hisαὐτοῦautouG846brotherἀδελφοῦadelphouG80wererighteousδίκαια.¶dikaiaG1342.
14WeG1473knowG1492thatὅτιhotiG3754we have passedμεταβεβήκαμενmetabebēkamenG3327fromἐκekG1537τοῦtouG3588deathθανάτουthanatouG2288toεἰςeisG1519τὴνtēnG3588lifeζωήν,zōēnG2222,becauseὅτιhotiG3754we loveἀγαπῶμενagapōmenG25ourτοὺςtousG3588brothersἀδελφούς·adelphousG80.TheὁhoG3588one whodoes not loveμὴ ἀγαπῶνmē agapōnG3361G25remainsμένειmeneiG3306inἐνenG1722τῷtōG3588deathθανάτῳ.thanatōG2288.
15EveryoneπᾶςpasG3956whoὁhoG3588hatesμισῶνmisōnG3404hisαὐτοῦautouG846τὸνtonG3588brotherἀδελφὸνadelphonG80isἐστίν·estinG1510a murdererἀνθρωποκτόνοςanthrōpoktonosG443,andκαὶkaiG2532you knowG1492thatὅτιhotiG3754eternalαἰώνιονaiōnionG166lifeζωὴνzōēnG2222does notοὐκoukG3756ἔχειecheiG2192resideμένουσαν.menousanG3306inἐνenG1722αὐτῷautōG846aπᾶςpasG3956murdererἀνθρωποκτόνοςanthrōpoktonosG443.
16ByἐνenG1722thisτούτῳtoutōG3778we knowἐγνώκαμενegnōkamenG1097whatτὴνtēnG3588loveἀγάπηνagapēnG26isὅτιhotiG3754: JesusἐκεῖνοςekeinosG1565laid downἔθηκεν·ethēkenG5087HisαὐτοῦautouG846τὴνtēnG3588lifeψυχὴνpsuchēnG5590forὑπὲρhuperG5228usG1473,andκαὶkaiG2532weG1473oughtὀφείλομενopheilomenG3784to lay downθεῖναι.¶theinaiG5087ourτῶνtōnG3588livesψυχὰςpsuchasG5590forὑπὲρhuperG5228ourτὰςtasG3588brothersἀδελφῶνadelphōnG80.
17δ᾽d᾽G1161IfἂνanG302anyoneὋςHosG3739withἔχῃechēG2192τὸνtonG3588earthlyκόσμουkosmouG2889τοῦtouG3588possessionsβίονbionG979καὶkaiG2532seesθεωρῇtheōrēaG2334hisαὐτοῦautouG846τὸνtonG3588brotherἀδελφὸνadelphonG80inἔχονταechontaG2192needχρείανchreianG5532, butκαὶkaiG2532withholdsκλείσῃkleisēG2808hisαὐτοῦautouG846τὰtaG3588compassionσπλάγχναsplagchnaG4698fromἀπ᾽ap᾽G575himαὐτοῦ,autouG846,howπῶςpōsG4459can theἡhēG3588loveἀγάπηagapēG26τοῦtouG3588of GodθεοῦtheouG2316abideμένειmeneiG3306inἐνenG1722himαὐτῷ;¶autōG846?
19AndκαὶkaiG2532byἐνenG1722thisτούτῳtoutōG3778we will knowγνωσόμεθαgnōsomethaG1097thatὅτιhotiG3754we belong toἐκ ἐσμὲνek esmenG1510G1537theτῆςtēsG3588truthἀληθείαςalētheiasG225,andκαὶkaiG2532will assureπείσομενpeisomenG3982ourG1473τὴνtēnG3588heartsκαρδίανkardianG2588in His presenceἔμπροσθεν αὐτοῦemprosthen autouG1715G846:
20EvenὅτιhotiG3754ifἐὰνeanG1437ourG1473ἡhēG3588heartsκαρδία,kardiaG2588condemnκαταγινώσκῃkataginōskēG2607usὅτιhotiG3754ὁhoG3588,GodθεὸςtheosG2316isἐστὶνestinG1510greater thanμείζωνmeizōnG3173τῆςtēsG3588ourG1473heartsκαρδίαςkardiasG2588,andκαὶkaiG2532He knowsγινώσκειginōskeiG1097all thingsπάντα.¶pantaG3956.
22andκαὶkaiG2532we will receiveλαμβάνομενlambanomenG2983fromἀπ᾽ap᾽G575Himαὐτοῦ,autouG846whateverὃ ἐὰνho eanG3739G1437we askαἰτῶμενaitōmenG154,becauseὅτιhotiG3754we keepτηροῦμενtēroumenG5083HisαὐτοῦautouG846τὰςtasG3588commandmentsἐντολὰςentolasG1785andκαὶkaiG2532doποιοῦμεν.poioumenG4160whatτὰtaG3588is pleasingἀρεστὰarestaG701in His sightἐνώπιον αὐτοῦenōpion autouG1799G846.
23AndκαὶkaiG2532thisαὕτηhautēG3778isἐστὶνestinG1510HisαὐτοῦautouG846ἡhēG3588commandmentἐντολὴentolēG1785:thatἵναinaG2443we should believeπιστεύσωμενpisteusōmenG4100in theτῷtōG3588nameὀνόματιonomatiG3686of HisαὐτοῦautouG846τοῦtouG3588SonυἱοῦhuiouG5207,JesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424ChristΧριστοῦChristouG5547,andκαὶkaiG2532we should loveἀγαπῶμενagapōmenG25one anotherἀλλήλουςallēlousG240just asκαθὼςkathōsG2531He commandedἔδωκεν ἐντολὴνedōken entolēnG1325G1785usG1473.
24καὶkaiG2532WhoeverὁhoG3588keepsτηρῶνtērōnG5083HisαὐτοῦautouG846τὰςtasG3588commandmentsἐντολὰςentolasG1785remainsμένει,meneiG3306inἐνenG1722GodαὐτῷautōG846,andκαὶkaiG2532GodαὐτὸςautosG846inἐνenG1722himαὐτῷ.autōG846.AndκαὶkaiG2532byἐνenG1722thisτούτῳtoutōG3778we knowγινώσκομενginōskomenG1097thatὅτιhotiG3754He remainsμένειmeneiG3306inἐνenG1722usG1473:byἐκekG1537theτοῦtouG3588SpiritπνεύματοςpneumatosG4151οὗhouG3739He has givenἔδωκεν.¶edōkenG1325usG1473.
Commentaries on 1 John 3
- 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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