Berean Standard Bible

1 John 3:10-23

10ByἐνenG1722thisτούτῳtoutōG3778theτὰtaG3588childrenτέκναteknaG5043τοῦtouG3588of GodθεοῦtheouG2316areἐστινestinG1510distinguishedφανεράphaneraG5318καὶkaiG2532fromtheτὰtaG3588childrenτέκναteknaG5043of theτοῦtouG3588devilδιαβόλου.diabolouG1228:AnyoneπᾶςpasG3956whoὁhoG3588does not practiceμὴ ποιῶνmē poiōnG3361 G4160righteousnessδικαιοσύνηνdikaiosunēnG1343isἔστινestinG1510notοὐκoukG3756ofἐκekG1537τοῦtouG3588Godθεοῦ,theouG2316, nor isκαὶkaiG2532anyone whoὁhoG3588does not loveμὴ ἀγαπῶνmē agapōnG3361 G25hisαὐτοῦ·autouG846τὸνtonG3588brotherἀδελφὸνadelphonG80.

11ὅτιhotiG3754ThisαὕτηhautēG3778isἐστὶνestinG1510theἡhēG3588messageἀγγελίαangeliaG31ἣνhēnG3739you have heardἠκούσατεēkousateG191fromἀπ᾽ap᾽G575thebeginningἀρχῆςarchēsG746ἵναinaG2443:We should loveἀγαπῶμενagapōmenG25one anotherἀλλήλους·allēlousG240.

12DonotοὐouG3756belikeκαθὼςkathōsG2531CainΚάϊνKainG2535, whobelonged toἐκ ἦνek ēnG1510 G1537theτοῦtouG3588evilπονηροῦponērouG4190oneandκαὶkaiG2532murderedἔσφαξενesphaxenG4969hisαὐτοῦ·autouG846τὸνtonG3588brotherἀδελφὸνadelphonG80.AndκαὶkaiG2532whyχάριν τίνοςcharin tinosG5484 G5101did Cain slayἔσφαξενesphaxenG4969himαὐτόν;autonG846?BecauseὅτιhotiG3754hisαὐτοῦautouG846ownτὰtaG3588deedsἔργαergaG2041wereἦν,ēnG1510evilπονηρὰponēraG4190,whileδὲdeG1161thoseτὰtaG3588ofτοῦtouG3588hisαὐτοῦautouG846brotherἀδελφοῦadelphouG80wererighteousδίκαια.¶dikaiaG1342.

13SoΚαὶKaiG2532do notμὴmēG3361be surprisedθαυμάζετε,thaumazeteG2296,brothersἀδελφοίadelphoiG80,ifεἰeiG1487theὁhoG3588worldκόσμος.kosmosG2889hatesμισεῖmiseiG3404youὑμᾶςhumasG4771.

14WeG1473knowG1492thatὅτιhotiG3754we have passedμεταβεβήκαμενmetabebēkamenG3327fromἐκekG1537τοῦtouG3588deathθανάτουthanatouG2288toεἰςeisG1519τὴνtēnG3588lifeζωήν,zōēnG2222,becauseὅτιhotiG3754we loveἀγαπῶμενagapōmenG25ourτοὺςtousG3588brothersἀδελφούς·adelphousG80.TheὁhoG3588one whodoes not loveμὴ ἀγαπῶνmē agapōnG3361 G25remainsμένειmeneiG3306inἐνenG1722τῷtōG3588deathθανάτῳ.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?

18Little childrenΤεκνίαTekniaG5040,let us loveἀγαπῶμενagapōmenG25notμὴmēG3361in wordλόγῳlogōG3056andμηδὲmēdeG3366τῇtēaG3588speechγλώσσῃglōssēG1100,butἀλλ᾽all᾽G235inἐνenG1722actionἔργῳergōG2041andκαὶkaiG2532truthἀληθείᾳ.alētheiaG225.

19AndκαὶkaiG2532byἐνenG1722thisτούτῳtoutōG3778we will knowγνωσόμεθαgnōsomethaG1097thatὅτιhotiG3754we belong toἐκ ἐσμὲνek esmenG1510 G1537theτῆςtēsG3588truthἀληθείαςalētheiasG225,andκαὶkaiG2532will assureπείσομενpeisomenG3982ourG1473τὴνtēnG3588heartsκαρδίανkardianG2588in His presenceἔμπροσθεν αὐτοῦemprosthen autouG1715 G846:

20EvenὅτιhotiG3754ifἐὰνeanG1437ourG1473ἡhēG3588heartsκαρδία,kardiaG2588condemnκαταγινώσκῃkataginōskēG2607usὅτιhotiG3754ὁhoG3588,GodθεὸςtheosG2316isἐστὶνestinG1510greater thanμείζωνmeizōnG3173τῆςtēsG3588ourG1473heartsκαρδίαςkardiasG2588,andκαὶkaiG2532He knowsγινώσκειginōskeiG1097all thingsπάντα.¶pantaG3956.

21BelovedἈγαπητοί,AgapētoiG27,ifἐὰνeanG1437ourG1473ἡhēG3588heartsκαρδίαkardiaG2588do not condemnμὴ καταγινώσκῃmē kataginōskēG3361 G2607us,we haveἔχομενechomenG2192confidenceπαρρησίανparrēsianG3954beforeπρὸςprosG4314τὸνtonG3588Godθεόν,theonG2316,

22andκαὶkaiG2532we will receiveλαμβάνομενlambanomenG2983fromἀπ᾽ap᾽G575Himαὐτοῦ,autouG846whateverὃ ἐὰνho eanG3739 G1437we askαἰτῶμενaitōmenG154,becauseὅτιhotiG3754we keepτηροῦμενtēroumenG5083HisαὐτοῦautouG846τὰςtasG3588commandmentsἐντολὰςentolasG1785andκαὶkaiG2532doποιοῦμεν.poioumenG4160whatτὰtaG3588is pleasingἀρεστὰarestaG701in His sightἐνώπιον αὐτοῦenōpion autouG1799 G846.

23AndκαὶkaiG2532thisαὕτηhautēG3778isἐστὶνestinG1510HisαὐτοῦautouG846ἡhēG3588commandmentἐντολὴentolēG1785:thatἵναinaG2443we should believeπιστεύσωμενpisteusōmenG4100in theτῷtōG3588nameὀνόματιonomatiG3686of HisαὐτοῦautouG846τοῦtouG3588SonυἱοῦhuiouG5207,JesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424ChristΧριστοῦChristouG5547,andκαὶkaiG2532we should loveἀγαπῶμενagapōmenG25one anotherἀλλήλουςallēlousG240just asκαθὼςkathōsG2531He commandedἔδωκεν ἐντολὴνedōken entolēnG1325 G1785usG1473.

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