Berean Standard Bible
1 John 4
1BelovedἈγαπητοί,AgapētoiG27,do not believeμὴ πιστεύετεmē pisteueteG3361G4100everyπαντὶpantiG3956spiritπνεύματιpneumatiG4151,butἀλλὰallaG235testδοκιμάζετεdokimazeteG1381theτὰtaG3588spiritsπνεύματαpneumataG4151to seewhetherεἰeiG1487they areἐστιν,estinG1510fromἐκekG1537τοῦtouG3588GodθεοῦtheouG2316.ForὅτιhotiG3754manyπολλοὶpolloiG4183false prophetsψευδοπροφῆταιpseudoprophētaiG5578have gone outἐξεληλύθασινexelēluthasinG1831intoεἰςeisG1519theτὸνtonG3588worldκόσμον.kosmonG2889.
2ByἐνenG1722thisτούτῳtoutōG3778you will knowγινώσκετεginōsketeG1097theτὸtoG3588SpiritπνεῦμαpneumaG4151τοῦtouG3588of Godθεοῦ·theouG2316:EveryπᾶνpanG3956spiritπνεῦμαpneumaG4151thatὃhoG3739confessesὁμολογεῖhomologeiG3670thatJesusἸησοῦνIēsounG2424ChristΧριστὸνChristonG5547has comeἐληλυθόταelēluthotaG2064inἐνenG1722thefleshσαρκὶsarkiG4561isἐστιν.estinG1510fromἐκekG1537τοῦtouG3588GodθεοῦtheouG2316,
3andκαὶkaiG2532everyπᾶνpanG3956spiritπνεῦμαpneumaG4151thatὃhoG3739does not confessμὴ ὁμολογεῖmē homologeiG3361G3670τὸνtonG3588JesusἸησοῦνIēsounG2424isἔστιν·estinG1510notοὐκoukG3756fromἐκekG1537τοῦtouG3588GodθεοῦtheouG2316καὶkaiG2532.ThisτοῦτόtoutoG3778isἐστινestinG1510theτὸtoG3588spiritof theτοῦtouG3588antichristἀντιχρίστουantichristouG500,whichὃhoG3739you have heardἀκηκόατεakēkoateG191ὅτιhotiG3754is comingἔρχεταιerchetaiG2064andκαὶkaiG2532whichisἐστὶνestinG1510alreadyἤδη.ēdēG2235inἐνenG1722theτῷtōG3588worldκόσμῳkosmōG2889at this timeνῦνnunG3568.
4YouὑμεῖςhumeisG4771,little childrenτεκνία,tekniaG5040,areἐστε,esteG1510fromἐκekG1537τοῦtouG3588GodθεοῦtheouG2316andκαὶkaiG2532have overcomeνενικήκατεnenikēkateG3528themαὐτούς,autousG846,becauseὅτιhotiG3754greaterμείζωνmeizōnG3173isἐστὶνestinG1510He whoὁhoG3588isinἐνenG1722youὑμῖνhuminG4771thanἢēG2228he whoὁhoG3588isinἐνenG1722theτῷtōG3588worldκόσμῳ.kosmōG2889.
5TheyαὐτοὶautoiG846areεἰσίν·eisinG1510ofἐκekG1537theτοῦtouG3588worldκόσμουkosmouG2889.That is whyδιὰ τοῦτοdia toutoG1223G3778they speakλαλοῦσινlalousinG2980from theτοῦtouG3588world’sκόσμουkosmouG2889perspectiveἐκekG1537,andκαὶkaiG2532theὁhoG3588worldκόσμοςkosmosG2889listens toἀκούει.akoueiG191themαὐτῶνautōnG846.
6WeG1473areἐσμεν·esmenG1510fromἐκekG1537τοῦtouG3588GodθεοῦtheouG2316.WhoeverὁhoG3588knowsγινώσκωνginōskōnG1097τὸνtonG3588GodθεὸνtheonG2316listens toἀκούειakoueiG191usG1473;whoeverὃςhosG3739isἔστινestinG1510notοὐκoukG3756fromἐκekG1537τοῦtouG3588GodθεοῦtheouG2316does not listen toοὐκ ἀκούειouk akoueiG3756G191usG1473.That is howἐκ τούτουek toutouG1537G3778we knowγινώσκομενginōskomenG1097theτὸtoG3588SpiritπνεῦμαpneumaG4151τῆςtēsG3588of truthἀληθείαςalētheiasG225andκαὶkaiG2532theτὸtoG3588spiritπνεῦμαpneumaG4151τῆςtēsG3588of deceptionπλάνης.¶planēsG4106.
Love Comes from God
7BelovedἈγαπητοί,AgapētoiG27,let us loveἀγαπῶμενagapōmenG25one anotherἀλλήλους,allēlousG240,becauseὅτιhotiG3754ἡhēG3588loveἀγάπηagapēG26comesἐστινestinG1510fromἐκekG1537τοῦtouG3588GodθεοῦtheouG2316καὶkaiG2532.EveryoneπᾶςpasG3956whoὁhoG3588lovesἀγαπῶνagapōnG25has been bornγεγέννηταιgegennētaiG1080ofἐκekG1537τοῦtouG3588GodθεοῦtheouG2316andκαὶkaiG2532knowsγινώσκειginōskeiG1097τὸνtonG3588Godθεόν·theonG2316.
9This is howἐν τούτῳen toutōG1722G3778ἡhēG3588God’sθεοῦtheouG2316τοῦtouG3588loveἀγάπηagapēG26was revealedἐφανερώθηephanerōthēG5319amongἐνenG1722usG1473ὅτιhotiG3754τὸνtonG3588:GodθεὸςtheosG2316sentἀπέσταλκενapestalkenG649HisαὐτοῦautouG846τὸνtonG3588one and onlyμονογενῆmonogenēG3439ὁhoG3588SonυἱὸνhuionG5207intoεἰςeisG1519theτὸνtonG3588worldκόσμονkosmonG2889,so thatἵναinaG2443we might liveζήσωμενzēsōmenG2198throughδι᾽di᾽G1223Himαὐτοῦ.autouG846.
10ἡhēG3588Andloveἀγάπη,agapēG26consistsἐστὶνestinG1510inἐνenG1722thisτούτῳtoutōG3778:notοὐχouchG3756thatὅτιhotiG3754weG1473lovedἠγαπήκαμενēgapēkamenG25τὸνtonG3588Godθεόν,theonG2316,butἀλλ᾽all᾽G235thatὅτιhotiG3754HeαὐτὸςautosG846lovedἠγάπησενēgapēsenG25usG1473andκαὶkaiG2532sentἀπέστειλενapesteilenG649HisαὐτοῦautouG846τὸνtonG3588SonυἱὸνhuionG5207as theatoning sacrificeἱλασμὸνhilasmonG2434forπερὶperiG4012ourG1473τῶνtōnG3588sinsἁμαρτιῶνhamartiōnG266.
12No oneοὐδεὶςoudeisG3762has ever seenπώποτε τεθέαται·pōpote tetheataiG2300G4455GodθεὸνtheonG2316; butifἐὰνeanG1437we loveἀγαπῶμενagapōmenG25one anotherἀλλήλους,allēlousG240ὁhoG3588,GodθεὸςtheosG2316remainsμένειmeneiG3306inἐνenG1722usG1473,andκαὶkaiG2532HisαὐτοῦautouG846ἡhēG3588loveἀγάπηagapēG26isἐστίν.estinG1510perfectedτετελειωμένηteteleiōmenēG5048inἐνenG1722usG1473.
13ByἐνenG1722thisτούτῳtoutōG3778we knowγινώσκομενginōskomenG1097thatὅτιhotiG3754we remainμένομενmenomenG3306inἐνenG1722HimαὐτῷautōG846,andκαὶkaiG2532HeαὐτὸςautosG846inἐνenG1722usG1473ὅτιhotiG3754:He has givenδέδωκενdedōkenG1325usG1473ofἐκekG1537HisαὐτοῦautouG846τοῦtouG3588SpiritπνεύματοςpneumatosG4151.
15IfἐὰνeanG1437anyoneὃςhosG3739confessesὁμολογήσῃhomologēsēG3670thatὅτιhotiG3754JesusἸησοῦςIēsousG2424isἐστινestinG1510theὁhoG3588SonυἱὸςhuiosG5207τοῦtouG3588of Godθεοῦ,theouG2316ὁhoG3588,GodθεὸςtheosG2316abidesμένειmeneiG3306inἐνenG1722himαὐτῷautōG846,andκαὶkaiG2532heαὐτὸςautosG846inἐνenG1722τῷtōG3588Godθεῷ.theōG2316.
16AndκαὶkaiG2532weG1473have come to knowἐγνώκαμενegnōkamenG1097andκαὶkaiG2532believeπεπιστεύκαμενpepisteukamenG4100theτὴνtēnG3588loveἀγάπηνagapēnG26thatἣνhēnG3739ὁhoG3588GodθεὸςtheosG2316hasἔχειecheiG2192forἐνenG1722usG1473ὁhoG3588.GodθεὸςtheosG2316isἐστίν,estinG1510loveἀγάπηagapēG26καὶkaiG2532;whoeverὁhoG3588abidesμένωνmenōnG3306inἐνenG1722τῇtēaG3588loveἀγάπῃagapēG26abidesμένει,meneiG3306inἐνenG1722τῷtōG3588GodθεῷtheōG2316,andκαὶkaiG2532ὁhoG3588GodθεὸςtheosG2316μένει.meneiG3306inἐνenG1722himαὐτῷautōG846.
17InἐνenG1722thisτούτῳtoutōG3778wayἡhēG3588,loveἀγάπηagapēG26has been perfectedτετελείωταιteteleiōtaiG5048amongμεθ᾽meth᾽G3326usG1473,so thatἵναinaG2443we may haveἔχωμενechōmenG2192confidenceπαρρησίανparrēsianG3954onἐνenG1722theτῇtēaG3588dayἡμέρᾳhēmeraG2250τῆςtēsG3588of judgmentκρίσεως,kriseōsG2920;forὅτιhotiG3754inἐνenG1722thisτούτῳ.toutōG3778τῷtōG3588worldκόσμῳkosmōG2889καὶkaiG2532weG1473areἐστινestinG1510just likeκαθὼςkathōsG2531Himἐκεῖνός ἐσμενekeinos esmenG1565G1510.
18There isἔστινestinG1510noοὐκoukG3756fearφόβοςphobosG5401inἐνenG1722τῇtēaG3588loveἀγάπῃ,agapēG26,butἀλλ᾽all᾽G235ἡhēG3588perfectτελείαteleiaG5046loveἀγάπηagapēG26drivesβάλλειballeiG906outἔξωexōG1854τὸνtonG3588fearφόβον,phobonG5401,becauseὅτιhotiG3754ὁhoG3588fearφόβοςphobosG5401involvesἔχει·echeiG2192punishmentκόλασινkolasinG2851δὲdeG1161.TheὁhoG3588one whofearsφοβούμενοςphoboumenosG5399has not been perfectedοὐ τετελείωταιou teteleiōtaiG3756G5048inἐνenG1722τῇtēaG3588loveἀγάπῃ.agapēG26.
20IfἐάνeanG1437anyoneτιςtisG5100saysεἴπῃeipēG2036ὅτιhotiG3754, “I loveἀγαπῶagapōG25τὸνtonG3588GodθεὸνtheonG2316,” butκαὶkaiG2532hatesμισῇ,misēaG3404hisαὐτοῦautouG846τὸνtonG3588brotherἀδελφὸνadelphonG80,he isἐστίν·estinG1510a liarψεύστηςpseustēsG5583.ForγὰρgarG1063anyone whoὁhoG3588does not loveμὴ ἀγαπῶνmē agapōnG3361G25hisαὐτοῦautouG846τὸνtonG3588brotherἀδελφὸνadelphonG80,whomὃνhonG3739he has seenἑώρακεν,he'ōrakenG3708,cannotοὐχ δύναταιouch dunataiG3756G1410loveἀγαπᾶν·agapanG25τὸνtonG3588GodθεὸνtheonG2316,whomὃνhonG3739he has not seenἑώρακεν οὐhe'ōraken ouG3756G3708.
21AndκαὶkaiG2532we haveἔχομενechomenG2192thisταύτηνtautēnG3778τὴνtēnG3588commandmentἐντολὴνentolēnG1785fromἀπ᾽ap᾽G575Himαὐτοῦ,autouG846ἵναinaG2443:WhoeverὁhoG3588lovesἀγαπῶνagapōnG25τὸνtonG3588GodθεὸνtheonG2316must loveἀγαπᾷagapaG25hisαὐτοῦ.¶autouG846τὸνtonG3588brotherἀδελφὸνadelphonG80as wellκαὶkaiG2532.
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
Berean Standard Bible — © Berean Bible — CC0 / Public Domain
Commentaries