Berean Standard Bible
1 John 4:7-16
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.
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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