Berean Standard Bible
1 John 5
1EveryoneΠᾶςPasG3956whoὁhoG3588believesπιστεύωνpisteuōnG4100thatὅτιhotiG3754JesusἸησοῦςIēsousG2424isἐστινestinG1510theὁhoG3588ChristΧριστὸςChristosG5547has been bornγεγέννηται,gegennētaiG1080ofἐκekG1537τοῦtouG3588GodθεοῦtheouG2316,andκαὶkaiG2532everyoneπᾶςpasG3956whoὁhoG3588lovesἀγαπῶνagapōnG25theτὸνtonG3588FatherγεννήσανταgennēsantaG1080alsoκαὶkaiG2532lovesἀγαπᾷagapaG25thoseτὸνtonG3588bornγεγεννημένονgegennēmenonG1080ofἐξexG1537Himαὐτοῦ.autouG846.
2ByἐνenG1722thisτούτῳtoutōG3778we knowγινώσκομενginōskomenG1097thatὅτιhotiG3754we loveἀγαπῶμενagapōmenG25theτὰtaG3588childrenτέκναteknaG5043τοῦtouG3588of Godθεοῦ,theouG2316:whenὅτανhotanG3752we loveἀγαπῶμενagapōmenG25τὸνtonG3588GodθεὸνtheonG2316andκαὶkaiG2532keepποιῶμεν.poiōmenG4160HisαὐτοῦautouG846τὰςtasG3588commandmentsἐντολὰςentolasG1785.
3ForγάρgarG1063thisαὕτηhautēG3778isἐστινestinG1510theἡhēG3588loveἀγάπηagapēG26τοῦtouG3588of Godθεοῦ,theouG2316,thatἵναinaG2443we keepτηρῶμεν·tērōmenG5083HisαὐτοῦautouG846τὰςtasG3588commandmentsἐντολὰςentolasG1785.AndκαὶkaiG2532HisαὐτοῦautouG846αἱhaiG3588commandmentsἐντολαὶentolaiG1785areεἰσίν.eisinG1510notοὐκoukG3756burdensomeβαρεῖαιbareiaiG926,
4becauseὅτιhotiG3754everyoneπᾶνpanG3956τὸtoG3588bornγεγεννημένονgegennēmenonG1080ofἐκekG1537τοῦtouG3588GodθεοῦtheouG2316overcomesνικᾷnikaG3528theτὸνtonG3588worldκόσμον·kosmonG2889.AndκαὶkaiG2532thisαὕτηhautēG3778isἐστὶνestinG1510theἡhēG3588victoryνίκηnikēG3529thatἡhēG3588has overcomeνικήσασαnikēsasaG3528theτὸνtonG3588worldκόσμον,kosmonG2889:ourG1473ἡhēG3588faithπίστιςpistisG4102.
6ThisοὗτόςhoutosG3778isἐστινestinG1510theὁhoG3588One whocameἐλθὼνelthōnG2064byδι᾽di᾽G1223waterὕδατοςhudatosG5204andκαὶkaiG2532bloodαἵματος,aimatosG129,JesusἸησοῦςIēsousG2424ChristΧριστός·ChristosG5547—notοὐκoukG3756byἐνenG1722τῷtōG3588waterὕδατιhudatiG5204aloneG3440,butἀλλ᾽all᾽G235byἐνenG1722τῷtōG3588waterὕδατιhudatiG5204andκαὶkaiG2532ἐνenG1722τῷtōG3588bloodαἵματι·aimatiG129.AndκαὶkaiG2532it isἐστινestinG1510theτὸtoG3588SpiritπνεῦμάpneumaG4151whoτὸtoG3588testifiesμαρτυροῦν,marturounG3140to this,becauseὅτιhotiG3754theτὸtoG3588SpiritπνεῦμάpneumaG4151isἐστινestinG1510theἡhēG3588truthἀλήθεια·alētheiaG225.
God’s Testimony about His Son
9EvenifεἰeiG1487we acceptλαμβάνομεν,lambanomenG2983τὴνtēnG3588τῶνtōnG3588humanἀνθρώπωνanthrōpōnG444testimonyμαρτυρίανmarturianG3141,theἡhēG3588testimonyμαρτυρίαmarturiaG3141τοῦtouG3588of GodθεοῦtheouG2316isἐστίν,estinG1510greaterμείζωνmeizōnG3173.ForὅτιhotiG3754thisαὕτηhautēG3778isἐστὶνestinG1510theἡhēG3588testimonyμαρτυρίαmarturiaG3141thatὅτιhotiG3754τοῦtouG3588GodθεοῦtheouG2316hasμεμαρτύρηκενmemarturēkenG3140givenaboutπερὶperiG4012Hisαὐτοῦ.autouG846τοῦtouG3588SonυἱοῦhuiouG5207.
10WhoeverὁhoG3588believesπιστεύωνpisteuōnG4100inεἰςeisG1519theτὸνtonG3588SonυἱὸνhuionG5207τοῦtouG3588of GodθεοῦtheouG2316hasἔχειecheiG2192thisτὴνtēnG3588testimonyμαρτυρίανmarturianG3141withinἐνenG1722himG848;whoeverὁhoG3588does not believeμὴ πιστεύωνmē pisteuōnG3361G4100τῷtōG3588GodθεῷtheōG2316has madeπεποίηκενpepoiēkenG4160Himαὐτόν,autonG846out to bea liarψεύστηνpseustēnG5583,becauseὅτιhotiG3754he has not believedοὐ πεπίστευκενou pepisteukenG3756G4100inεἰςeisG1519theτὴνtēnG3588testimonyμαρτυρίανmarturianG3141thatἣνhēnG3739ὁhoG3588GodθεὸςtheosG2316has givenμεμαρτύρηκενmemarturēkenG3140aboutπερὶperiG4012Hisαὐτοῦ.autouG846τοῦtouG3588SonυἱοῦhuiouG5207.
11AndκαὶkaiG2532thisαὕτηhautēG3778isἐστὶνestinG1510thatἡhēG3588testimonyμαρτυρίαmarturiaG3141ὅτιhotiG3754ὁhoG3588:Godθεός·theosG2316has givenἔδωκενedōkenG1325usG1473eternalαἰώνιονaiōnionG166lifeζωὴνzōēnG2222,andκαὶkaiG2532thisαὕτηhautēG3778ἡhēG3588lifeζωὴzōēG2222isἐστιν.estinG1510inἐνenG1722HisαὐτοῦautouG846τῷtōG3588SonυἱῷhuiōG5207.
Effective Prayer
13I have writtenἔγραψαegrapsaG1125these thingsΤαῦταTautaG3778to youὑμῖνhuminG4771whoτοῖςtoisG3588believeπιστεύουσινpisteuousinG4100inεἰςeisG1519theτὸtoG3588nameὄνομαonomaG3686of theτοῦtouG3588SonυἱοῦhuiouG5207τοῦtouG3588of Godθεοῦ.theouG2316,so thatἵναinaG2443you may knowG1492thatὅτιhotiG3754you haveἔχετεecheteG2192eternalαἰώνιον,aiōnionG166lifeζωὴνzōēnG2222.
14AndκαὶkaiG2532thisαὕτηhautēG3778isἐστὶνestinG1510theἡhēG3588confidenceπαρρησίαparrēsiaG3954thatἣνhēnG3739we haveἔχομενechomenG2192beforeπρὸςprosG4314Himαὐτόν,autonG846ὅτιhotiG3754:IfἐάνeanG1437we askαἰτώμεθαaitōmethaG154anythingτιtiG5100according toκατὰkataG2596HisαὐτοῦautouG846τὸtoG3588willθέλημαthelēmaG2307,He hearsἀκούειakoueiG191usG1473.
15AndκαὶkaiG2532ifἐὰνeanG1437we knowG1492thatὅτιhotiG3754He hearsἀκούειakoueiG191usG1473in whateverὃ ἐὰνho eanG3739G1437we askαἰτώμεθα,aitōmethaG154,we knowG1492thatὅτιhotiG3754we already possessἔχομενechomenG2192whatτὰtaG3588we have askedαἰτήματα ἃ ᾐτήκαμενaitēmata ha ētēkamenG155G3739G154ofἀπ᾽ap᾽G575Himαὐτοῦ.¶autouG846.
16IfἘάνEanG1437anyoneτιςtisG5100seesG3708hisαὐτοῦautouG846τὸνtonG3588brotherἀδελφὸνadelphonG80committingἁμαρτάνονταhamartanontaG264a sinἁμαρτίανhamartianG266notμὴmēG3361leading toπρὸςprosG4314deathθάνατον,thanatonG2288,he should askαἰτήσειaitēseiG154GodκαὶkaiG2532,who will giveδώσειdōseiG1325αὐτῷautōG846lifeζωήν,zōēnG2222to those whoτοῖςtoisG3588commit this kind of sinἁμαρτάνουσιν μὴ πρὸς θάνατον.¶hamartanousin mē pros thanatonG264G3361G4314G2288.There isἜστινEstinG1510a sinἁμαρτίαhamartiaG266that leads toπρὸςprosG4314deathθάνατον·thanatonG2288;I am not sayingοὐ λέγωou legōG3756G3004ἵναinaG2443he should askἐρωτήσῃ.erōtēsēG2065regardingπερὶperiG4012thatἐκείνηςekeinēsG1565sin.
The True God
18We knowG1492thatὅτιhotiG3754anyoneπᾶςpasG3956ὁhoG3588bornγεγεννημένοςgegennēmenosG1080ofἐκekG1537τοῦtouG3588Godθεοῦ,theouG2316does not keep on sinningοὐχ ἁμαρτάνει·ouch hamartaneiG3756G264ἀλλ᾽all᾽G235;theὁhoG3588One whowas bornγεννηθεὶςgennētheisG1080ofἐκekG1537τοῦtouG3588GodθεοῦtheouG2316protectsτηρεῖtēreiG5083himG846,andκαὶkaiG2532theὁhoG3588evilπονηρὸςponērosG4190onecannot touchοὐχouchG3756G680himG846.
20AndδὲdeG1161we knowG1492thatὅτιhotiG3754theὁhoG3588SonυἱὸςhuiosG5207τοῦtouG3588of GodθεοῦtheouG2316has comeἥκειhēkeiG2240andκαὶkaiG2532has givenδέδωκενdedōkenG1325usG1473understandingδιάνοιανdianoianG1271,so thatἵναinaG2443we may knowγινώσκωμενginōskōmenG1097Him whoτὸνtonG3588istrueἀληθινόν,alēthinonG228;andκαὶkaiG2532we areἐσμὲνesmenG1510inἐνenG1722Him whoτῷtōG3588istrueἀληθινῷ,alēthinōG228—inἐνenG1722HisαὐτοῦautouG846τῷtōG3588SonυἱῷhuiōG5207JesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424ChristΧριστῷ.ChristōG5547.HeοὗτόςhoutosG3778isἐστινestinG1510theὁhoG3588trueἀληθινὸςalēthinosG228GodθεὸςtheosG2316andκαὶkaiG2532eternalαἰώνιος.aiōniosG166lifeζωὴzōēG2222.
Commentaries on 1 John 5
- 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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