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1 John 2:1-17

1Mychildren,thesethingsταῦταtautaG3778IwriteG1125toyouinorderG2443thatyemaynotsinἁμάρτητε·hamartēteG264;andifanyoneG5100sinἁμάρτῃ,hamartēG264,wehaveapatronwiththeFatherπατέρα,pateraG3962,JesusἸησοῦνIēsounG2424ChristΧριστὸνChristonG5547[the]righteousδίκαιον,dikaionG1342;

2andheisG1510thepropitiationἱλασμόςhilasmosG2434foroursinsἁμαρτιῶνhamartiōnG266;butnotforoursaloneG3441,butalsoG2532forthewholeG3650worldκόσμου.kosmouG2889.

3AndherebyweknowγινώσκομενginōskomenG1097thatweknowἐγνώκαμενegnōkamenG1097him,ifwekeepτηρῶμεν.¶tērōmenG5083hiscommandmentsἐντολὰςentolasG1785.

4HethatsaysλέγωνlegōnG3004,IknowG1097him,anddoesnotkeepτηρῶν,tērōnG5083hiscommandmentsἐντολὰςentolasG1785,isG1510aliarψεύστηςpseustēsG5583,andthetruthἀλήθειαalētheiaG225isG1510notinhim;

5butwhoeverkeepsτηρῇtērēaG5083hiswordλόγον,logonG3056,inhimverilytheloveἀγάπηagapēG26ofGodθεοῦtheouG2316isG1510perfectedτετελείωται.teteleiōtaiG5048. HerebyweknowγινώσκομενginōskomenG1097thatweareG1510inhim.

6HethatsaysG3004heabidesμένεινmeneinG3306inhimoughtὀφείλει,opheileiG3784,evenG2532ashewalkedπεριεπάτησεν,periepatēsenG4043,himselfalsoκαὶkaiG2532[so]towalkπεριπατεῖν.¶peripateinG4043.

7BelovedἈγαπητοί,AgapētoiG27,IwriteG1125nonewκαινὴνkainēnG2537commandmentἐντολὴνentolēnG1785toyou,butanoldπαλαιὰνpalaianG3820commandmentἐντολὴνentolēnG1785,whichyehavehadfromthebeginning.TheoldπαλαιάpalaiaG3820commandmentἐντολὴentolēG1785isG1510thewordλόγοςlogosG3056whichyeheardG191.

8AgainπάλινpalinG3825,IwriteG1125anewκαινὴνkainēnG2537commandmentἐντολὴνentolēnG1785toyou,whichthingisG1510trueἀληθινὸνalēthinonG228inhimandinyou,becausethedarknessσκοτίαskotiaG4653isG1510passingandthetrueG228lightφῶςphōsG5457alreadyἤδηēdēG2235shinesG5316.

9HewhosaysG3004heisG1510inthelightφωτὶphōtiG5457,andhatesG3404hisbrotherἀδελφὸνadelphonG80,isG1510inthedarknessσκοτίᾳskotiaG4653untilnow.

10HethatlovesG25hisbrotherἀδελφὸνadelphonG80abidesμένειmeneiG3306inlightφωτὶphōtiG5457,andthereisG1510nooccasionofstumblinginhim.

11ButhethathatesG3404hisbrotherἀδελφὸνadelphonG80isG1510inthedarknessσκοτίᾳskotiaG4653,andwalksG4043inthedarknessσκοτίᾳskotiaG4653,andknowsnotwhereποῦpouG4226hegoesG5217,becausethedarknessσκοτίαskotiaG4653hasblindedἐτύφλωσενetuphlōsenG5186hiseyesὀφθαλμοὺςophthalmousG3788.

12IwriteG1125toyou,children,because[your]sinsἁμαρτίαιhamartiaiG266areforgivenἀφέωνταιapheōntaiG863youforhisname'ssakeδιὰdiaG1223.

13IwriteG1125toyou,fathersπατέρες,pateresG3962,becauseyehaveknownG1097him[thatis]fromthebeginning.IwriteG1125toyou,youngνεανίσκοι,neaniskoiG3495menG3495,becauseyehaveovercomeνενικήκατεnenikēkateG3528thewickedG4190[oneG3588].IwriteG1125toyou, littlechildrenG3813,becauseyehaveknownG1097theFatherG3962.

14IhavewrittenG1125toyou,fathersπατέρες,pateresG3962,becauseyehaveknownG1097him[thatisG1510]fromthebeginning.IhavewrittenG1125toyou,youngνεανίσκοι,neaniskoiG3495menG3495,becauseyeareG1510strongἰσχυροίischuroiG2478,andthewordλόγοςlogosG3056ofGodθεοῦtheouG2316abidesμένειmeneiG3306inyou,andyehaveovercomeνενικήκατεnenikēkateG3528thewickedG4190[oneG3588].

15LoveἀγάπηagapēG26nottheworldκόσμονkosmonG2889,northethingsintheworldκόσμῳ.kosmōG2889.IfanyoneG5100loveG26theworldκόσμον,kosmonG2889,theloveG26oftheFatherπατρὸςpatrosG3962isG1510notinhim;

16becauseallthat[isG1510]intheworldκόσμῳ,kosmōG2889,thelustG1939ofthefleshσαρκὸςsarkosG4561,andthelustG1939oftheeyesὀφθαλμῶνophthalmōnG3788,andtheprideoflifeβίου,biouG979,isG1510notoftheFatherπατρὸςpatrosG3962,butisG1510oftheworldκόσμουkosmouG2889.

17AndtheworldκόσμοςkosmosG2889ispassing,anditslustG1939,buthethatdoesthewillofGodθεοῦtheouG2316abidesμένειmeneiG3306foreternityG165.

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