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1 John 3

1SeeG3708whatloveἀγάπηνagapēnG26theFatherπατήρ,patērG3962hasgivenG1325tous,thatweshouldbeG1510calledκληθῶμενklēthōmenG2564[the]childrenG5043ofGodθεοῦtheouG2316.ForthisreasontheworldκόσμοςkosmosG2889knowsG1097usnot,becauseitknewG1097himnot.

2BelovedἈγαπητοί,AgapētoiG27,nowνῦνnunG3568areG1510wechildrenG5043ofGodθεοῦtheouG2316,andwhatweshallbeG1510hasnotyetbeenG1510manifestedG5319;weknowthatifitisG1510manifestedG5319weshallbeG1510likehim,forweshallseeG3708himasheisG1510.

3AndeveryonethathasthishopeἐλπίδαelpidaG1680inhimpurifiesG48himself,evenG2532asheisG1510pureἁγνόςhagnosG53.

4EveryoneG3588thatpractisessinἁμαρτίανhamartianG266practisesalsoG2532lawlessnessἀνομίανanomianG458;andsinἁμαρτίαhamartiaG266isG1510lawlessnessἀνομία.anomiaG458.

5AndyeknowthathehasbeenG1510manifestedG5319thathemighttakeἄρῃ,arēG142awayG142oursinsἁμαρτίαςhamartiasG266;andinhimsinἁμαρτίαhamartiaG266isG1510not.

6WhoeverabidesμένωνmenōnG3306inhim,doesnotsinG264:whoeversinsG264,hasnotseenG3708himorknownG1097him.

7ChildrenG5040,letnomanG1342leadyouastrayπλανάτωplanatōG4105;hethatpractisesrighteousnessδικαιοσύνηνdikaiosunēnG1343isG1510righteousδίκαιόςdikaiosG1342, evenasheisG1510righteousδίκαιόςdikaiosG1342.

8HethatpractisessinἁμαρτίανhamartianG266isG1510ofthedevilδιαβόλουdiabolouG1228;forfrom[the]beginningthedevilδιάβολοςdiabolosG1228sinsG266.TothisendtheSonυἱὸςhuiosG5207ofGodθεοῦtheouG2316hasbeenG1510manifestedG5319,thathemightundotheworksἔργαergaG2041ofthedevilδιαβόλου.diabolouG1228.

9WhoeverhasbeenbegottenG1080ofGodθεοῦtheouG2316doesnotpractisesinἁμαρτίανhamartianG266,becausehisseedσπέρμαspermaG4690abidesμένει·meneiG3306inhim,andhecannotsinG266,becausehehasbeenbegottenG1080ofGodθεοῦtheouG2316.

10InthisareG1510manifestthechildrenG5043ofGodθεοῦtheouG2316andthechildrenG5043ofthedevilδιαβόλου.diabolouG1228.WhoeverdoesnotpractiserighteousnessδικαιοσύνηνdikaiosunēnG1343isG1510notofGodθεοῦ,theouG2316,andhewhodoesnotloveG25hisbrotherἀδελφὸνadelphonG80.

11ForthisisG1510themessageἀγγελίαangeliaG31whichyehaveheardG191fromthebeginning,thatweshouldloveἀγαπῶμενagapōmenG25oneἀλλήλους·allēlousG240another:

12notasCainΚάϊνKainG2535wasG1510ofthewickedG4190oneG3588,andslewhisbrotherἀδελφὸνadelphonG80;andonaccountofwhatslewhehim?becausehisworksἔργαergaG2041wereG1510wickedG4190,andthoseofhisbrotherἀδελφοῦadelphouG80righteousδίκαια.¶dikaiaG1342.

13DonotwonderG2296,brethren,iftheworldκόσμος.kosmosG2889hateG3404you.

14WeknowthatwehavepassedfromdeathθανάτουthanatouG2288tolifeζωήν,zōēnG2222,becauseweloveG25thebrethren.HewhodoesnotloveG25[his]brotherἀδελφούς·adelphousG80abidesμένειmeneiG3306indeathθανάτῳ.thanatōG2288.

15EveryonethathatesG3404hisbrotherἀδελφὸνadelphonG80isG1510amurdererἀνθρωποκτόνοςanthrōpoktonosG443,andyeknowthatnomurdererἀνθρωποκτόνοςanthrōpoktonosG443haseternalαἰώνιονaiōnionG166lifeζωὴνzōēnG2222abidingG3306inhim.

16HerebywehaveknownG1097loveἀγάπηνagapēnG26,becausehehaslaidG5087downἔθηκεν·ethēkenG5087hislifeG5590forus;andweoughtὀφείλομενopheilomenG3784forthebrethrentolaydownθεῖναι.¶theinaiG5087[our]livesG5590.

17Butwhosomayhavetheworld's substance,andseeθεωρῇtheōrēaG2334hisbrotherἀδελφὸνadelphonG80havingneedχρείανchreianG5532,andshutG2808uphisbowelsfromhim,howπῶςpōsG4459abidesG3306theloveἀγάπηagapēG26ofGodθεοῦtheouG2316inhim?

18ChildrenΤεκνίαTekniaG5040, letusnotloveἀγαπῶμενagapōmenG25withwordλόγῳlogōG3056,norwithtongueγλώσσῃglōssēG1100,butindeedG2041andintruthἀληθείᾳ.alētheiaG225.

19AndherebyweshallknowγνωσόμεθαgnōsomethaG1097thatweareG1510ofthetruthἀληθείαςalētheiasG225,andshallpersuadeG3982ourheartsκαρδίανkardianG2588beforehim—

20thatifourheartκαρδία,kardiaG2588condemnκαταγινώσκῃkataginōskēG2607us,GodθεὸςtheosG2316isG1510greaterG3173thanourheartκαρδίαςkardiasG2588andknowsγινώσκειginōskeiG1097allthingsπάντα.¶pantaG3956.

21BelovedἈγαπητοί,AgapētoiG27,ifourheartκαρδίαkardiaG2588condemnκαταγινώσκῃkataginōskēG2607usnot,wehaveboldnessG3954towardsGodθεόν,theonG2316,

22andwhatsoeverweaskαἰτῶμενaitōmenG154wereceiveλαμβάνομενlambanomenG2983fromhim,becausewekeepτηροῦμενtēroumenG5083hiscommandmentsἐντολὰςentolasG1785,andpractisethethingsG3739whicharepleasingἀρεστὰarestaG701inhissight.

23AndthisisG1510hiscommandmentἐντολὴentolēG1785,thatwebelieveπιστεύσωμενpisteusōmenG4100onthenameὀνόματιonomatiG3686ofhisSonυἱοῦhuiouG5207JesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424ChristΧριστοῦChristouG5547,andthatweloveἀγαπῶμενagapōmenG25oneἀλλήλουςallēlousG240another,evenG2532ashehasgivenG1325uscommandmentἐντολὴνentolēnG1785.

24AndhethatkeepsτηρῶνtērōnG5083hiscommandmentsἐντολὰςentolasG1785abidesG3306inhim,andheinhim.AndherebyweknowγινώσκομενginōskomenG1097thatheabidesG3306inus,bytheSpiritπνεύματοςpneumatosG4151whichhehasgivenG1325tous.

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