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1 John 3:1-9

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.

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