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1 John 3:17-24

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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