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1 John 4

1BelovedἈγαπητοί,AgapētoiG27,believeπιστεύετεpisteueteG4100noteveryspiritπνεύματιpneumatiG4151,butprovethespiritsπνεύματαpneumataG4151,iftheyareG1510ofGodθεοῦtheouG2316;becausemanyπολλοὶpolloiG4183falseψευδοπροφῆταιpseudoprophētaiG5578prophetsG5578areG1510goneG1831outintotheworldκόσμον.kosmonG2889.

2Hereby yeknowγινώσκετεginōsketeG1097theSpiritπνεῦμαpneumaG4151ofGodθεοῦ·theouG2316:everyspiritπνεῦμαpneumaG4151whichconfessesG3670JesusἸησοῦνIēsounG2424ChristΧριστὸνChristonG5547comeἐληλυθόταelēluthotaG2064infleshσαρκὶsarkiG4561isG1510ofGodθεοῦtheouG2316;

3andeveryspiritπνεῦμαpneumaG4151whichdoesnotconfessG3670JesusἸησοῦνIēsounG2424ChristcomeG2064infleshisG1510notofGodθεοῦtheouG2316:andthisisG1510that[power]oftheantichristἀντιχρίστουantichristouG500, [of]whichyehaveheardG191thatitcomesG2064,andnowνῦνnunG3568itisG1510alreadyἤδη.ēdēG2235intheworldκόσμῳkosmōG2889.

4YeareG1510ofGodθεοῦtheouG2316,children,andhaveovercomeνενικήκατεnenikēkateG3528them,becausegreaterG3173isG1510hethat[isG1510]inyouthanhethat[isG1510]intheworldκόσμῳ.kosmōG2889.

5TheyareG1510oftheworldκόσμουkosmouG2889;forthisreasontheyspeakλαλοῦσινlalousinG2980[as]oftheworldκόσμουkosmouG2889,andtheworldκόσμοςkosmosG2889hearsG191them.

6WeareG1510ofGodθεοῦtheouG2316;hethatknowsγινώσκωνginōskōnG1097GodθεὸνtheonG2316hearsG191us;hewhoisG1510notofGodθεοῦtheouG2316doesnothearG191us.FromthisweknowγινώσκομενginōskomenG1097thespiritπνεῦμαpneumaG4151oftruthἀληθείαςalētheiasG225andthespiritπνεῦμαpneumaG4151oferrorG4106.

7BelovedἈγαπητοί,AgapētoiG27,letusloveἀγάπηagapēG26oneἀλλήλους,allēlousG240another;becauseloveG26isG1510ofGodθεοῦtheouG2316,andeveryoneG240thatlovesG25hasbeenG1510begottenG1080ofGodθεοῦtheouG2316,andknowsγινώσκειginōskeiG1097Godθεόν·theonG2316.

8HethatlovesG25nothasnotknownG1097Godθεόν,theonG2316;forGodθεὸςtheosG2316isG1510loveἀγάπηagapēG26.

9HereinastoushasbeenmanifestedG5319theloveἀγάπηagapēG26ofGodθεοῦtheouG2316,thatGodθεὸςtheosG2316hassentG649hisonlyμονογενῆmonogenēG3439begottenG3439SonυἱὸνhuionG5207intotheworldκόσμονkosmonG2889,thatwemightliveζήσωμενzēsōmenG2198throughhim.

10HereinisG1510loveἀγάπη,agapēG26,notthatwelovedG25Godθεόν,theonG2316,butthathelovedG25us,andsentG649hisSonυἱὸνhuionG5207apropitiationἱλασμὸνhilasmonG2434foroursinsἁμαρτιῶνhamartiōnG266.

11BelovedἈγαπητοί,AgapētoiG27,ifGodθεὸςtheosG2316hassolovedG25us,wealsoκαὶkaiG2532oughtὀφείλομενopheilomenG3784toloveG25oneἀλλήλουςallēlousG240another.

12NooneοὐδεὶςoudeisG3762hasseenG2300GodθεὸνtheonG2316atanytimeπώποτεpōpoteG4455:ifweloveἀγάπηagapēG26oneG3762another,GodθεὸςtheosG2316abidesμένειmeneiG3306inus,andhisloveG26isG1510perfectedτετελειωμένηteteleiōmenēG5048inus.

13HerebyweknowγινώσκομενginōskomenG1097thatweabideμένομενmenomenG3306inhimandheinus,thathehasgivenG1325tousofhisSpiritπνεύματοςpneumatosG4151.

14AndwehaveseenG2300,andtestifyμαρτυροῦμενmarturoumenG3140,thattheFatherπατὴρpatērG3962hassentG649theSonυἱὸνhuionG5207[as] Saviouroftheworldκόσμου.kosmouG2889.

15WhosoevershallconfessὁμολογήσῃhomologēsēG3670thatJesusἸησοῦςIēsousG2424isG1510theSonυἱὸςhuiosG5207ofGodθεοῦ,theouG2316,GodθεὸςtheosG2316abidesμένειmeneiG3306inhim,andheinGodθεῷ.theōG2316.

16AndwehaveknownἐγνώκαμενegnōkamenG1097andhavebelievedπεπιστεύκαμενpepisteukamenG4100theloveἀγάπηνagapēnG26whichGodθεὸςtheosG2316hastous.GodθεὸςtheosG2316isG1510loveἀγάπηagapēG26,andhethatabidesG3306inloveἀγάπῃagapēG26abidesG3306inGodθεῷtheōG2316,andGodθεὸςtheosG2316inhim.

17HereinhasloveἀγάπηagapēG26beenG1510perfectedτετελείωταιteteleiōtaiG5048withusthatwemayhaveboldnessG3954inthedayἡμέρᾳhēmeraG2250ofjudgmentκρίσεως,kriseōsG2920,thatevenG2532asheisG1510,wealsoκαὶkaiG2532areG1510inthisworldκόσμῳkosmōG2889.

18ThereisG1510nofearφόβοςphobosG5401inloveἀγάπῃ,agapēG26,butperfectτελείαteleiaG5046loveἀγάπηagapēG26castsβάλλειballeiG906outfearφόβον,phobonG5401;forfearφόβοςphobosG5401hastorment,andhethatfearsφοβούμενοςphoboumenosG5399hasnotbeenG1510madeG5048perfectG5046inloveἀγάπῃ.agapēG26.

19WeloveG25becausehehasfirstπρῶτοςprōtosG4413lovedG25us.

20IfanyoneG5100sayG3004,IloveG25GodθεὸνtheonG2316,andhateμισῇ,misēaG3404hisbrotherἀδελφὸνadelphonG80,heisG1510aliarψεύστηςpseustēsG5583:forhethatlovesG25nothisbrotherἀδελφὸνadelphonG80whomhehasseenG3708,howcanheloveG25GodθεὸνtheonG2316whomhehasnotseenG3708?

21AndthiscommandmentἐντολὴνentolēnG1785havewefromhim,ThathethatlovesG25GodθεὸνtheonG2316loveG25alsoG2532hisbrotherἀδελφὸνadelphonG80.

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