New American Standard Bible 1995

1 John 2:1-17

1My littleΤεκνίαTekniaG5040childrenG5040, I amwritingγράφωgraphōG1125theseG3778thingsταῦταtautaG3778to you soἵναinaG2443that you may not sinἁμάρτητε·hamartēteG264.And ifἐάνeanG1437anyoneτιςtisG5100sinsἁμάρτῃ,hamartēG264,we haveἔχομενechomenG2192anAdvocateπαράκλητονparaklētonG3875with the Fatherπατέρα,pateraG3962,JesusἸησοῦνIēsounG2424ChristΧριστὸνChristonG5547the righteousδίκαιον,dikaionG1342;

2and He HimselfαὐτὸςautosG846is thepropitiationἱλασμόςhilasmosG2434for our sinsἁμαρτιῶνhamartiōnG266;and not for oursG2251onlyG3440,but alsoG2532for those ofthe wholeὅλουholouG3650worldκόσμου.kosmouG2889.

3By thisτούτῳtoutōG3778we knowγινώσκομενginōskomenG1097that we have come toknowἐγνώκαμενegnōkamenG1097Him, ifἐὰνeanG1437wekeepτηρῶμεν.¶tērōmenG5083His commandmentsἐντολὰςentolasG1785.

4The one who saysλέγωνlegōnG3004, “I have come toknowἔγνωκαegnōkaG1097Him,” and does not keepτηρῶν,tērōnG5083His commandmentsἐντολὰςentolasG1785, is aliarψεύστηςpseustēsG5583, andthe truthἀλήθειαalētheiaG225is not in him;

5but whoeverὃς ἂνhos anG3739 G302keepsτηρῇtērēaG5083His wordλόγον,logonG3056, in him theloveἀγάπηagapēG26of GodθεοῦtheouG2316has trulyἀληθῶςalēthōsG230been perfectedτετελείωται.teteleiōtaiG5048.By thisG3778we knowγινώσκομενginōskomenG1097that we are in Him:

6the one who saysλέγωνlegōnG3004heabidesμένεινmeneinG3306in Himoughtὀφείλει,opheileiG3784himselfG846to walkπεριεπάτησεν,periepatēsenG4043in the sameοὕτωςhoutōsG3779mannerG3779as He walkedπεριπατεῖν.¶peripateinG4043.

7BelovedἈγαπητοί,AgapētoiG27, I amnot writingγράφωgraphōG1125a newκαινὴνkainēnG2537commandmentἐντολὴνentolēnG1785to you, but an oldπαλαιὰνpalaianG3820commandmentἐντολὴνentolēnG1785whichἣνhēnG3739you have hadεἴχετεeicheteG2192from the beginningἀρχῆς·archēsG746;the oldπαλαιάpalaiaG3820commandmentἐντολὴentolēG1785is the wordλόγοςlogosG3056whichὃνhonG3739you have heardἠκούσατεēkousateG191.

8On the otherG3825handG3825,I am writingγράφωgraphōG1125a newκαινὴνkainēnG2537commandmentἐντολὴνentolēnG1785to you, whichὅhoG3739is trueἀληθὲςalēthesG227in Him and in you, becauseὅτιhotiG3754the darknessσκοτίαskotiaG4653is passingG3855awayπαράγεταιparagetaiG3855andthe trueἀληθινὸνalēthinonG228LightφῶςphōsG5457is alreadyἤδηēdēG2235shiningφαίνει.phaineiG5316.

9The one who saysλέγωνlegōnG3004he is in the LightφωτὶphōtiG5457and yethatesμισῶνmisōnG3404hisbrotherἀδελφὸνadelphonG80is in the darknessσκοτίᾳskotiaG4653untilἕωςhe'ōsG2193nowἄρτι.artiG737.

10The one who lovesἀγαπῶνagapōnG25his brotherἀδελφὸνadelphonG80abidesμένειmeneiG3306in the LightφωτὶphōtiG5457and there is noοὐκoukG3756causeG4625for stumblingG4625in him.

11But the one whohatesμισῶνmisōnG3404his brotherἀδελφὸνadelphonG80is in the darknessσκοτίᾳskotiaG4653andwalksπεριπατεῖperipateiG4043in the darknessσκοτίᾳskotiaG4653,and does not knowG3609whereποῦpouG4226he is goingὑπάγει,hupageiG5217becauseὅτιhotiG3754the darknessσκοτίαskotiaG4653hasblindedἐτύφλωσενetuphlōsenG5186his eyesὀφθαλμοὺςophthalmousG3788.

12I am writingΓράφωGraphōG1125to you,littleτεκνία,tekniaG5040childrenG5040,becauseὅτιhotiG3754your sinsἁμαρτίαιhamartiaiG266have been forgivenἀφέωνταιapheōntaiG863you for His name’sὄνομαonomaG3686sakeδιὰdiaG1223.

13I am writingG1125to you, fathersπατέρες,pateresG3962,becauseG3754you knowG1097Himwho has been from the beginningἀρχῆς.archēsG746.I am writingG1125to you, youngνεανίσκοι,neaniskoiG3495menG3495,becauseG3754you have overcomeνενικήκατεnenikēkateG3528the evilπονηρόν.¶ponēronG4190oneG4190.I have writtenG1125to you, childrenG3813,becauseG3754you knowG1097the FatherG3962.

14I have writtenἔγραψαegrapsaG1125to you, fathersπατέρες,pateresG3962,becauseὅτιhotiG3754you knowἐγνώκατεegnōkateG1097Himwho has been from the beginningἀρχῆς.archēsG746.I have writtenἔγραψαegrapsaG1125to you, youngνεανίσκοι,neaniskoiG3495menG3495,becauseὅτιhotiG3754you arestrongἰσχυροίischuroiG2478, and thewordλόγοςlogosG3056of GodθεοῦtheouG2316abidesμένειmeneiG3306in you, andyou have overcomeνενικήκατεnenikēkateG3528the evilπονηρόν.¶ponēronG4190oneG4190.

15Do not loveἀγαπᾶτεagapateG25the worldκόσμονkosmonG2889norμηδὲmēdeG3366the things in the worldκόσμῳ.kosmōG2889.IfἐάνeanG1437anyoneτιςtisG5100lovesἀγαπᾷagapaG25the worldκόσμον,kosmonG2889,the loveἀγάπηagapēG26of the FatherπατρὸςpatrosG3962is not in him.

16For allπᾶνpanG3956that is in the worldκόσμῳ,kosmōG2889,the lustἐπιθυμίαepithumiaG1939of the fleshσαρκὸςsarkosG4561andthe lustἐπιθυμίαepithumiaG1939of the eyesὀφθαλμῶνophthalmōnG3788andthe boastfulG212prideG212of lifeβίου,biouG979,is not from the FatherπατρὸςpatrosG3962,but is from the worldκόσμουkosmouG2889.

17The worldκόσμοςkosmosG2889is passingG3855awayπαράγεταιparagetaiG3855, and alsoits lustsἐπιθυμίαepithumiaG1939; but the one whodoesποιῶνpoiōnG4160the willθέλημαthelēmaG2307of GodθεοῦtheouG2316livesμένειmeneiG3306foreverαἰῶνα.¶aiōnaG165.

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