New American Standard Bible 1995

1 John 2:3-11

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.

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