New American Standard Bible 1995

1 John 3:1-9

1SeeG3708howG4217greatG4217a loveἀγάπηνagapēnG26the Fatherπατήρ,patērG3962has bestowedδέδωκενdedōkenG1325on us, that we would be calledκληθῶμενklēthōmenG2564childrenτέκναteknaG5043of GodθεοῦtheouG2316; and suchwe are. For thisτοῦτοtoutoG3778reasonδιὰdiaG1223the worldκόσμοςkosmosG2889does not knowγινώσκειginōskeiG1097us, becauseὅτιhotiG3754it did not knowἔγνωegnōG1097Him.

2BelovedἈγαπητοί,AgapētoiG27,nowνῦνnunG3568we arechildrenτέκναteknaG5043of GodθεοῦtheouG2316, andit has not appearedἐφανερώθηephanerōthēG5319as yetοὔπωoupōG3768whatτίtiG5101we will be. We knowG3609that whenἐὰνeanG1437Heappearsφανερωθῇ,phanerōthēaG5319, we will belikeὅμοιοιhomoioiG3664Him, becauseG3754we willseeG3708Him justκαθώςkathōsG2531as He is.

3And everyoneπᾶςpasG3956who hasἔχωνechōnG2192thisταύτηνtautēnG3778hopeἐλπίδαelpidaG1680fixed on HimpurifiesἁγνίζειhagnizeiG48himselfἑαυτὸνhe'autonG1438,justκαθὼςkathōsG2531as He is pureἁγνόςhagnosG53.

4EveryoneΠᾶςPasG3956who practicesποιῶνpoiōnG4160sinἁμαρτίανhamartianG266alsoG2532practicesποιεῖ,poieiG4160lawlessnessἀνομίανanomianG458; andsinἁμαρτίαhamartiaG266is lawlessnessἀνομία.anomiaG458.

5You knowG3609that HeappearedἐφανερώθηephanerōthēG5319in orderἵναinaG2443totakeἄρῃ,arēG142awayG142sinsἁμαρτίαςhamartiasG266; andin Him there is noοὐκoukG3756sinἁμαρτίαhamartiaG266.

6NoοὐχouchG3956 G3756oneG3956who abidesμένωνmenōnG3306in Himsinsἁμαρτάνει·hamartaneiG264;noοὐχouchG3956 G3756oneG3956who sinsἁμαρτάνωνhamartanōnG264has seenἑώρακενhe'ōrakenG3708Him orοὐδὲoudeG3761knowsἔγνωκενegnōkenG1097Him.

7LittleG5040childrenG5040,make sure noG3367oneμηδεὶςmēdeisG3367deceivesπλανάτωplanatōG4105you;the one who practicesποιῶνpoiōnG4160righteousnessδικαιοσύνηνdikaiosunēnG1343is righteousδίκαιόςdikaiosG1342,justκαθὼςkathōsG2531as He is righteousδίκαιόςdikaiosG1342;

8the one who practicesποιῶνpoiōnG4160sinἁμαρτίανhamartianG266isof the devilδιαβόλουdiabolouG1228;for the devilδιάβολοςdiabolosG1228has sinnedἁμαρτάνει.hamartaneiG264from the beginningἀρχῆςarchēsG746.The SonυἱὸςhuiosG5207of GodθεοῦtheouG2316appearedἐφανερώθηephanerōthēG5319for thisτοῦτοtoutoG3778purpose,to destroyλύσῃlusēG3089the worksἔργαergaG2041of the devilδιαβόλου.diabolouG1228.

9NoοὐouG3956 G3756oneG3956who isbornγεγεννημένοςgegennēmenosG1080of GodθεοῦtheouG2316practicesποιεῖ,poieiG4160sinἁμαρτίανhamartianG266,becauseὅτιhotiG3754His seedσπέρμαspermaG4690abidesμένει·meneiG3306in him; and he cannotοὐ δύναταιou dunataiG1410 G3756sinἁμαρτάνειν,hamartaneinG264,becauseὅτιhotiG3754he isbornγεγέννηται.gegennētaiG1080of GodθεοῦtheouG2316.

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