New American Standard Bible 1995

1 John 3:17-24

17ButwhoeverὋς ἂνHos anG3739 G302hasG2192the world’sκόσμουkosmouG2889goodsβίονbionG979,and seesθεωρῇtheōrēaG2334his brotherἀδελφὸνadelphonG80in needχρείανchreianG5532andclosesκλείσῃkleisēG2808hisheartσπλάγχναsplagchnaG4698againstἀπ᾽ap᾽G575him,howπῶςpōsG4459does the loveἀγάπηagapēG26of GodθεοῦtheouG2316abideμένειmeneiG3306in him?

18LittleΤεκνίαTekniaG5040childrenG5040,let us not loveἀγαπῶμενagapōmenG25with wordλόγῳlogōG3056orμηδὲmēdeG3366with tongueγλώσσῃglōssēG1100,but in deedἔργῳergōG2041andtruthἀληθείᾳ.alētheiaG225.

19We will knowγνωσόμεθαgnōsomethaG1097by thisτούτῳtoutōG3778that we areof the truthἀληθείαςalētheiasG225, and willassureπείσομενpeisomenG3982our heartκαρδίανkardianG2588beforeἔμπροσθενemprosthenG1715Him

20in whateverἐὰνeanG3739 G5100 G1437our heartκαρδία,kardiaG2588condemnsκαταγινώσκῃkataginōskēG2607us; for GodθεὸςtheosG2316is greaterμείζωνmeizōnG3173than our heartκαρδίαςkardiasG2588and knowsγινώσκειginōskeiG1097allG3956thingsπάντα.¶pantaG3956.

21BelovedἈγαπητοί,AgapētoiG27,ifἐὰνeanG1437our heartκαρδίαkardiaG2588does not condemnκαταγινώσκῃkataginōskēG2607us, we haveἔχομενechomenG2192confidenceπαρρησίανparrēsianG3954beforeπρὸςprosG4314Godθεόν,theonG2316;

22andwhateverὃ ἐὰνho eanG3739 G1437we askαἰτῶμενaitōmenG154we receiveλαμβάνομενlambanomenG2983from Him, becauseὅτιhotiG3754wekeepτηροῦμενtēroumenG5083His commandmentsἐντολὰςentolasG1785and doποιοῦμεν.poioumenG4160the things that are pleasingἀρεστὰarestaG701in His sightἐνώπιονenōpionG1799.

23ThisαὕτηhautēG3778is His commandmentἐντολὴentolēG1785, that webelieveπιστεύσωμενpisteusōmenG4100inthe nameὀνόματιonomatiG3686of His SonυἱοῦhuiouG5207JesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424ChristΧριστοῦChristouG5547,and loveἀγαπῶμενagapōmenG25oneἀλλήλουςallēlousG240anotherG240,justκαθὼςkathōsG2531as Hecommandedἔδωκεν ἐντολὴνedōken entolēnG1325 G1785us.

24The one whokeepsτηρῶνtērōnG5083His commandmentsἐντολὰςentolasG1785abidesμένει,meneiG3306in Him, and He in him.We knowγινώσκομενginōskomenG1097by thisτούτῳtoutōG3778thatHe abidesμένειmeneiG3306in us, by the SpiritπνεύματοςpneumatosG4151whomοὗhouG3739He has givenἔδωκεν.¶edōkenG1325us.

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