New American Standard Bible 1995

1 John 4:8-13

8The one who does not loveἀγαπῶνagapōnG25does not knowἔγνωegnōG1097Godθεόν,theonG2316, forGodθεὸςtheosG2316is loveἀγάπηagapēG26.

9By thisτούτῳtoutōG3778the loveἀγάπηagapēG26of GodθεοῦtheouG2316was manifestedἐφανερώθηephanerōthēG5319in us, thatGodθεὸςtheosG2316has sentἀπέσταλκενapestalkenG649HisonlyμονογενῆmonogenēG3439begottenG3439SonυἱὸνhuionG5207into the worldκόσμονkosmonG2889soἵναinaG2443that we might liveζήσωμενzēsōmenG2198throughδι᾽di᾽G1223Him.

10In thisτούτῳtoutōG3778is loveἀγάπη,agapēG26,not that we lovedἠγαπήκαμενēgapēkamenG25Godθεόν,theonG2316, but thatHe lovedἠγάπησενēgapēsenG25us and sentἀπέστειλενapesteilenG649His SonυἱὸνhuionG5207to bethe propitiationἱλασμὸνhilasmonG2434for our sinsἁμαρτιῶνhamartiōnG266.

11BelovedἈγαπητοί,AgapētoiG27,ifεἰeiG1487GodθεὸςtheosG2316soοὕτωςhoutōsG3779lovedἠγάπησενēgapēsenG25us,we alsoκαὶkaiG2532oughtὀφείλομενopheilomenG3784to loveἀγαπᾶν·agapanG25oneἀλλήλουςallēlousG240anotherG240.

12NoG3762oneοὐδεὶςoudeisG3762has seenτεθέαται·tetheataiG2300GodθεὸνtheonG2316at anyG4455timeπώποτεpōpoteG4455;ifἐὰνeanG1437we loveἀγαπῶμενagapōmenG25oneἀλλήλους,allēlousG240anotherG240,GodθεὸςtheosG2316abidesμένειmeneiG3306in us, and HisloveἀγάπηagapēG26is perfectedτετελειωμένηteteleiōmenēG5048in us.

13By thisτούτῳtoutōG3778we knowγινώσκομενginōskomenG1097that we abideμένομενmenomenG3306in Him and He in us, becauseG3754He has givenδέδωκενdedōkenG1325us of His SpiritπνεύματοςpneumatosG4151.

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