New American Standard Bible 2020

1 John 2:4-7

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 G302followsτηρῇtērēaG5083His wordλόγον,logonG3056, in him theloveἀγάπηagapēG26of GodθεοῦtheouG2316has trulyἀληθῶςalēthōsG230been perfectedτετελείωται.teteleiōtaiG5048.By thisG3778we knowγινώσκομενginōskomenG1097that we are in Him:

6the one who saysλέγωνlegōnG3004that heremainsμένεινmeneinG3306in Himoughtὀφείλει,opheileiG3784,himselfG846alsoκαὶkaiG2532,to walkπεριεπάτησεν,periepatēsenG4043justG2531asG2531He walkedπεριπατεῖν.¶peripateinG4043.

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

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