New American Standard Bible 2020

1 John 3:10-18

10By thisτούτῳtoutōG3778thechildrenτέκναteknaG5043of GodθεοῦtheouG2316and thechildrenτέκναteknaG5043of the devilδιαβόλου.diabolouG1228are obviousφανεράphaneraG5318:anyoneπᾶςpasG3956who does not practiceποιῶνpoiōnG4160righteousnessδικαιοσύνηνdikaiosunēnG1343is not of Godθεοῦ,theouG2316,norG2532the one whodoes not loveἀγαπῶνagapōnG25hisbrotherἀδελφὸνadelphonG80and sister.

11For thisαὕτηhautēG3778is the messageἀγγελίαangeliaG31whichἣνhēnG3739you have heardἠκούσατεēkousateG191from the beginningἀρχῆςarchēsG746,that we are to loveἀγαπῶμενagapōmenG25oneἀλλήλους·allēlousG240anotherG240;

12not asCainΚάϊνKainG2535, who was ofthe evilG4190oneG4190and murderedἔσφαξενesphaxenG4969his brotherἀδελφὸνadelphonG80.And for whatτίνοςtinosG5101reasonχάρινcharinG5484did he murderἔσφαξενesphaxenG4969him? BecauseὅτιhotiG3754his owndeedsἔργαergaG2041were evilG4190,but his brother’sἀδελφοῦadelphouG80were righteousδίκαια.¶dikaiaG1342.

13Do not beG2296surprisedG2296,brothersἀδελφοίadelphoiG80and sisters,ifεἰeiG1487the worldκόσμος.kosmosG2889hatesμισεῖmiseiG3404you.

14We knowG3609that we havepassedμεταβεβήκαμενmetabebēkamenG3327out of deathθανάτουthanatouG2288into lifeζωήν,zōēnG2222,becauseG3754we loveἀγαπῶμενagapōmenG25the brothersἀδελφούς·adelphousG80and sisters.The one who does not loveἀγαπῶνagapōnG25remainsμένειmeneiG3306in deathθανάτῳ.thanatōG2288.

15EveryoneπᾶςpasG3956whohatesμισῶνmisōnG3404his brotherἀδελφὸνadelphonG80or sisteris a murdererἀνθρωποκτόνοςanthrōpoktonosG443,and you knowG3609thatnoπᾶς οὐκpas oukG3956 G3756murdererἀνθρωποκτόνοςanthrōpoktonosG443hasἔχειecheiG2192eternalαἰώνιονaiōnionG166lifeζωὴνzōēnG2222remainingμένουσαν.menousanG3306in him.

16We knowἐγνώκαμενegnōkamenG1097loveἀγάπηνagapēnG26by thisτούτῳtoutōG3778, thatHe laidG5087downἔθηκεν·ethēkenG5087His lifeψυχὴνpsuchēnG5590for us; andwe oughtὀφείλομενopheilomenG3784to layG5087downθεῖναι.¶theinaiG5087our livesψυχὰςpsuchasG5590for thebrothersἀδελφῶνadelphōnG80and sisters.

17ButwhoeverὋς ἂνHos anG3739 G302hasG2192worldlyκόσμουkosmouG2889goodsβίονbionG979and seesθεωρῇtheōrēaG2334his brotherἀδελφὸνadelphonG80or sisterin needχρείανchreianG5532, andclosesκλείσῃkleisēG2808hisheartσπλάγχναsplagchnaG4698againstἀπ᾽ap᾽G575him,howπῶςpōsG4459does the loveἀγάπηagapēG26of GodθεοῦtheouG2316remainμένειmeneiG3306in him?

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

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