1 John 4
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1 John 4:16-18

16We have comeἐγνώκαμενegnōkamenG1097to knowG1097and have believedπεπιστεύκαμενpepisteukamenG4100the loveἀγάπηνagapēnG26whichἣνhēnG3739GodθεὸςtheosG2316hasἔχειecheiG2192for us.GodθεὸςtheosG2316is loveἀγάπηagapēG26, and the one whoremainsμένωνmenōnG3306in loveἀγάπῃagapēG26remainsμένει,meneiG3306in GodθεῷtheōG2316,and GodθεὸςtheosG2316remainsμένει.meneiG3306in him.
17By thisτούτῳtoutōG3778,loveἀγάπηagapēG26is perfectedτετελείωταιteteleiōtaiG5048with us, soἵναinaG2443thatG2443we may haveἔχωμενechōmenG2192confidenceπαρρησίανparrēsianG3954inthe dayἡμέρᾳhēmeraG2250of judgmentκρίσεως,kriseōsG2920;becauseὅτιhotiG3754as He is, we alsoκαὶkaiG2532are in thisτούτῳ.toutōG3778worldκόσμῳkosmōG2889.
18There is noG3756fearφόβοςphobosG5401in loveἀγάπῃ,agapēG26, butperfectτελείαteleiaG5046loveἀγάπηagapēG26drivesβάλλειballeiG906out fearφόβον,phobonG5401,becauseὅτιhotiG3754fearφόβοςphobosG5401involvesἔχει·echeiG2192punishmentκόλασινkolasinG2851,and the one who fearsφοβούμενοςphoboumenosG5399is notperfectedτετελείωταιteteleiōtaiG5048in loveἀγάπῃ.agapēG26.
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