New American Standard Bible 2020

1 John 4:6-12

6We are from GodθεοῦtheouG2316.The one who knowsγινώσκωνginōskōnG1097GodθεὸνtheonG2316listensἀκούειakoueiG191to us;the one whoὃςhosG3739is not from GodθεοῦtheouG2316does not listenἀκούειakoueiG191to us. By thisτούτουtoutouG3778we knowγινώσκομενginōskomenG1097the spiritπνεῦμαpneumaG4151of truthἀληθείαςalētheiasG225andthe spiritπνεῦμαpneumaG4151of errorπλάνης.¶planēsG4106.

7BelovedἈγαπητοί,AgapētoiG27, let’sloveἀγαπῶμενagapōmenG25oneἀλλήλους,allēlousG240anotherG240;for loveἀγάπηagapēG26is from GodθεοῦtheouG2316, andeveryoneπᾶςpasG3956who lovesἀγαπῶνagapōnG25has beenbornγεγέννηταιgegennētaiG1080of GodθεοῦtheouG2316andknowsγινώσκειginōskeiG1097Godθεόν·theonG2316.

8The one who does not loveἀγαπῶνagapōnG25does not knowἔγνωegnōG1097Godθεόν,theonG2316,becauseὅτιhotiG3754GodθεὸςtheosG2316is loveἀγάπηagapēG26.

9By thisτούτῳtoutōG3778the loveἀγάπηagapēG26of GodθεοῦtheouG2316was revealedἐφανερώθηephanerōthēG5319in us, thatGodθεὸςtheosG2316has sentἀπέσταλκενapestalkenG649His onlyμονογενῆmonogenēG3439SonυἱὸνhuionG5207into the worldκόσμονkosmonG2889soἵναinaG2443thatG2443we may liveζήσωμενzēsōmenG2198throughδι᾽di᾽G1223Him.

10In thisτούτῳtoutōG3778is loveἀγάπη,agapēG26,not that we lovedἠγαπήκαμενēgapēkamenG25Godθεόν,theonG2316, but thatHe lovedἠγάπησενēgapēsenG25us and sentἀπέστειλενapesteilenG649His SonυἱὸνhuionG5207to be thepropitiationἱλασμὸνhilasmonG2434for our sinsἁμαρτιῶνhamartiōnG266.

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

12NoG3762oneοὐδεὶςoudeisG3762has everπώποτεpōpoteG4455seenτεθέαται·tetheataiG2300GodθεὸνtheonG2316;ifἐὰνeanG1437we loveἀγαπῶμενagapōmenG25oneἀλλήλους,allēlousG240anotherG240,GodθεὸςtheosG2316remainsμένειmeneiG3306in us, and HisloveἀγάπηagapēG26is perfectedτετελειωμένηteteleiōmenēG5048in us.

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