1 John 5
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1 John 5:16-21

16IfἘάνEanG1437anyoneτιςtisG5100seesG3708his brotherἀδελφὸνadelphonG80or sistercommittingG264a sinἁμαρτίανhamartianG266not leadingto deathθάνατον,thanatonG2288,he shall askαἰτήσειaitēseiG154and Godwill, for him, giveδώσειdōseiG1325lifeζωήν,zōēnG2222to thoseG3588who commitG264sinG264not leadingto deathθάνατον.¶thanatonG2288.There is sinἁμαρτίαhamartiaG266leadingto deathθάνατον·thanatonG2288;I am not sayingλέγωlegōG3004that he should askἐρωτήσῃ.erōtēsēG2065about thatἐκείνηςekeinēsG1565.
17AllπᾶσαpasaG3956unrighteousnessἀδικίαadikiaG93is sinἁμαρτίαhamartiaG266, andthere is sinἁμαρτίαhamartiaG266not leadingto deathθάνατον.thanatonG2288.
18We knowG3609thatnoG3956G3756oneG3956who has been bornγεγεννημένοςgegennēmenosG1080of Godθεοῦ,theouG2316sinsἁμαρτάνει·hamartaneiG264;but He who was bornγεννηθεὶςgennētheisG1080of GodθεοῦtheouG2316keepsτηρεῖtēreiG5083him, andthe evilπονηρὸςponērosG4190oneG4190does nottouchἅπτεταιhaptetaiG681him.
19We knowG3609thatwe are of GodθεοῦtheouG2316, and thatthe wholeὅλοςholosG3650worldκόσμοςkosmosG2889liesκεῖται.keitaiG2749in the power ofthe evilπονηρῷponērōG4190oneG4190.
20Andwe knowG3609thatthe SonυἱὸςhuiosG5207of GodθεοῦtheouG2316hasG2240comeἥκειhēkeiG2240, and hasgivenδέδωκενdedōkenG1325us understandingδιάνοιανdianoianG1271soἵναinaG2443thatG2443we may knowγινώσκωμενginōskōmenG1097Him whoG3588is trueἀληθινόν,alēthinonG228; and weare in Him whoG3588is trueἀληθινῷ,alēthinōG228,in His SonυἱῷhuiōG5207JesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424ChristΧριστῷ.ChristōG5547.ThisοὗτόςhoutosG3778is the trueἀληθινὸςalēthinosG228GodθεὸςtheosG2316andeternalαἰώνιος.aiōniosG166lifeζωὴzōēG2222.
21Littleτεκνία,tekniaG5040childrenG5040,guardφυλάξατεphulaxateG5442yourselvesἑαυτὰhe'autaG1438fromidolsεἰδώλωνeidōlōnG1497.
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