Revised Literal Translation
1 John 4
1BelovedἈγαπητοί,AgapētoiG27,believeπιστεύετεpisteueteG4100notμὴmēG3361everyπαντὶpantiG3956spiritπνεύματιpneumatiG4151,butἀλλὰallaG235tryδοκιμάζετεdokimazeteG1381the spiritsτὰ πνεύματαta pneumataG3588G4151whetherεἰeiG1487they areἐστιν,estinG1510ofἐκekG1537Godτοῦ θεοῦtou theouG3588G2316:becauseὅτιhotiG3754manyπολλοὶpolloiG4183false prophetsψευδοπροφῆταιpseudoprophētaiG5578are gone outἐξεληλύθασινexelēluthasinG1831intoεἰςeisG1519the worldτὸν κόσμον.ton kosmonG3588G2889.
2Herebyἐν τούτῳen toutōG1722G3778know yeγινώσκετεginōsketeG1097the Spiritτὸ πνεῦμαto pneumaG3588G4151of Godτοῦ θεοῦ·tou theouG3588G2316:EveryπᾶνpanG3956spiritπνεῦμαpneumaG4151thatὃhoG3739confesseth thatὁμολογεῖhomologeiG3670JesusἸησοῦνIēsounG2424ChristΧριστὸνChristonG5547is comeἐληλυθόταelēluthotaG2064inἐνenG1722the fleshσαρκὶsarkiG4561isἐστιν.estinG1510ofἐκekG1537Godτοῦ θεοῦtou theouG3588G2316:
3AndκαὶkaiG2532everyπᾶνpanG3956spiritπνεῦμαpneumaG4151thatὃhoG3739confessethὁμολογεῖhomologeiG3670notμὴmēG3361that Jesusτὸν Ἰησοῦνton IēsounG3588G2424ChristG5547is comeG2064inG1722the fleshG4561isἔστιν·estinG1510notοὐκoukG3756ofἐκekG1537Godτοῦ θεοῦtou theouG3588G2316:andκαὶkaiG2532thisτοῦτόtoutoG3778isἐστινestinG1510thatτὸtoG3588spiritof antichristτοῦ ἀντιχρίστουtou antichristouG3588G500,whereofὃhoG3739ye have heardἀκηκόατεakēkoateG191thatὅτιhotiG3754it should comeG2064;andκαὶkaiG2532even nowνῦνnunG3568alreadyἤδη.ēdēG2235is itἐστὶνestinG1510inG1722the worldτῷ κόσμῳtō kosmōG3588G2889.
4YeὑμεῖςhumeisG4771areἐστε,esteG1510ofἐκekG1537Godτοῦ θεοῦtou theouG3588G2316,little childrenτεκνία,tekniaG5040,andκαὶkaiG2532have overcomeνενικήκατεnenikēkateG3528themαὐτούς,autousG846:becauseὅτιhotiG3754greaterμείζωνmeizōnG3173is heἐστὶνestinG1510thatὁhoG3588is inἐνenG1722youὑμῖνhuminG4771,thanἢēG2228he thatὁhoG3588is inἐνenG1722the worldτῷ κόσμῳ.tō kosmōG3588G2889.
6WeG1473areἐσμεν·esmenG1510ofἐκekG1537Godτοῦ θεοῦtou theouG3588G2316:he that knowethγινώσκωνginōskōnG1097Godὁ θεὸνho theonG3588G2316hearethἀκούειakoueiG191usG1473;he thatὃςhosG3739isἔστινestinG1510notοὐκoukG3756ofἐκekG1537Godτὸν θεοῦton theouG3588G2316hearethἀκούειakoueiG191notοὐκoukG3756usG1473.HerebyἐκekG1537τούτουtoutouG3778know weγινώσκομενginōskomenG1097the spiritτοῦ πνεῦμαtou pneumaG3588G4151of truthτὸ ἀληθείαςto alētheiasG3588G225,andκαὶkaiG2532the spiritτῆς πνεῦμαtēs pneumaG3588G4151of errorτὸ πλάνης.¶to planēsG3588G4106.τῆςtēsG3588
7BelovedἈγαπητοί,AgapētoiG27,let us loveἀγαπῶμενagapōmenG25one anotherἀλλήλους,allēlousG240:forὅτιhotiG3754loveἡ ἀγάπηhē agapēG3588G26isἐστινestinG1510ofἐκekG1537Godτοῦ θεοῦtou theouG3588G2316;andκαὶkaiG2532every oneπᾶςpasG3956thatὁhoG3588lovethἀγαπῶνagapōnG25is bornγεγέννηταιgegennētaiG1080ofἐκekG1537Godτοῦ θεοῦtou theouG3588G2316,andκαὶkaiG2532knowethγινώσκειginōskeiG1097Godτὸν θεόν·ton theonG3588G2316.
9InἐνenG1722thisτούτῳtoutōG3778was manifestedἐφανερώθηephanerōthēG5319the loveἡ ἀγάπηhē agapēG3588G26of Godτοῦ θεοῦtou theouG3588G2316towardἐνenG1722usG1473,because thatὅτιhotiG3754Godτὸν θεὸςton theosG3588G2316sentἀπέσταλκενapestalkenG649hisαὐτοῦautouG846only begottenμονογενῆmonogenēG3439Sonυἱὸν τὸνhuion tonG3588G5207intoεἰςeisG1519the worldὁ κόσμονho kosmonG3588G2889,thatἵναinaG2443we might liveζήσωμενzēsōmenG2198throughδι᾽di᾽G1223himαὐτοῦ.autouG846.τὸνtonG3588
10HereinἐνenG1722τούτῳtoutōG3778isἐστὶνestinG1510loveἡ ἀγάπη,hē agapēG3588G26,notοὐχouchG3756thatὅτιhotiG3754weG1473lovedἠγαπήκαμενēgapēkamenG25Godτὸν θεόν,ton theonG3588G2316,butἀλλ᾽all᾽G235thatὅτιhotiG3754heαὐτὸςautosG846lovedἠγάπησενēgapēsenG25usG1473,andκαὶkaiG2532sentἀπέστειλενapesteilenG649hisαὐτοῦautouG846Sonτὸν υἱὸνton huionG3588G5207to bethe propitiationἱλασμὸνhilasmonG2434forπερὶperiG4012ourG1473sinsτῶν ἁμαρτιῶνtōn hamartiōnG3588G266.
12No manοὐδεὶςoudeisG3762hath seenτεθέαται·tetheataiG2300GodθεὸνtheonG2316at any timeπώποτεpōpoteG4455.IfἐὰνeanG1437we loveἀγαπῶμενagapōmenG25one anotherἀλλήλους,allēlousG240,Godὁ θεὸςho theosG3588G2316dwellethμένειmeneiG3306inἐνenG1722usG1473,andκαὶkaiG2532hisαὐτοῦautouG846loveἡ ἀγάπηhē agapēG3588G26isἐστίν.estinG1510perfectedτετελειωμένηteteleiōmenēG5048inἐνenG1722usG1473.
13HerebyἐνenG1722τούτῳtoutōG3778know weγινώσκομενginōskomenG1097thatὅτιhotiG3754we dwellμένομενmenomenG3306inἐνenG1722himαὐτῷautōG846,andκαὶkaiG2532heαὐτὸςautosG846inἐνenG1722usG1473,becauseὅτιhotiG3754he hath givenδέδωκενdedōkenG1325usG1473ofἐκekG1537hisαὐτοῦautouG846Spiritτοῦ πνεύματοςtou pneumatosG3588G4151.
15WhosoeverὃςhosG3739G302shall confessὁμολογήσῃhomologēsēG3670thatὅτιhotiG3754JesusἸησοῦςIēsousG2424isἐστινestinG1510the Sonὁ υἱὸςho huiosG3588G5207of Godτοῦ θεοῦ,tou theouG3588G2316,Godὁ θεὸςho theosG3588G2316dwellethμένειmeneiG3306inἐνenG1722himαὐτῷautōG846,andκαὶkaiG2532heαὐτὸςautosG846inἐνenG1722Godτῷ θεῷ.tō theōG3588G2316.
16AndκαὶkaiG2532weG1473have knownἐγνώκαμενegnōkamenG1097andκαὶkaiG2532believedπεπιστεύκαμενpepisteukamenG4100the loveτὴν ἀγάπηνtēn agapēnG3588G26thatἣνhēnG3739Godὁ θεὸςho theosG3588G2316hathἔχειecheiG2192toἐνenG1722usG1473.Godὁ θεὸςho theosG3588G2316isἐστίν,estinG1510loveἀγάπηagapēG26;andκαὶkaiG2532he that dwellethG3306inἐνenG1722loveὁ ἀγάπῃho agapēG3588G26dwellethG3306inἐνenG1722Godτῇ θεῷtēa theōG3588G2316,andκαὶkaiG2532Godτῷ θεὸςtō theosG3588G2316inἐνenG1722himαὐτῷautōG846.ὁhoG3588
17HereinἐνenG1722τούτῳtoutōG3778isG5048ourμεθ᾽meth᾽G3326G1473loveἡ ἀγάπηhē agapēG3588G26made perfectG5048,thatἵναinaG2443we may haveἔχωμενechōmenG2192boldnessπαρρησίανparrēsianG3954inἐνenG1722the dayτῇ ἡμέρᾳtēa hēmeraG3588G2250of judgmentτῆς κρίσεως,tēs kriseōsG3588G2920:becauseὅτιhotiG3754asκαθὼςkathōsG2531heἐκεῖνόςekeinosG1565isἐστινestinG1510,soκαὶkaiG2532areἐσμενesmenG1510weG1473inἐνenG1722thisτούτῳ.toutōG3778worldτῷ κόσμῳtō kosmōG3588G2889.
18There isἔστινestinG1510noοὐκoukG3756fearφόβοςphobosG5401inἐνenG1722loveτῇ ἀγάπῃ,tēa agapēG3588G26;butἀλλ᾽all᾽G235perfectτελείαteleiaG5046loveἀγάπηagapēG26castethβάλλειballeiG906outἔξωexōG1854fearἡ φόβον,hē phobonG3588G5401:becauseὅτιhotiG3754fearτὸν φόβοςton phobosG3588G5401hathἔχει·echeiG2192tormentκόλασινkolasinG2851.He that fearethφοβούμενοςphoboumenosG5399isG5048notοὐouG3756made perfectG5048inἐνenG1722loveὁ ἀγάπῃ.ho agapēG3588G26.ὁhoG3588τῇtēaG3588δὲdeG1161
20IfἐάνeanG1437a manτιςtisG5100sayG3004,ὅτιhotiG3754I loveἀγαπῶagapōG25Godτὸν θεὸνton theonG3588G2316,andκαὶkaiG2532hatethμισῇ,misēaG3404hisαὐτοῦautouG846brotherτὸν ἀδελφὸνton adelphonG3588G80,he isἐστίν·estinG1510a liarψεύστηςpseustēsG5583:forγὰρgarG1063he that lovethἀγαπῶνagapōnG25notμὴmēG3361hisαὐτοῦautouG846brotherὁ ἀδελφὸνho adelphonG3588G80whomὃνhonG3739he hath seenG3708,howG4459canδύναταιdunataiG1410he loveἀγαπᾶν·agapanG25Godτὸν θεὸνton theonG3588G2316whomὃνhonG3739he hathG3708notG3756seenG3708?τὸνtonG3588
21AndκαὶkaiG2532thisταύτηνtautēnG3778commandmentτὴν ἐντολὴνtēn entolēnG3588G1785have weἔχομενechomenG2192fromἀπ᾽ap᾽G575himαὐτοῦ,autouG846,ThatἵναinaG2443he who lovethἀγαπῶνagapōnG25Godὁ θεὸνho theonG3588G2316loveἀγαπᾷagapaG25hisαὐτοῦ.¶autouG846brotherτὸν ἀδελφὸνton adelphonG3588G80alsoκαὶkaiG2532.τὸνtonG3588
Commentaries on 1 John 4
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Illustrated New Testament
- Burkitt’s Expository Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Family Bible Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Luther’s Commentary on Selected Bible Passages
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- The People’s New Testament
- Robertson’s Word Pictures
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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