Revised Literal Translation
1 John 4:7-16
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
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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