Revised Version 1895

1 John 3:4-19

4EveryG3956oneG3588thatG3956doethsinἁμαρτίανhamartianG266doethalsoκαὶkaiG2532lawlessnessἀνομίανanomianG458:andκαὶkaiG2532sinἁμαρτίαhamartiaG266isἐστὶνestinG1510lawlessnessἀνομία.anomiaG458.

5AndG2532yeknowG1492thatὅτιhotiG3754heG2532wasG1510manifestedἐφανερώθηephanerōthēG5319toἵναinaG2443takeἄρῃ,arēG142awayG142sinsἁμαρτίαςhamartiasG266;andG2532inἐνenG1722himαὐτῷautōG846isG1510noοὐκoukG3756sinἁμαρτίαhamartiaG266.

6Whosoever abidethinἐνenG1722himαὐτῷautōG846sinnethnotG3756: whosoever sinneth hathnotG3756seenἑώρακενhe'ōrakenG3708himαὐτὸνautonG846,neitherG3756knowethhimαὐτόν.¶autonG846.

7MyποιῶνpoiōnG4160littleG5040childrenG5040,letG1510noμηδεὶςmēdeisG3367manG1342leadG1510youG5210astrayπλανάτωplanatōG4105:heG1510thatἐκεῖνοςekeinosG1565doethrighteousnessδικαιοσύνηνdikaiosunēnG1343isG1510righteousδίκαιόςdikaiosG1342, evenasκαθὼςkathōsG2531heG1510isG1510righteousδίκαιόςdikaiosG1342:

8heG3778thatG3754doethsinἁμαρτίανhamartianG266isG1510ofG5207theG3588devilδιαβόλουdiabolouG1228;forG1519theG3588devilδιάβολοςdiabolosG1228sinnethfromἀπ᾽ap᾽G575theG3588beginningἀρχῆςarchēsG746.ToG1519thisG3778endG1519wasG1510theG3588SonυἱὸςhuiosG5207ofG5207GodθεοῦtheouG2316manifestedἐφανερώθηephanerōthēG5319,thatG3754heG3778mightG2316destroyλύσῃlusēG3089theG3588worksἔργαergaG2041ofG5207theG3588devilδιαβόλου.diabolouG1228.

9Whosoever isbegottenγεγεννημένοςgegennēmenosG1080ofἐκekG1537GodθεοῦtheouG2316doethnoοὐouG3756sinἁμαρτίανhamartianG266,becauseὅτιhotiG3754hisαὐτοῦautouG846seedσπέρμαspermaG4690abidethinἐνenG1722himαὐτῷautōG846:andG2532heG2532cannotοὐouG3756sinG266,becauseὅτιhotiG3754heG2532isbegottenγεγέννηται.gegennētaiG1080ofἐκekG1537GodθεοῦtheouG2316.

10InἐνenG1722thisG3778theG3956childrenτέκναteknaG5043ofG1537GodθεοῦtheouG2316areἐστινestinG1510manifest,andκαὶkaiG2532theG3956childrenτέκναteknaG5043ofG1537theG3956devilδιαβόλου.diabolouG1228: whosoever doethnotG3756righteousnessδικαιοσύνηνdikaiosunēnG1343isἔστινestinG1510notG3756ofG1537Godθεοῦ,theouG2316,neitherG3756heκαὶkaiG2532thatG3778lovethnotG3756hisαὐτοῦ·autouG846brotherἀδελφὸνadelphonG80.

11ForG3754thisαὕτηhautēG3778isἐστὶνestinG1510theG3588messageἀγγελίαangeliaG31whichG3739yeheardἠκούσατεēkousateG191fromἀπ᾽ap᾽G575theG3588beginningἀρχῆςarchēsG746,thatG3754weG3739shouldἵναinaG2443loveἀγαπῶμενagapōmenG25oneἀλλήλους·allēlousG240anotherG240:

12notοὐouG3756asκαθὼςkathōsG2531CainΚάϊνKainG2535wasἦνēnG1510ofἐκekG1537theG3588evilπονηροῦponērouG4190oneG3588,andG2532slewἔσφαξενesphaxenG4969hisαὐτοῦ·autouG846brotherἀδελφὸνadelphonG80.AndG2532whereforeslewἔσφαξενesphaxenG4969heG2532himαὐτόν;autonG846?BecauseὅτιhotiG3754hisαὐτοῦautouG846worksἔργαergaG2041wereἦν,ēnG1510evilπονηρὰponēraG4190,andG2532hisαὐτοῦautouG846brother’sἀδελφοῦadelphouG80righteousδίκαια.¶dikaiaG1342.

13Marvelθαυμάζετε,thaumazeteG2296notμὴmēG3361,brethrenἀδελφοίadelphoiG80,ifεἰeiG1487theὁhoG3588worldκόσμος.kosmosG2889hatethyouG5210.

14WeG2249knowG1492thatG3754weG2249havepassedμεταβεβήκαμενmetabebēkamenG3327outG1537ofG1537deathθανάτουthanatouG2288intoεἰςeisG1519lifeζωήν,zōēnG2222,becauseG3754weG2249loveG25theG3588brethrenἀδελφούς·adelphousG80.HeG3754thatG3754lovethnotμὴmēG3361abidethinἐνenG1722deathθανάτῳ.thanatōG2288.

15Whosoever hatethhisαὐτοῦautouG846brotherἀδελφὸνadelphonG80isἐστίν·estinG1510amurdererἀνθρωποκτόνοςanthrōpoktonosG443:andκαὶkaiG2532yeknowG1492thatὅτιhotiG3754noοὐκoukG3756murdererἀνθρωποκτόνοςanthrōpoktonosG443hatheternalαἰώνιονaiōnionG166lifeζωὴνzōēnG2222abidingμένουσαν.menousanG3306inἐνenG1722himαὐτῷautōG846.

16HerebyknowἐγνώκαμενegnōkamenG1097weG2249loveἀγάπηνagapēnG26,becauseG3754heG2532laidG5087downἔθηκεν·ethēkenG5087hisαὐτοῦautouG846lifeψυχὴνpsuchēnG5590forG3754usἐνenG1722:andG2532weG2249oughtὀφείλομενopheilomenG3784toG2532layG5087downθεῖναι.¶theinaiG5087ourG2532livesψυχὰςpsuchasG5590forG3754theG3588brethrenἀδελφῶνadelphōnG80.

17Butδ᾽d᾽G1161whoso haththeG3588world’sκόσμουkosmouG2889goodsβίονbionG979,andκαὶkaiG2532beholdethhisαὐτοῦautouG846brotherἀδελφὸνadelphonG80inG1722needχρείανchreianG5532,andκαὶkaiG2532shutteth uphisαὐτοῦautouG846compassionσπλάγχναsplagchnaG4698fromG575himαὐτοῦ,autouG846,howπῶςpōsG4459doththeG3588loveἀγάπηagapēG26ofG575GodθεοῦtheouG2316abideμένειmeneiG3306inG1722himαὐτῷ;¶autōG846?

18MyG1722littleΤεκνίαTekniaG5040childrenG5040, letusG1722notμὴmēG3361loveἀγαπῶμενagapōmenG25inG1722wordλόγῳlogōG3056,neitherμηδὲmēdeG3366withG1722theτῇtēaG3588tongueγλώσσῃglōssēG1100;butἀλλ᾽all᾽G235inG1722deedἔργῳergōG2041andκαὶkaiG2532truthἀληθείᾳ.alētheiaG225.

19HerebyshallG3778weG2249knowγνωσόμεθαgnōsomethaG1097thatὅτιhotiG3754weG2249areἐσμὲνesmenG1510ofἐκekG1537theG3588truthἀληθείαςalētheiasG225,andκαὶkaiG2532shallG3778assureπείσομενpeisomenG3982ourκαὶkaiG2532heartκαρδίανkardianG2588beforeἔμπροσθενemprosthenG1715himαὐτοῦautouG846,

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