Revised Version 1895
1 John 4
1BelovedἈγαπητοί,AgapētoiG27,believeπιστεύετεpisteueteG4100notμὴmēG3361everyG3956spiritπνεύματιpneumatiG4151,butἀλλὰallaG235provetheG3956spiritsπνεύματαpneumataG4151,whetherεἰeiG1487theyG3754areG1510ofἐκekG1537GodθεοῦtheouG2316:becauseG3754manyπολλοὶpolloiG4183falseψευδοπροφῆταιpseudoprophētaiG5578prophetsG5578areG1510goneG1831outG1831intoεἰςeisG1519theG3956worldκόσμον.kosmonG2889.
2HerebyknowγινώσκετεginōsketeG1097yetheG3956SpiritπνεῦμαpneumaG4151ofG1537Godθεοῦ·theouG2316:everyG3956spiritπνεῦμαpneumaG4151whichG3739confesseththatG3739JesusἸησοῦνIēsounG2424ChristΧριστὸνChristonG5547isG1510comeἐληλυθόταelēluthotaG2064inG1722theG3956fleshσαρκὶsarkiG4561isG1510ofG1537GodθεοῦtheouG2316:
3andκαὶkaiG2532everyG3956spiritπνεῦμαpneumaG4151whichG3739confessethnotG3756JesusἸησοῦνIēsounG2424isG1510notG3756ofG1537GodθεοῦtheouG2316:andκαὶkaiG2532thisτοῦτόtoutoG3778isG1510theG3956spiritG4151ofG1537theG3956antichristἀντιχρίστουantichristouG500, whereof yehaveG1510heardG191thatὅτιhotiG3754itG191cometh;andκαὶkaiG2532nowνῦνnunG3568itG191isG1510inἐνenG1722theG3956worldκόσμῳkosmōG2889alreadyἤδη.ēdēG2235.
4YeareG1510ofἐκekG1537GodθεοῦtheouG2316,myG1722littleτεκνία,tekniaG5040childrenG5040,andG2532haveG1510overcomeνενικήκατεnenikēkateG3528themαὐτούς,autousG846:becauseG3754greaterμείζωνmeizōnG3173isG1510heG2532thatG3754isG1510inG1722youG5210thanἢēG2228heG2532thatG3754isG1510inG1722theG3588worldκόσμῳ.kosmōG2889.
6WeG2249areἐσμεν·esmenG1510ofG1537GodθεοῦtheouG2316:heG2532thatG3739knowethGodθεὸνtheonG2316hearethusG1537;heG2532whoG3739isἔστινestinG1510notοὐκoukG3756ofG1537GodθεοῦtheouG2316hearethusG1537notοὐκoukG3756.ByG1537thisτούτουtoutouG3778weG2249knowG1097theG3588spiritπνεῦμαpneumaG4151ofG1537truthἀληθείαςalētheiasG225,andG2532theG3588spiritπνεῦμαpneumaG4151ofG1537errorπλάνης.¶planēsG4106.
7BelovedἈγαπητοί,AgapētoiG27,letG1510usG1537loveἀγάπηagapēG26oneἀλλήλους,allēlousG240anotherG240:forG3754loveG26isG1510ofG1537GodθεοῦtheouG2316;andκαὶkaiG2532everyπᾶςpasG3956oneG240thatG3754lovethisG1510begottenγεγέννηταιgegennētaiG1080ofG1537GodθεοῦtheouG2316,andκαὶkaiG2532knowethGodθεόν·theonG2316.
9Herein wastheG3588loveἀγάπηagapēG26ofG5207GodθεοῦtheouG2316manifestedἐφανερώθηephanerōthēG5319inG1722usG1519,thatG3754GodθεὸςtheosG2316hathsentἀπέσταλκενapestalkenG649hisαὐτοῦautouG846onlyμονογενῆmonogenēG3439begottenG3439SonυἱὸνhuionG5207intoG1519theG3588worldκόσμονkosmonG2889,thatG3754weG2249mightG2198liveζήσωμενzēsōmenG2198throughδι᾽di᾽G1223himαὐτοῦ.autouG846.
10HereinisG1510loveἀγάπη,agapēG26,notοὐχouchG3756thatG3754weG2249lovedἠγαπήκαμενēgapēkamenG25Godθεόν,theonG2316,butἀλλ᾽all᾽G235thatG3754heG2532lovedἠγάπησενēgapēsenG25usἐνenG1722,andG2532sentἀπέστειλενapesteilenG649hisG846SonυἱὸνhuionG5207toG2532beG1510theG3588propitiationἱλασμὸνhilasmonG2434forG3754ourG2316sinsἁμαρτιῶνhamartiōnG266.
12NoG3762manG3762hath beheldGodθεὸνtheonG2316atanyG3762timeπώποτεpōpoteG4455:ifἐὰνeanG1437weG2249loveἀγάπηagapēG26oneοὐδεὶςoudeisG3762anotherἀλλήλους,allēlousG240,GodθεὸςtheosG2316abidethinG1722usG1722,andκαὶkaiG2532hisαὐτοῦautouG846loveG26isἐστίν.estinG1510perfectedτετελειωμένηteteleiōmenēG5048inG1722usG1722:
16AndG2532weG2249knowἐγνώκαμενegnōkamenG1097andG2532havebelievedπεπιστεύκαμενpepisteukamenG4100theG3588loveἀγάπηνagapēnG26whichG3739GodθεὸςtheosG2316hathinG1722usG1722.GodθεὸςtheosG2316isἐστίν,estinG1510loveἀγάπηagapēG26;andG2532heG2532thatG3739abidethinG1722loveἀγάπῃagapēG26abidethinG1722GodθεῷtheōG2316,andG2532GodθεὸςtheosG2316abidethinG1722himαὐτῷautōG846.
17HereinisG1510loveἀγάπηagapēG26madeG5048perfectτετελείωταιteteleiōtaiG5048withμεθ᾽meth᾽G3326usἐνenG1722,thatG3754weG2249mayG2532haveboldnessπαρρησίανparrēsianG3954inἐνenG1722theG3588dayἡμέρᾳhēmeraG2250ofG2250judgmentκρίσεως,kriseōsG2920;becauseG3754asκαθὼςkathōsG2531heG2532isG1510,evenG2532soἵναinaG2443areG1510weG2249inἐνenG1722thisG3778worldκόσμῳkosmōG2889.
18ThereG1510isG1510noοὐκoukG3756fearφόβοςphobosG5401inἐνenG1722loveἀγάπῃ,agapēG26:butG1161perfectτελείαteleiaG5046loveἀγάπηagapēG26castethoutἔξωexōG1854fearφόβον,phobonG5401,becauseG3754fearφόβοςphobosG5401hathpunishmentκόλασινkolasinG2851;andG1161heG3754thatG3754fearethisG1510notοὐouG3756madeτετελείωταιteteleiōtaiG5048perfectG5046inἐνenG1722loveἀγάπῃ.agapēG26.
20IfἐάνeanG1437aG1510manτιςtisG5100sayG3004,IG3739loveG25GodθεὸνtheonG2316,andG2532hatethhisαὐτοῦautouG846brotherἀδελφὸνadelphonG80,heG2532isG1510aG1510liarψεύστηςpseustēsG5583:forγὰρgarG1063heG2532thatὅτιhotiG3754lovethnotG3756hisαὐτοῦautouG846brotherἀδελφὸνadelphonG80whomG3739heG2532hathseenἑώρακεν,he'ōrakenG3708,cannotG3756loveG25GodθεὸνtheonG2316whomG3739heG2532hathnotG3756seenἑώρακενhe'ōrakenG3708.
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
Revised Version 1895 — 1895 — Public Domain
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