Revised Version 1895

1 John 5

1Whosoever believeththatG3754JesusἸησοῦςIēsousG2424isG1510theG3956ChristΧριστὸςChristosG5547isG1510begottenG1080ofἐκekG1537GodθεοῦtheouG2316:andκαὶkaiG2532whosoever lovethhimG846thatG3754begat lovethhimG846alsoκαὶkaiG2532thatG3754isG1510begottenG1080ofἐξexG1537himG846.

2HerebyweG3778knowγινώσκομενginōskomenG1097thatὅτιhotiG3754weG3778loveἀγαπῶμενagapōmenG25theG3588childrenτέκναteknaG5043ofG2316Godθεοῦ,theouG2316,whenὅτανhotanG3752weG3778loveἀγαπῶμενagapōmenG25GodθεὸνtheonG2316,andκαὶkaiG2532doποιῶμεν.poiōmenG4160hisαὐτοῦautouG846commandmentsἐντολὰςentolasG1785.

3ForγάρgarG1063thisG3778isἐστινestinG1510theG3588loveἀγάπηagapēG26ofG2316Godθεοῦ,theouG2316,thatἵναinaG2443weG3778keepτηρῶμεν·tērōmenG5083hisαὐτοῦautouG846commandmentsἐντολὰςentolasG1785:andκαὶkaiG2532hisαὐτοῦautouG846commandmentsἐντολαὶentolaiG1785areεἰσίν.eisinG1510notοὐκoukG3756grievous.

4ForG3754whatsoeverisG1510begottenγεγεννημένονgegennēmenonG1080ofἐκekG1537GodθεοῦtheouG2316overcomeththeG3956worldκόσμον·kosmonG2889:andG2532thisαὕτηhautēG3778isG1510theG3956victoryνίκηnikēG3529thatG3754hathovercomeG3528theG3956worldκόσμον,kosmonG2889,evenG2532ourG2316faithπίστιςpistisG4102.

5AndG1161whoG3588isἐστινestinG1510heG3754thatG3754overcomeththeG3588worldκόσμονkosmonG2889,butG1161heG3754thatG3754believeththatG3754JesusἸησοῦςIēsousG2424isἐστινestinG1510theG3588SonυἱὸςhuiosG5207ofG5207Godθεοῦ;theouG2316?

6ThisοὗτόςhoutosG3778isG1510heG2532thatὅτιhotiG3754cameἐλθὼνelthōnG2064byG1722waterὕδατοςhudatosG5204andG2532bloodαἵματος,aimatosG129,evenG2532JesusἸησοῦςIēsousG2424ChristΧριστός·ChristosG5547;notοὐκoukG3756withG1722theG3588waterὕδατιhudatiG5204onlyG3440,butἀλλ᾽all᾽G235withG1722theG3588waterὕδατιhudatiG5204andG2532withG1722theG3588bloodαἵματι·aimatiG129.

7AndG3140itG1510isG1510theG3588SpiritthatG3754bearethwitnessG3140,becauseG3754theG3588SpiritisG1510theG3588truth.

8ForG1519thereG1510areG1510threeτρεῖςtreisG5140whoτὸtoG3588bear witness,theτὸtoG3588SpiritπνεῦμαpneumaG4151,andκαὶkaiG2532theτὸtoG3588waterὕδωρhudōrG5204,andκαὶkaiG2532theοἱhoiG3588bloodαἷμα,haimaG129:andκαὶkaiG2532theτὸtoG3588threeG5140agreeG1510inG1519oneἕνhenG1520.

9IfεἰeiG1487weG3778receiveλαμβάνομεν,lambanomenG2983theG3588witnessG3140ofG5207menἀνθρώπωνanthrōpōnG444,theG3588witnessG3140ofG5207GodθεοῦtheouG2316isἐστίν,estinG1510greaterμείζωνmeizōnG3173:forὅτιhotiG3754theG3588witnessG3140ofG5207GodθεοῦtheouG2316isἐστὶνestinG1510thisG3778,thatὅτιhotiG3754heG846hath bornewitnessG3140concerningπερὶperiG4012hisG846SonυἱοῦhuiouG5207.

10HeG846thatG3754believethonG1722theG3588SonυἱὸνhuionG5207ofG5207GodθεοῦtheouG2316haththeG3588witnessG3140inG1722himG846:heG846thatG3754believethnotG3756GodθεῷtheōG2316hathmadeπεποίηκενpepoiēkenG4160himG846aliarψεύστηνpseustēnG5583;becauseG3754heG846hathnotG3756believedG4100inG1722theG3588witnessG3140thatG3754GodθεὸςtheosG2316hath borneconcerningπερὶperiG4012hisG846SonυἱοῦhuiouG5207.

11AndκαὶkaiG2532theG3588witnessμαρτυρίαmarturiaG3141isἐστὶνestinG1510thisαὕτηhautēG3778,thatὅτιhotiG3754Godθεός·theosG2316gaveG1325untousG1325eternalαἰώνιονaiōnionG166lifeζωὴνzōēnG2222,andκαὶkaiG2532thisαὕτηhautēG3778lifeζωὴzōēG2222isἐστιν.estinG1510inἐνenG1722hisαὐτοῦautouG846SonυἱῷhuiōG5207.

12HeG2192thatG2316haththeG3588SonυἱὸνhuionG5207haththeG3588lifeζωήν·zōēnG2222;heG2192thatG2316hathnotG3756theG3588SonυἱὸνhuionG5207ofG5207GodθεοῦtheouG2316hathnotG3756theG3588lifeζωὴνzōēnG2222.

13TheseG3778thingsΤαῦταTautaG3778haveIG3778writtenἔγραψαegrapsaG1125untoyouG5210,thatG3754yemayἵναinaG2443knowG1492thatG3754ye haveeternalαἰώνιον,aiōnionG166lifeζωὴνzōēnG2222,evenG1519untoyouG5210thatG3754believeπιστεύουσινpisteuousinG4100onG1519theG3588nameὄνομαonomaG3686ofG5207theG3588SonυἱοῦhuiouG5207ofG5207Godθεοῦ.theouG2316.

14AndG2532thisαὕτηhautēG3778isἐστὶνestinG1510theG3588boldnessπαρρησίαparrēsiaG3954whichἣνhēnG3739weG2249havetowardG4314himαὐτόν,autonG846,thatὅτιhotiG3754,ifἐάνeanG1437weG2249askαἰτώμεθαaitōmethaG154anythingτιtiG5100accordingκατὰkataG2596toG4314hisαὐτοῦautouG846willθέλημαthelēmaG2307,heG2532hearethusἀκούειakoueiG191:

15andG2532ifG1437weG2249knowG1492thatὅτιhotiG3754heG2532hearethusἀκούειakoueiG191whatsoeverweG2249askαἰτώμεθα,aitōmethaG154,weG2249knowG1492thatὅτιhotiG3754weG2249havetheτὰtaG3588petitionswhichG3739weG2249haveaskedᾐτήκαμενētēkamenG154ofἀπ᾽ap᾽G575himαὐτοῦ.¶autouG846.

16IfG1437anyG5100manG5100seeG3708hisG846brotherἀδελφὸνadelphonG80sinningG264aG1510sinἁμαρτίανhamartianG266notG3756untodeathθάνατον,thanatonG2288,heG2532shallG2532askαἰτήσειaitēseiG154,andG2532GodG846willG1510giveδώσειdōseiG1325himG846lifeζωήν,zōēnG2222forG4012themG846thatG2443sinἁμαρτίαhamartiaG266notG3756untodeathθάνατον.¶thanatonG2288.ThereG1510isG1510aG1510sinG266untodeathθάνατον·thanatonG2288:notG3756concerningπερὶperiG4012thisG3588doG1510IG1437sayλέγωlegōG3004thatG2443heG2532shouldG5100makeG1325requestἐρωτήσῃ.erōtēsēG2065.

17AllπᾶσαpasaG3956unrighteousnessἀδικίαadikiaG93isG1510sinἁμαρτίαhamartiaG266:andκαὶkaiG2532thereG1510isG1510aG1510sinἁμαρτίαhamartiaG266notοὐouG3756untodeathθάνατον.thanatonG2288.

18WeG2532knowG1492thatG3754whosoever isbegottenγεγεννημένοςgegennēmenosG1080ofἐκekG1537Godθεοῦ,theouG2316sinnethnotοὐχouchG3756;butἀλλ᾽all᾽G235heG2532thatG3754wasbegottenγεννηθεὶςgennētheisG1080ofἐκekG1537GodθεοῦtheouG2316keepethhimG846,andG2532theπᾶςpasG3956evilπονηρὸςponērosG4190oneG3588touchethhimG846notοὐχouchG3756.

19WeG2532knowG1492thatὅτιhotiG3754weG2532areἐσμενesmenG1510ofἐκekG1537GodθεοῦtheouG2316,andG2532theτοῦtouG3588wholeὅλοςholosG3650worldκόσμοςkosmosG2889liethinἐνenG1722theὁhoG3588evilπονηρῷponērōG4190oneτῷtōG3588.

20AndG2532weG2249knowγινώσκωμενginōskōmenG1097thatG3754theG3588SonυἱὸςhuiosG5207ofG5207GodθεοῦtheouG2316isG1510comeἥκειhēkeiG2240,andG2532hathgivenG1325usG1325anG1510understandingδιάνοιανdianoianG1271,thatG3754weG2249knowG1097himG846thatG3754isG1510trueἀληθινόν,alēthinonG228,andG2532weG2249areG1510inἐνenG1722himG846thatG3754isG1510trueἀληθινῷ,alēthinōG228,evenG2532inἐνenG1722hisG846SonυἱῷhuiōG5207JesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424ChristΧριστῷ.ChristōG5547.ThisοὗτόςhoutosG3778isG1510theG3588trueἀληθινὸςalēthinosG228GodθεὸςtheosG2316,andG2532eternalαἰώνιος.aiōniosG166lifeζωὴzōēG2222.

21MyG575littleτεκνία,tekniaG5040childrenG5040,guardφυλάξατεphulaxateG5442yourselvesἑαυτὰhe'autaG1438fromG575idolsεἰδώλωνeidōlōnG1497.

Revised Version 1895 — 1895 — Public Domain

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