Verse 50
{ "verseID": "John.12.50", "source": "Καὶ οἶδα ὅτι ἡ ἐντολὴ αὐτοῦ ζωὴ αἰώνιός ἐστιν: ἃ οὖν λαλῶ ἐγώ, καθὼς εἴρηκέν μοι ὁ Πατήρ, οὕτως λαλῶ.", "text": "And *oida* that the *entolē* of him *zōē* *aiōnios* *estin*: what therefore *lalō* I, just as *eirēken* to me the *Patēr*, thus *lalō*.", "grammar": { "*oida*": "perfect active indicative, 1st singular with present meaning - I know", "*entolē*": "nominative, feminine, singular - commandment/instruction", "*zōē*": "nominative, feminine, singular - life", "*aiōnios*": "nominative, feminine, singular - eternal/everlasting", "*estin*": "present active indicative, 3rd singular - is", "*lalō*": "present active indicative, 1st singular - I speak", "*eirēken*": "perfect active indicative, 3rd singular - has spoken/said", "*Patēr*": "nominative, masculine, singular - Father" }, "variants": { "*oida*": "know/understand/perceive", "*entolē*": "commandment/instruction/order", "*zōē*": "life/existence", "*aiōnios*": "eternal/everlasting/age-lasting", "*lalō*": "speak/say/tell", "*eirēken*": "has spoken/said/told" } }
Other Translations
Bibeloversettelse fra KJV1611 og Textus Receptus
Og jeg vet at hans bud er evig liv; derfor taler jeg det jeg sier, slik som Far sa til meg, slik taler jeg.
NT, oversatt fra gresk
Og jeg vet at hans bud er evig liv; derfor taler jeg akkurat slik som Faderen har sagt til meg.
Norsk King James
Og jeg vet at hans befaling er evig liv; hva jeg derfor taler, taler jeg slik som Faderen har sagt meg.
Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866
Og jeg vet at hans befaling er evig liv. Derfor taler jeg det jeg taler, slik som Faderen har sagt til meg.
KJV/Textus Receptus til norsk
Og jeg vet at hans bud er evig liv. Derfor, det jeg taler, taler jeg slik Faderen har sagt til meg.
Den norske oversettelsen av Det Nye Testamente
Og jeg vet at hans befaling er evig liv. Det jeg taler, taler jeg slik som Faderen har sagt meg.»
Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611
Og jeg vet at hans befaling er evig liv. Derfor, hva jeg taler, taler jeg slik Faderen har sagt til meg.
o3-mini KJV Norsk
Og jeg vet at hans befaling er veien til evig liv, derfor taler jeg akkurat det Faderen har befalt meg.
En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611 (mar 2025)
Og jeg vet at hans befaling er evig liv. Derfor, hva jeg taler, taler jeg slik Faderen har sagt til meg.
Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst
Og jeg vet at hans befaling er evig liv. Derfor taler jeg slik Faderen har sagt meg.»
Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts
I know that His command leads to eternal life. So whatever I say is just what the Father has told Me to say.
NT, oversatt fra gresk Aug2024
Og jeg vet at hans befaling er evig liv. Derfor, det jeg taler, taler jeg som Faderen har sagt meg.
Original Norsk Bibel 1866
og jeg veed, at hans Befaling er et evigt Liv. Derfor, det jeg taler, taler jeg saaledes, som Faderen haver sagt mig.
King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)
And I know that his commandment is life everlasting: whatsoever I speak therefore, even as the Father said unto me, so I speak.
KJV 1769 norsk
Og jeg vet at hans bud er evig liv. Derfor, det jeg taler, taler jeg slik Faderen har sagt til meg.
KJV1611 - Moderne engelsk
And I know that his command is everlasting life. Therefore, whatever I speak, just as the Father has told me, so I speak.
King James Version 1611 (Original)
And I know that his commandment is life everlasting: whatsoever I speak therefore, even as the Father said unto me, so I speak.
Norsk oversettelse av Webster
Jeg vet at hans befaling er evig liv. Derfor, de ting jeg taler, taler jeg som Faderen har sagt til meg.»
Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation
Og jeg vet at hans befaling er evig liv. Det jeg taler, taler jeg derfor slik Faderen har sagt til meg."
Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901
Og jeg vet at hans befaling er evig liv; så de ting jeg taler, taler jeg slik som Faderen har sagt meg.
Norsk oversettelse av BBE
Og jeg vet at hans befaling er evig liv. Derfor sier jeg det som Faderen har sagt til meg.
Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)
And I knowe that this comaundement is lyfe everlastinge. Whatsoever I speake therfore eve as the father bade me so I speake.
Coverdale Bible (1535)
And I knowe that his commaundement is life euerlastinge. Therfore loke what I speake, that speake I eue so, as the father hath sayde vnto me.
Geneva Bible (1560)
And I knowe that his commaundement is life euerlasting: the thinges therefore that I speake, I speake them so as the Father sayde vnto me.
Bishops' Bible (1568)
And I knowe that his commaundement is lyfe euerlastyng. Whatsoeuer I speake therfore, euen as the father bad me, so I speake.
Authorized King James Version (1611)
‹And I know that his commandment is life everlasting: whatsoever I speak therefore, even as the Father said unto me, so I speak.›
Webster's Bible (1833)
I know that his commandment is eternal life. The things therefore which I speak, even as the Father has said to me, so I speak."
Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)
and I have known that His command is life age-during; what, therefore, I speak, according as the Father hath said to me, so I speak.'
American Standard Version (1901)
And I know that his commandment is life eternal: the things therefore which I speak, even as the Father hath said unto me, so I speak.
Bible in Basic English (1941)
And I have knowledge that his order is eternal life: so that the things which I say, I say them even as the Father says them to me.
World English Bible (2000)
I know that his commandment is eternal life. The things therefore which I speak, even as the Father has said to me, so I speak."
NET Bible® (New English Translation)
And I know that his commandment is eternal life. Thus the things I say, I say just as the Father has told me.”
Referenced Verses
- John 6:68 : 68 { "verseID": "John.6.68", "source": "Ἀπεκρίθη οὖν αὐτῷ Σίμων Πέτρος, Κύριε, πρὸς τίνα ἀπελευσόμεθα; ῥήματα ζωῆς αἰωνίου ἔχεις.", "text": "*Apekrithē* *oun* to him *Simōn* *Petros*, *Kyrie*, *pros* whom shall we *apeleusometha*? *rhēmata* of *zōēs* *aiōniou* you *echeis*.", "grammar": { "*Apekrithē*": "aorist passive indicative, 3rd singular - answered", "*oun*": "inferential conjunction - therefore/then", "*Simōn*": "nominative, masculine, singular - Simon", "*Petros*": "nominative, masculine, singular - Peter", "*Kyrie*": "vocative, masculine, singular - Lord", "*pros*": "preposition + accusative - to/toward", "*apeleusometha*": "future middle indicative, 1st plural - we will go away", "*rhēmata*": "accusative, neuter, plural - words", "*zōēs*": "genitive, feminine, singular - of life", "*aiōniou*": "genitive, feminine, singular - eternal", "*echeis*": "present active indicative, 2nd singular - you have" }, "variants": { "*Apekrithē*": "answered/responded", "*oun*": "therefore/then/consequently", "*Simōn*": "Simon", "*Petros*": "Peter", "*Kyrie*": "Lord/Master/Sir", "*pros*": "to/toward/with", "*apeleusometha*": "we will go away/depart", "*rhēmata*": "words/sayings/statements", "*zōēs*": "life/existence", "*aiōniou*": "eternal/everlasting/age-enduring", "*echeis*": "have/possess" } }
- John 17:3 : 3 { "verseID": "John.17.3", "source": "Αὕτη δέ ἐστιν ἡ αἰώνιος ζωή, ἵνα γινώσκωσίν σε τὸν μόνον ἀληθινὸν Θεόν, καὶ ὃν ἀπέστειλας, Ἰησοῦν Χριστόν.", "text": "*Hautē* *de* *estin* the *aiōnios zōē*, that they *ginōskōsin* you the only *alēthinon Theon*, and whom *apesteilas*, *Iēsoun Christon*.", "grammar": { "*Hautē*": "nominative, feminine, singular demonstrative pronoun - this", "*de*": "conjunction - and/but/now", "*estin*": "present, active, indicative, 3rd person singular - is", "*aiōnios*": "nominative, feminine, singular - eternal/everlasting", "*zōē*": "nominative, feminine, singular - life", "*ginōskōsin*": "present, active, subjunctive, 3rd person plural - they might know", "*alēthinon*": "accusative, masculine, singular - true/genuine", "*Theon*": "accusative, masculine, singular - God", "*apesteilas*": "aorist, active, indicative, 2nd person singular - you sent", "*Iēsoun*": "accusative, masculine, singular - Jesus", "*Christon*": "accusative, masculine, singular - Christ" }, "variants": { "*Hautē*": "this/this very", "*de*": "and/but/now", "*aiōnios zōē*": "eternal life/everlasting life", "*ginōskōsin*": "might know/understand/recognize", "*alēthinon*": "true/genuine/real", "*Theon*": "God/deity", "*apesteilas*": "sent forth/commissioned/dispatched", "*Iēsoun Christon*": "Jesus Christ/Jesus the Messiah" } }
- John 20:31 : 31 { "verseID": "John.20.31", "source": "Ταῦτα δὲ γέγραπται, ἵνα πιστεύσητε ὅτι Ἰησοῦς ἐστιν ὁ Χριστὸς, ὁ Υἱὸς τοῦ Θεοῦ· καὶ ἵνα πιστεύοντες ζωὴν ἔχητε ἐν τῷ ὀνόματι αὐτοῦ.", "text": "These but have been *gegraptai*, that you might *pisteusete* that *Iesous* *estin* the *Christos*, the *Huios* of *tou Theou*; and that *pisteuontes* *zoen* you might *echete* in *to onomati* of him.", "grammar": { "*tauta*": "demonstrative pronoun nominative neuter plural - these things", "*gegraptai*": "perfect passive indicative 3rd person singular - has been written", "*pisteusete*": "aorist active subjunctive 2nd person plural - you might believe", "*Iesous*": "nominative masculine singular - Jesus", "*estin*": "present active indicative 3rd person singular - is", "*Christos*": "nominative masculine singular - Christ/Messiah/Anointed One", "*Huios*": "nominative masculine singular - Son", "*tou Theou*": "genitive masculine singular - of God", "*pisteuontes*": "present active participle nominative masculine plural - believing", "*zoen*": "accusative feminine singular - life", "*echete*": "present active subjunctive 2nd person plural - you might have", "*to onomati*": "dative neuter singular - the name" }, "variants": { "*tauta*": "these things", "*gegraptai*": "has been written/recorded (perfect tense emphasizes continuing state)", "*pisteusete*": "believe/trust/have faith", "*estin*": "is/exists", "*Christos*": "Christ/Messiah/Anointed One", "*Huios*": "Son", "*Theou*": "God/Deity", "*pisteuontes*": "believing/trusting/having faith (ongoing action)", "*zoen*": "life/existence", "*echete*": "have/possess/hold", "*onomati*": "name/title/reputation" } }
- 1 Tim 1:16 : 16 { "verseID": "1 Timothy.1.16", "source": "Ἀλλὰ διὰ τοῦτο ἠλεήθην, ἵνα ἐν ἐμοὶ πρώτῳ ἐνδείξηται Ἰησοῦς Χριστὸς τὴν πᾶσαν μακροθυμίαν, πρὸς ὑποτύπωσιν τῶν μελλόντων πιστεύειν ἐπʼ αὐτῷ εἰς ζωὴν αἰώνιον.", "text": "But for *dia* this I *ēleēthēn*, so that in *emoi* *prōtō* might *endeixētai* *Iēsous* *Christos* the complete *makrothymian*, for *hypotypōsin* of the ones *mellontōn* *pisteuein* on *autō* for *zōēn* *aiōnion*.", "grammar": { "*Alla*": "contrastive conjunction - but", "*dia*": "preposition + accusative - for/because of", "*touto*": "accusative, neuter, singular, demonstrative pronoun - this", "*ēleēthēn*": "aorist passive indicative, 1st person singular - I was shown mercy", "*hina*": "subordinating conjunction - so that/in order that", "*en*": "preposition + dative - in", "*emoi*": "dative, singular, personal pronoun - me", "*prōtō*": "dative, masculine, singular - adjective", "*endeixētai*": "aorist middle subjunctive, 3rd person singular - might demonstrate/display", "*Iēsous Christos*": "nominative, masculine, singular - subject", "*tēn pasan*": "accusative, feminine, singular - direct object with article", "*makrothymian*": "accusative, feminine, singular - direct object", "*pros*": "preposition + accusative - for/toward", "*hypotypōsin*": "accusative, feminine, singular - object of preposition", "*tōn mellontōn*": "genitive, masculine, plural, substantive participle - of those who are going to", "*pisteuein*": "present active infinitive - to believe", "*ep*": "preposition + dative - on/upon", "*autō*": "dative, masculine, singular, personal pronoun - him", "*eis*": "preposition + accusative - for/unto", "*zōēn*": "accusative, feminine, singular - object of preposition", "*aiōnion*": "accusative, feminine, singular - adjective" }, "variants": { "*ēleēthēn*": "was shown mercy/received compassion", "*prōtō*": "first/foremost/chief", "*endeixētai*": "might demonstrate/might display/might show", "*makrothymian*": "patience/longsuffering/forbearance", "*hypotypōsin*": "pattern/example/model", "*mellontōn*": "those who are going to/future ones/those about to", "*pisteuein*": "to believe/to trust", "*zōēn*": "life/existence", "*aiōnion*": "eternal/everlasting" } }
- John 6:63 : 63 { "verseID": "John.6.63", "source": "Τὸ πνεῦμά ἐστιν τὸ ζωοποιοῦν· ἡ σὰρξ οὐκ ὠφελεῖ οὐδέν: τὰ ῥήματα ἃ ἐγὼ λαλῶ ὑμῖν, πνεῦμά ἐστιν, καὶ ζωή ἐστιν.", "text": "The *pneuma* *estin* the *zōopoioun*; the *sarx* not *ōphelei* nothing: the *rhēmata* which I *lalō* to you, *pneuma* *estin*, and *zōē* *estin*.", "grammar": { "*pneuma*": "nominative, neuter, singular - spirit", "*estin*": "present indicative, 3rd singular - is", "*zōopoioun*": "present active participle, nominative, neuter, singular - giving life", "*sarx*": "nominative, feminine, singular - flesh", "*ōphelei*": "present active indicative, 3rd singular - profits/benefits", "*rhēmata*": "nominative, neuter, plural - words/sayings", "*lalō*": "present active indicative, 1st singular - I speak/say", "*zōē*": "nominative, feminine, singular - life" }, "variants": { "*pneuma*": "spirit/breath/wind", "*estin*": "is/exists", "*zōopoioun*": "giving life/making alive/vivifying", "*sarx*": "flesh/body/physical nature", "*ōphelei*": "profits/benefits/helps", "*rhēmata*": "words/sayings/statements", "*lalō*": "speak/say/tell", "*zōē*": "life/existence" } }
- 1 John 2:25 : 25 { "verseID": "1 John.2.25", "source": "Καὶ αὕτη ἐστὶν ἡ ἐπαγγελία ἣν αὐτὸς ἐπηγγείλατο ἡμῖν, τὴν ζωὴν τὴν αἰώνιον.", "text": "And this *estin* the *epangelia hēn* he *epēngeilato* to us, the *zōēn* the *aiōnion*.", "grammar": { "*estin*": "present, indicative, active, 3rd person singular - is", "*epangelia*": "nominative, feminine, singular - promise", "*hēn*": "accusative, feminine, singular, relative pronoun - which", "*epēngeilato*": "aorist, indicative, middle, 3rd person singular - promised", "*zōēn*": "accusative, feminine, singular - life", "*aiōnion*": "accusative, feminine, singular - eternal/everlasting" }, "variants": { "*epangelia*": "promise/pledge/announcement", "*epēngeilato*": "promised/pledged/announced", "*zōēn*": "life/existence/living", "*aiōnion*": "eternal/everlasting/endless/age-lasting" } }
- 1 John 3:23-24 : 23 { "verseID": "1 John.3.23", "source": "Καὶ αὕτη ἐστὶν ἡ ἐντολὴ αὐτοῦ, Ἵνα πιστεύσωμεν τῷ ὀνόματι τοῦ Υἱοῦ αὐτοῦ Ἰησοῦ Χριστοῦ, καὶ ἀγαπῶμεν ἀλλήλους, καθὼς ἔδωκεν ἐντολὴν ἡμῖν.", "text": "And this *estin* the *entolē* of him, That we should *pisteusōmen* in the *onomati* of the *Hyiou* of him *Iēsou Christou*, and *agapōmen allēlous*, *kathōs edōken entolēn* to us.", "grammar": { "*estin*": "present active, 3rd singular - is", "*entolē*": "nominative, feminine, singular - commandment", "*pisteusōmen*": "aorist active subjunctive, 1st plural - we should believe", "*onomati*": "dative, neuter, singular - in the name", "*Hyiou*": "genitive, masculine, singular - of Son", "*Iēsou*": "genitive, masculine, singular - of Jesus", "*Christou*": "genitive, masculine, singular - of Christ", "*agapōmen*": "present active subjunctive, 1st plural - we should love", "*allēlous*": "accusative, masculine, plural - one another", "*kathōs*": "adverb - just as", "*edōken*": "aorist active, 3rd singular - he gave", "*entolēn*": "accusative, feminine, singular - commandment" }, "variants": { "*entolē*": "commandment/instruction/precept", "*pisteusōmen*": "we should believe/trust/have faith", "*onomati*": "name/title/reputation", "*Hyiou*": "Son/descendant", "*Iēsou*": "Jesus", "*Christou*": "Christ/Messiah/Anointed One", "*agapōmen*": "we should love/cherish", "*allēlous*": "one another/each other", "*edōken*": "gave/granted/bestowed", "*entolēn*": "commandment/instruction/precept" } } 24 { "verseID": "1 John.3.24", "source": "Καὶ ὁ τηρῶν τὰς ἐντολὰς αὐτοῦ ἐν αὐτῷ μένει, καὶ αὐτὸς ἐν αὐτῷ. Καὶ ἐν τούτῳ γινώσκομεν ὅτι μένει ἐν ἡμῖν, ἐκ τοῦ Πνεύματος οὗ ἡμῖν ἔδωκεν.", "text": "And the one *tērōn* the *entolas* of him in him *menei*, and he in him. And by this we *ginōskomen* that he *menei* in us, from the *Pneumatos* which to us he *edōken*.", "grammar": { "*tērōn*": "present active participle, nominative, masculine, singular - keeping", "*entolas*": "accusative, feminine, plural - commandments", "*menei*": "present active, 3rd singular - abides", "*ginōskomen*": "present active, 1st plural - we know", "*Pneumatos*": "genitive, neuter, singular - of Spirit", "*edōken*": "aorist active, 3rd singular - he gave" }, "variants": { "*tērōn*": "keeping/observing/guarding", "*entolas*": "commandments/precepts/instructions", "*menei*": "abides/remains/continues", "*ginōskomen*": "we know/understand/perceive", "*Pneumatos*": "Spirit/breath/wind", "*edōken*": "gave/granted/bestowed" } }
- 1 John 5:11-13 : 11 { "verseID": "1 John.5.11", "source": "Καὶ αὕτη ἐστὶν ἡ μαρτυρία, ὅτι ζωὴν αἰώνιον ἔδωκεν ἡμῖν ὁ Θεός, καὶ αὕτη ἡ ζωὴ ἐν τῷ Υἱῷ αὐτοῦ ἐστιν.", "text": "And this *estin* the *marturia*, that *zōēn aiōnion* *edōken* to us the *Theos*, and this the *zōē* in the *Huiō* of him *estin*.", "grammar": { "*hautē*": "demonstrative pronoun, nominative, feminine, singular - this", "*estin*": "present indicative, 3rd singular - is", "*marturia*": "nominative, feminine, singular - witness/testimony", "*hoti*": "conjunction - that", "*zōēn*": "accusative, feminine, singular - life", "*aiōnion*": "accusative, feminine, singular - eternal", "*edōken*": "aorist active indicative, 3rd singular - gave", "*hēmin*": "personal pronoun, dative, 1st plural - to us", "*Theos*": "nominative, masculine, singular - God", "*zōē*": "nominative, feminine, singular - life", "*en*": "preposition with dative - in", "*Huiō*": "dative, masculine, singular - Son", "*autou*": "genitive, masculine, singular - of him" }, "variants": { "*marturia*": "witness/testimony/evidence", "*zōēn*": "life/existence/vitality", "*aiōnion*": "eternal/everlasting/age-during", "*edōken*": "gave/granted/bestowed", "*zōē*": "life/existence/vitality" } } 12 { "verseID": "1 John.5.12", "source": "Ὁ ἔχων τὸν Υἱὸν ἔχει τὴν ζωήν· ὁ μὴ ἔχων τὸν Υἱὸν τοῦ Θεοῦ τὴν ζωὴν οὐκ ἔχει.", "text": "The *echōn* the *Huion* *echei* the *zōēn*; the not *echōn* the *Huion* of the *Theou* the *zōēn* not *echei*.", "grammar": { "*echōn*": "present active participle, nominative, masculine, singular - having", "*Huion*": "accusative, masculine, singular - Son", "*echei*": "present active indicative, 3rd singular - has", "*zōēn*": "accusative, feminine, singular - life", "*mē*": "negative particle - not", "*Theou*": "genitive, masculine, singular - of God", "*ouk*": "negative particle - not" }, "variants": { "*echōn*": "having/possessing/holding", "*echei*": "has/possesses/holds", "*zōēn*": "life/existence/vitality" } } 13 { "verseID": "1 John.5.13", "source": "Ταῦτα ἔγραψα ὑμῖν τοῖς πιστεύουσιν εἰς τὸ ὄνομα τοῦ Ὑιοῦ τοῦ Θεοῦ· ἵνα εἰδῆτε ὅτι ζωὴν αἰώνιον ἔχετε, καὶ ἵνα πιστεύητε εἰς τὸ ὄνομα τοῦ Υἱοῦ τοῦ Θεοῦ.", "text": "These things I *egrapsa* to you the *pisteuousin* into the *onoma* of the *Huiou* of the *Theou*; that you may *eidēte* that *zōēn aiōnion* you *echete*, and that you may *pisteuēte* into the *onoma* of the *Huiou* of the *Theou*.", "grammar": { "*tauta*": "demonstrative pronoun, accusative, neuter, plural - these things", "*egrapsa*": "aorist active indicative, 1st singular - I wrote", "*humin*": "personal pronoun, dative, 2nd plural - to you", "*pisteuousin*": "present active participle, dative, masculine, plural - believing", "*eis*": "preposition with accusative - into/unto", "*onoma*": "accusative, neuter, singular - name", "*Huiou*": "genitive, masculine, singular - of Son", "*Theou*": "genitive, masculine, singular - of God", "*hina*": "conjunction introducing purpose clause - that/so that", "*eidēte*": "perfect active subjunctive, 2nd plural - you may know", "*hoti*": "conjunction - that", "*zōēn*": "accusative, feminine, singular - life", "*aiōnion*": "accusative, feminine, singular - eternal", "*echete*": "present active indicative, 2nd plural - you have", "*pisteuēte*": "present active subjunctive, 2nd plural - you may believe" }, "variants": { "*egrapsa*": "I wrote/I composed/I recorded", "*pisteuousin*": "believing/trusting/having faith", "*onoma*": "name/reputation/authority", "*eidēte*": "you may know/you may understand/you may perceive", "*zōēn*": "life/existence/vitality", "*aiōnion*": "eternal/everlasting/age-during", "*echete*": "you have/you possess/you hold", "*pisteuēte*": "you may believe/you may trust/you may have faith" } }
- 1 John 5:20 : 20 { "verseID": "1 John.5.20", "source": "Οἴδαμεν δὲ ὅτι ὁ Υἱὸς τοῦ Θεοῦ ἥκει, καὶ δέδωκεν ἡμῖν διάνοιαν, ἵνα γινώσκωμεν τὸν ἀληθινόν, καὶ ἐσμὲν ἐν τῷ ἀληθινῷ, ἐν τῷ Υἱῷ αὐτοῦ Ἰησοῦ Χριστῷ. Οὗτός ἐστιν ὁ ἀληθινὸς Θεὸς, καὶ ζωὴ αἰώνιος.", "text": "We *oidamen* *de* that the *Huios* of the *Theou* *hēkei*, and has *dedōken* to us *dianoian*, that we may *ginōskōmen* the *alēthinon*, and we *esmen* in the *alēthinō*, in the *Huiō* of him *Iēsou Christō*. This *estin* the *alēthinos Theos*, and *zōē aiōnios*.", "grammar": { "*oidamen*": "perfect active indicative, 1st plural - we know", "*de*": "conjunction - and/but/now", "*hoti*": "conjunction - that", "*Huios*": "nominative, masculine, singular - Son", "*Theou*": "genitive, masculine, singular - of God", "*hēkei*": "present active indicative, 3rd singular - has come", "*dedōken*": "perfect active indicative, 3rd singular - has given", "*hēmin*": "personal pronoun, dative, 1st plural - to us", "*dianoian*": "accusative, feminine, singular - understanding/mind", "*hina*": "conjunction introducing purpose clause - that/so that", "*ginōskōmen*": "present active subjunctive, 1st plural - we may know", "*alēthinon*": "accusative, masculine, singular - true one", "*esmen*": "present indicative, 1st plural - we are", "*en*": "preposition with dative - in", "*alēthinō*": "dative, masculine, singular - true one", "*Huiō*": "dative, masculine, singular - Son", "*autou*": "genitive, masculine, singular - of him", "*Iēsou*": "dative, masculine, singular - Jesus", "*Christō*": "dative, masculine, singular - Christ", "*houtos*": "demonstrative pronoun, nominative, masculine, singular - this one", "*estin*": "present indicative, 3rd singular - is", "*alēthinos*": "nominative, masculine, singular - true", "*Theos*": "nominative, masculine, singular - God", "*zōē*": "nominative, feminine, singular - life", "*aiōnios*": "nominative, feminine, singular - eternal" }, "variants": { "*oidamen*": "we know/we understand/we perceive", "*hēkei*": "has come/is present/has arrived", "*dedōken*": "has given/has granted/has bestowed", "*dianoian*": "understanding/mind/intellect", "*ginōskōmen*": "we may know/we may understand/we may recognize", "*alēthinon*": "true one/genuine one/real one", "*esmen*": "we are/we exist", "*alēthinō*": "true one/genuine one/real one", "*Christō*": "Christ/Anointed One/Messiah", "*alēthinos*": "true/genuine/real", "*zōē*": "life/existence/vitality", "*aiōnios*": "eternal/everlasting/age-during" } }