1 John 4:7-9 : 7 {
"verseID": "1 John.4.7",
"source": "Ἀγαπητοί, ἀγαπῶμεν ἀλλήλους: ὅτι ἡ ἀγάπη ἐκ τοῦ Θεοῦ ἐστιν· καὶ πᾶς ὁ ἀγαπῶν ἐκ τοῦ Θεοῦ γεγέννηται, καὶ γινώσκει τὸν Θεόν.",
"text": "*Agapētoi*, *agapōmen* *allēlous*: because the *agapē* from the *Theou* *estin*; and everyone *agapōn* from the *Theou* *gegennētai*, and *ginōskei* the *Theon*.",
"grammar": {
"*Agapētoi*": "vocative, masculine, plural - beloved ones",
"*agapōmen*": "present subjunctive, 1st plural - let us love",
"*allēlous*": "accusative, masculine, plural - one another",
"*agapē*": "nominative, feminine, singular - love",
"*Theou*": "genitive, masculine, singular - of God",
"*estin*": "present indicative, 3rd singular - is",
"*agapōn*": "present active participle, nominative, masculine, singular - loving/one who loves",
"*gegennētai*": "perfect passive indicative, 3rd singular - has been born",
"*ginōskei*": "present active indicative, 3rd singular - knows",
"*Theon*": "accusative, masculine, singular - God"
},
"variants": {
"*Agapētoi*": "beloved/dear ones",
"*agapōmen*": "let us love/we should love",
"*agapē*": "love/divine love/selfless love",
"*agapōn*": "loving/one who loves",
"*gegennētai*": "has been born/has been begotten",
"*ginōskei*": "knows/understands/recognizes"
}
}
8 {
"verseID": "1 John.4.8",
"source": "Ὁ μὴ ἀγαπῶν οὐκ ἔγνω τὸν Θεόν· ὅτι ὁ Θεὸς ἀγάπη ἐστίν.",
"text": "The [one] *mē* *agapōn* *ouk* *egnō* the *Theon*; because the *Theos* *agapē* *estin*.",
"grammar": {
"*mē*": "negative particle - not",
"*agapōn*": "present active participle, nominative, masculine, singular - loving/one who loves",
"*ouk*": "negative particle - not",
"*egnō*": "aorist active indicative, 3rd singular - knew/has known",
"*Theon*": "accusative, masculine, singular - God",
"*Theos*": "nominative, masculine, singular - God",
"*agapē*": "nominative, feminine, singular - love",
"*estin*": "present indicative, 3rd singular - is"
},
"variants": {
"*agapōn*": "loving/one who loves",
"*egnō*": "knew/has known/has come to know",
"*agapē*": "love/divine love/selfless love"
}
}
9 {
"verseID": "1 John.4.9",
"source": "Ἐν τούτῳ ἐφανερώθη ἡ ἀγάπη τοῦ Θεοῦ ἐν ἡμῖν, ὅτι τὸν Υἱὸν αὐτοῦ τὸν μονογενῆ ἀπέσταλκεν ὁ Θεὸς εἰς τὸν κόσμον, ἵνα ζήσωμεν διʼ αὐτοῦ.",
"text": "In *toutō* *ephanerōthē* the *agapē* of the *Theou* in us, because the *Huion* of him the *monogenē* *apestalken* the *Theos* into the *kosmon*, so that *zēsōmen* through him.",
"grammar": {
"*toutō*": "dative, neuter, singular - this/by this",
"*ephanerōthē*": "aorist passive indicative, 3rd singular - was manifested/was revealed",
"*agapē*": "nominative, feminine, singular - love",
"*Theou*": "genitive, masculine, singular - of God",
"*Huion*": "accusative, masculine, singular - Son",
"*monogenē*": "accusative, masculine, singular - only-begotten/unique",
"*apestalken*": "perfect active indicative, 3rd singular - has sent",
"*Theos*": "nominative, masculine, singular - God",
"*kosmon*": "accusative, masculine, singular - world",
"*zēsōmen*": "aorist active subjunctive, 1st plural - we might live"
},
"variants": {
"*ephanerōthē*": "was manifested/was revealed/was made visible",
"*agapē*": "love/divine love/selfless love",
"*monogenē*": "only-begotten/one and only/unique",
"*apestalken*": "has sent/has dispatched/has commissioned",
"*kosmon*": "world/universe/ordered system",
"*zēsōmen*": "we might live/we should live"
}
}
10 {
"verseID": "1 John.4.10",
"source": "Ἐν τούτῳ ἐστὶν ἡ ἀγάπη, οὐχ ὅτι ἡμεῖς ἠγαπήσαμεν τὸν Θεόν, ἀλλʼ ὅτι αὐτὸς ἠγάπησεν ἡμᾶς, καὶ ἀπέστειλεν τὸν Υἱὸν αὐτοῦ ἱλασμὸν περὶ τῶν ἁμαρτιῶν ἡμῶν.",
"text": "In *toutō* *estin* the *agapē*, not that *hēmeis* *ēgapēsamen* the *Theon*, but that *autos* *ēgapēsen* us, and *apesteilen* the *Huion* of him *hilasmon* concerning the *hamartiōn* of us.",
"grammar": {
"*toutō*": "dative, neuter, singular - this/in this",
"*estin*": "present indicative, 3rd singular - is",
"*agapē*": "nominative, feminine, singular - love",
"*hēmeis*": "nominative, plural - we",
"*ēgapēsamen*": "aorist active indicative, 1st plural - we loved",
"*Theon*": "accusative, masculine, singular - God",
"*autos*": "nominative, masculine, singular - he/himself",
"*ēgapēsen*": "aorist active indicative, 3rd singular - he loved",
"*apesteilen*": "aorist active indicative, 3rd singular - he sent",
"*Huion*": "accusative, masculine, singular - Son",
"*hilasmon*": "accusative, masculine, singular - propitiation/atonement",
"*hamartiōn*": "genitive, feminine, plural - of sins"
},
"variants": {
"*agapē*": "love/divine love/selfless love",
"*ēgapēsamen*": "we loved/we showed love",
"*ēgapēsen*": "he loved/he showed love",
"*apesteilen*": "he sent/he dispatched/he commissioned",
"*hilasmon*": "propitiation/atonement/means of forgiveness",
"*hamartiōn*": "sins/failures/misses of the mark"
}
}
11 {
"verseID": "1 John.4.11",
"source": "Ἀγαπητοί, εἰ οὕτως ὁ Θεὸς ἠγάπησεν ἡμᾶς, καὶ ἡμεῖς ὀφείλομεν ἀλλήλους ἀγαπᾶν.",
"text": "*Agapētoi*, if *houtōs* the *Theos* *ēgapēsen* us, also *hēmeis* *opheilomen* *allēlous* *agapan*.",
"grammar": {
"*Agapētoi*": "vocative, masculine, plural - beloved ones",
"*houtōs*": "adverb - thus/in this way",
"*Theos*": "nominative, masculine, singular - God",
"*ēgapēsen*": "aorist active indicative, 3rd singular - he loved",
"*hēmeis*": "nominative, plural - we",
"*opheilomen*": "present active indicative, 1st plural - we ought/we are obligated",
"*allēlous*": "accusative, masculine, plural - one another",
"*agapan*": "present active infinitive - to love"
},
"variants": {
"*Agapētoi*": "beloved/dear ones",
"*houtōs*": "thus/in this way/so",
"*ēgapēsen*": "he loved/he showed love",
"*opheilomen*": "we ought/we are obligated/we are duty-bound",
"*agapan*": "to love/to show love"
}
}
12 {
"verseID": "1 John.4.12",
"source": "Θεὸν Οὐδεὶς πώποτε τεθέαται. Ἐὰν ἀγαπῶμεν ἀλλήλους, ὁ Θεὸς ἐν ἡμῖν μένει, καὶ ἡ ἀγάπη αὐτοῦ τετελειωμένη ἐστιν ἐν ἡμῖν.",
"text": "*Theon* *Oudeis* *pōpote* *tethetai*. If *agapōmen* *allēlous*, the *Theos* in us *menei*, and the *agapē* of him *teteleiōmenē* *estin* in us.",
"grammar": {
"*Theon*": "accusative, masculine, singular - God",
"*Oudeis*": "nominative, masculine, singular - no one",
"*pōpote*": "adverb - ever/at any time",
"*tethetai*": "perfect middle/passive indicative, 3rd singular - has seen",
"*agapōmen*": "present active subjunctive, 1st plural - we love/we might love",
"*allēlous*": "accusative, masculine, plural - one another",
"*Theos*": "nominative, masculine, singular - God",
"*menei*": "present active indicative, 3rd singular - remains/abides",
"*agapē*": "nominative, feminine, singular - love",
"*teteleiōmenē*": "perfect passive participle, nominative, feminine, singular - having been perfected",
"*estin*": "present indicative, 3rd singular - is"
},
"variants": {
"*tethetai*": "has seen/has beheld/has observed",
"*agapōmen*": "we love/we might love/we should love",
"*menei*": "remains/abides/dwells/stays",
"*agapē*": "love/divine love/selfless love",
"*teteleiōmenē*": "having been perfected/having been completed/having been brought to fullness"
}
}