1 John 3:10-18 : 10 {
"verseID": "1 John.3.10",
"source": "Ἐν τούτῳ φανερά ἐστιν τὰ τέκνα τοῦ Θεοῦ, καὶ τὰ τέκνα τοῦ διαβόλου: πᾶς ὁ μὴ ποιῶν δικαιοσύνην οὐκ ἔστιν ἐκ τοῦ Θεοῦ, καὶ ὁ μὴ ἀγαπῶν τὸν ἀδελφὸν αὐτοῦ.",
"text": "In this *phanera estin* the *tekna* of *Theou*, and the *tekna* of the *diabolou*: everyone not *poiōn dikaiosynēn* not *estin* from *Theou*, and the one not *agapōn* the *adelphon* of him.",
"grammar": {
"*phanera*": "adjective, nominative, neuter, plural - manifest/evident",
"*estin*": "present active, 3rd singular - is/are",
"*tekna*": "nominative, neuter, plural - children",
"*Theou*": "genitive, masculine, singular - of God",
"*diabolou*": "genitive, masculine, singular - of devil",
"*poiōn*": "present active participle, nominative, masculine, singular - doing",
"*dikaiosynēn*": "accusative, feminine, singular - righteousness",
"*agapōn*": "present active participle, nominative, masculine, singular - loving",
"*adelphon*": "accusative, masculine, singular - brother"
},
"variants": {
"*phanera*": "manifest/evident/apparent",
"*tekna*": "children/offspring",
"*diabolou*": "devil/slanderer/accuser",
"*poiōn*": "doing/practicing/performing",
"*dikaiosynēn*": "righteousness/justice",
"*agapōn*": "loving/cherishing",
"*adelphon*": "brother/fellow believer"
}
}
11 {
"verseID": "1 John.3.11",
"source": "Ὅτι αὕτη ἐστὶν ἡ ἀγγελία ἣν ἠκούσατε ἀπʼ ἀρχῆς, ἵνα ἀγαπῶμεν ἀλλήλους.",
"text": "Because this *estin* the *angelia* which you *ēkousate* from *archēs*, that we should *agapōmen allēlous*.",
"grammar": {
"*estin*": "present active, 3rd singular - is",
"*angelia*": "nominative, feminine, singular - message",
"*ēkousate*": "aorist active, 2nd plural - you heard",
"*archēs*": "genitive, feminine, singular - beginning",
"*agapōmen*": "present active subjunctive, 1st plural - we should love",
"*allēlous*": "accusative, masculine, plural - one another"
},
"variants": {
"*angelia*": "message/announcement/command",
"*ēkousate*": "you heard/listened to",
"*archēs*": "beginning/origin/first principle",
"*agapōmen*": "we should love/cherish",
"*allēlous*": "one another/each other"
}
}
12 {
"verseID": "1 John.3.12",
"source": "Οὐ καθὼς Κάϊν, ἐκ τοῦ πονηροῦ ἦν, καὶ ἔσφαξεν τὸν ἀδελφὸν αὐτοῦ. Καὶ χάριν τίνος ἔσφαξεν αὐτόν; Ὅτι τὰ ἔργα αὐτοῦ πονηρὰ ἦν, τὰ δὲ τοῦ ἀδελφοῦ αὐτοῦ δίκαια.",
"text": "Not as *Kain*, from the *ponērou ēn*, and *esphaxen* the *adelphon* of him. And for what reason *esphaxen* him? Because the *erga* of him *ponēra ēn*, but those of the *adelphou* of him *dikaia*.",
"grammar": {
"*Kain*": "nominative, masculine, singular - Cain",
"*ponērou*": "genitive, masculine, singular - evil one",
"*ēn*": "imperfect active, 3rd singular - was",
"*esphaxen*": "aorist active, 3rd singular - slew/killed",
"*adelphon*": "accusative, masculine, singular - brother",
"*erga*": "nominative, neuter, plural - works",
"*ponēra*": "adjective, nominative, neuter, plural - evil",
"*adelphou*": "genitive, masculine, singular - of brother",
"*dikaia*": "adjective, nominative, neuter, plural - righteous"
},
"variants": {
"*ponērou*": "evil one/wicked one/the devil",
"*esphaxen*": "slew/killed/slaughtered",
"*adelphon*": "brother/fellow believer",
"*erga*": "works/deeds/actions",
"*ponēra*": "evil/wicked/bad",
"*adelphou*": "brother's/fellow believer's",
"*dikaia*": "righteous/just/upright"
}
}
13 {
"verseID": "1 John.3.13",
"source": "Μὴ θαυμάζετε, ἀδελφοί μου, εἰ μισεῖ ὑμᾶς ὁ κόσμος.",
"text": "Not *thaumazete*, *adelphoi* of me, if *misei* you the *kosmos*.",
"grammar": {
"*thaumazete*": "present active imperative, 2nd plural - marvel/wonder",
"*adelphoi*": "vocative, masculine, plural - brothers",
"*misei*": "present active, 3rd singular - hates",
"*kosmos*": "nominative, masculine, singular - world"
},
"variants": {
"*thaumazete*": "marvel/wonder/be amazed",
"*adelphoi*": "brothers/brethren/fellow believers",
"*misei*": "hates/detests",
"*kosmos*": "world/universe/worldly system"
}
}
14 {
"verseID": "1 John.3.14",
"source": "Ἡμεῖς οἴδαμεν ὅτι μεταβεβήκαμεν ἐκ τοῦ θανάτου εἰς τὴν ζωήν, ὅτι ἀγαπῶμεν τοὺς ἀδελφούς. Ὁ μὴ ἀγαπῶν τὸν ἀδελφόν μένει ἐν τῷ θανάτῳ.",
"text": "We *oidamen* that we have *metabebēkamen* from *thanatou* into *zōēn*, because we *agapōmen* the *adelphous*. The one not *agapōn* the *adelphon menei* in *thanatō*.",
"grammar": {
"*oidamen*": "perfect active, 1st plural - we know",
"*metabebēkamen*": "perfect active, 1st plural - we have passed",
"*thanatou*": "genitive, masculine, singular - death",
"*zōēn*": "accusative, feminine, singular - life",
"*agapōmen*": "present active, 1st plural - we love",
"*adelphous*": "accusative, masculine, plural - brothers",
"*agapōn*": "present active participle, nominative, masculine, singular - loving",
"*adelphon*": "accusative, masculine, singular - brother",
"*menei*": "present active, 3rd singular - remains/abides",
"*thanatō*": "dative, masculine, singular - death"
},
"variants": {
"*oidamen*": "we know/understand (with certainty)",
"*metabebēkamen*": "we have passed/crossed over/transitioned",
"*thanatou*": "death/demise",
"*zōēn*": "life/existence",
"*agapōmen*": "we love/cherish",
"*adelphous*": "brothers/fellow believers",
"*agapōn*": "loving/cherishing",
"*adelphon*": "brother/fellow believer",
"*menei*": "remains/abides/continues",
"*thanatō*": "death/demise"
}
}
15 {
"verseID": "1 John.3.15",
"source": "Πᾶς ὁ μισῶν τὸν ἀδελφὸν αὐτοῦ ἀνθρωποκτόνος ἐστίν: καὶ οἴδατε ὅτι πᾶς ἀνθρωποκτόνος οὐκ ἔχει ζωὴν αἰώνιον ἐν αὐτῷ μένουσαν.",
"text": "Everyone *misōn* the *adelphon* of him *anthrōpoktonos estin*: and you *oidate* that every *anthrōpoktonos* not *echei zōēn aiōnion* in him *menousan*.",
"grammar": {
"*misōn*": "present active participle, nominative, masculine, singular - hating",
"*adelphon*": "accusative, masculine, singular - brother",
"*anthrōpoktonos*": "nominative, masculine, singular - murderer",
"*estin*": "present active, 3rd singular - is",
"*oidate*": "perfect active, 2nd plural - you know",
"*echei*": "present active, 3rd singular - has",
"*zōēn*": "accusative, feminine, singular - life",
"*aiōnion*": "accusative, feminine, singular - eternal",
"*menousan*": "present active participle, accusative, feminine, singular - abiding"
},
"variants": {
"*misōn*": "hating/detesting",
"*adelphon*": "brother/fellow believer",
"*anthrōpoktonos*": "murderer/man-slayer",
"*oidate*": "you know/understand (with certainty)",
"*echei*": "has/holds/possesses",
"*zōēn*": "life/existence",
"*aiōnion*": "eternal/everlasting/age-lasting",
"*menousan*": "abiding/remaining/continuing"
}
}
16 {
"verseID": "1 John.3.16",
"source": "Ἐν τούτῳ ἐγνώκαμεν τὴν ἀγάπην, ὅτι εκεῖνος ὑπὲρ ἡμῶν τὴν ψυχὴν αὐτοῦ ἔθηκεν: καὶ ἡμεῖς ὀφείλομεν ὑπὲρ τῶν ἀδελφῶν τὰς ψυχὰς τιθέναι.",
"text": "By this we have *egnōkamen* the *agapēn*, that *ekeinos* for us the *psychēn* of him *ethēken*: and we *opheilomen* for the *adelphōn* the *psychas* to *tithenai*.",
"grammar": {
"*egnōkamen*": "perfect active, 1st plural - we have known",
"*agapēn*": "accusative, feminine, singular - love",
"*ekeinos*": "demonstrative pronoun, nominative, masculine, singular - that one",
"*psychēn*": "accusative, feminine, singular - life/soul",
"*ethēken*": "aorist active, 3rd singular - he laid down",
"*opheilomen*": "present active, 1st plural - we ought",
"*adelphōn*": "genitive, masculine, plural - of brothers",
"*psychas*": "accusative, feminine, plural - lives/souls",
"*tithenai*": "present active infinitive - to lay down"
},
"variants": {
"*egnōkamen*": "we have known/understood/perceived",
"*agapēn*": "love/charity",
"*ekeinos*": "that one/he (emphatic reference)",
"*psychēn*": "life/soul/self",
"*ethēken*": "laid down/gave up/placed",
"*opheilomen*": "we ought/are obligated/must",
"*adelphōn*": "brothers'/fellow believers'",
"*psychas*": "lives/souls/selves",
"*tithenai*": "to lay down/give up/place"
}
}
17 {
"verseID": "1 John.3.17",
"source": "Ὅς δʼ ἂν ἔχῃ τὸν βίον τοῦ κόσμου, καὶ θεωρῇ τὸν ἀδελφὸν αὐτοῦ χρείαν ἔχοντα, καὶ κλείσῃ τὰ σπλάγχνα αὐτοῦ ἀπʼ αὐτοῦ, πῶς ἡ ἀγάπη τοῦ Θεοῦ μένει ἐν αὐτῷ;",
"text": "Whoever *d'an echē* the *bion* of the *kosmou*, and *theōrē* the *adelphon* of him *chreian echonta*, and *kleisē* the *splanchna* of him from him, how the *agapē* of *Theou menei* in him?",
"grammar": {
"*d'an*": "particle combination - but whoever",
"*echē*": "present active subjunctive, 3rd singular - might have",
"*bion*": "accusative, masculine, singular - livelihood/goods",
"*kosmou*": "genitive, masculine, singular - of world",
"*theōrē*": "present active subjunctive, 3rd singular - might see",
"*adelphon*": "accusative, masculine, singular - brother",
"*chreian*": "accusative, feminine, singular - need",
"*echonta*": "present active participle, accusative, masculine, singular - having",
"*kleisē*": "aorist active subjunctive, 3rd singular - might shut",
"*splanchna*": "accusative, neuter, plural - bowels/affections",
"*agapē*": "nominative, feminine, singular - love",
"*Theou*": "genitive, masculine, singular - of God",
"*menei*": "present active, 3rd singular - abides"
},
"variants": {
"*echē*": "might have/possess/hold",
"*bion*": "livelihood/goods/means of living",
"*kosmou*": "world/universe/worldly system",
"*theōrē*": "might see/behold/observe",
"*adelphon*": "brother/fellow believer",
"*chreian*": "need/necessity/lack",
"*echonta*": "having/possessing",
"*kleisē*": "might shut/close",
"*splanchna*": "bowels/affections/compassion/heart",
"*agapē*": "love/charity",
"*menei*": "abides/remains/continues"
}
}
18 {
"verseID": "1 John.3.18",
"source": "Τεκνία μου, μὴ ἀγαπῶμεν λόγῳ, μηδὲ γλώσσῃ· ἀλλʼ ἔργῳ καὶ ἀληθείᾳ.",
"text": "*Teknia* of me, not *agapōmen logō*, nor *glōssē*; but *ergō* and *alētheia*.",
"grammar": {
"*Teknia*": "vocative, neuter, plural - little children",
"*agapōmen*": "present active subjunctive, 1st plural - let us love",
"*logō*": "dative, masculine, singular - with word",
"*glōssē*": "dative, feminine, singular - with tongue",
"*ergō*": "dative, neuter, singular - with deed",
"*alētheia*": "dative, feminine, singular - with truth"
},
"variants": {
"*Teknia*": "little children/dear children",
"*agapōmen*": "let us love/cherish",
"*logō*": "word/speech/statement",
"*glōssē*": "tongue/language",
"*ergō*": "deed/action/work",
"*alētheia*": "truth/reality"
}
}