1 John 5:18

Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

We have known that every one who hath been begotten of God doth not sin, but he who was begotten of God doth keep himself, and the evil one doth not touch him;

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

Οἴδαμεν ὅτι πᾶς ὁ γεγεννημένος ἐκ τοῦ Θεοῦ οὐχ ἁμαρτάνει· ἀλλʼ ὁ γεννηθεὶς ἐκ τοῦ Θεοῦ τηρεῖ ἐαυτὸν, καὶ ὁ πονηρὸς οὐχ ἅπτεται αὐτοῦ.

Transliteration

We oidamen that everyone gegennēmenos from the Theou not hamartanei; but the one gennētheis from the Theou tērei heauton, and the ponēros not haptetai him.

Grammar Details

• *oidamen*: perfect active indicative, 1st plural - we know
• *hoti*: conjunction - that
• *pas*: nominative, masculine, singular - everyone/all
• *gegennēmenos*: perfect passive participle, nominative, masculine, singular - having been born/begotten
• *ek*: preposition with genitive - from/out of
• *Theou*: genitive, masculine, singular - of God
• *ouch*: negative particle - not
• *hamartanei*: present active indicative, 3rd singular - sins
• *alla*: adversative conjunction - but
• *gennētheis*: aorist passive participle, nominative, masculine, singular - having been born/begotten
• *tērei*: present active indicative, 3rd singular - keeps/guards
• *heauton*: reflexive pronoun, accusative, masculine, singular - himself
• *ponēros*: nominative, masculine, singular - evil one
• *haptetai*: present middle indicative, 3rd singular - touches
• *autou*: genitive, masculine, singular - of him

Word Meanings

• *oidamen*: we know/we understand/we perceive
• *gegennēmenos*: having been born/having been begotten/having been brought forth
• *hamartanei*: sins/errs/misses the mark
• *gennētheis*: having been born/having been begotten/having been brought forth
• *tērei*: keeps/guards/watches over
• *heauton*: himself/his own self
• *ponēros*: evil one/wicked one/malicious one
• *haptetai*: touches/lays hold of/clings to

Referenced Verses

• Jude 1:21 : 21 yourselves in the love of God keep ye, waiting for the kindness of our Lord Jesus Christ -- to life age-during;
• 1 John 3:9 : 9 every one who hath been begotten of God, sin he doth not, because his seed in him doth remain, and he is not able to sin, because of God he hath been begotten.
• Jas 1:27 : 27 religion pure and undefiled with the God and Father is this, to look after orphans and widows in their tribulation -- unspotted to keep himself from the world.
• 1 Pet 1:23 : 23 being begotten again, not out of seed corruptible, but incorruptible, through a word of God -- living and remaining -- to the age;
• 1 John 2:13-14 : 13 I write to you, fathers, because ye have known him who `is' from the beginning; I write to you, young men, because ye have overcome the evil. I write to you, little youths, because ye have known the Father: 14 I did write to you, fathers, because ye have known him who `is' from the beginning; I did write to you, young men, because ye are strong, and the word of God in you doth remain, and ye have overcome the evil.
• 1 John 2:29 : 29 if ye know that he is righteous, know ye that every one doing the righteousness, of him hath been begotten.
• 1 John 3:3 : 3 and every one who is having this hope on him, doth purify himself, even as he is pure.
• 1 John 3:12 : 12 not as Cain -- of the evil one he was, and he did slay his brother, and wherefore did he slay him? because his works were evil, and those of his brother righteous.
• 1 John 4:6 : 6 we -- of God we are; he who is knowing God doth hear us; he who is not of God, doth not hear us; from this we know the spirit of the truth, and the spirit of the error.
• 1 John 5:1 : 1 Every one who is believing that Jesus is the Christ, of God he hath been begotten, and every one who is loving Him who did beget, doth love also him who is begotten of Him:
• 1 John 5:4 : 4 because every one who is begotten of God doth overcome the world, and this is the victory that did overcome the world -- our faith;
• 1 John 5:21 : 21 Little children, guard yourselves from the idols! Amen.
• Ps 17:4 : 4 As to doings of man, Through a word of Thy lips I have observed The paths of a destroyer;
• Ps 18:23 : 23 And I am perfect with him, And I keep myself from mine iniquity.
• Ps 39:1 : 1 To the Overseer, to Jeduthun. -- A Psalm of David. I have said, `I observe my ways, Against sinning with my tongue, I keep for my mouth a curb, while the wicked `is' before me.'
• Ps 119:101 : 101 From every evil path I restrained my feet, So that I keep Thy word.
• Prov 4:23 : 23 Above every charge keep thy heart, For out of it `are' the outgoings of life.
• John 1:13 : 13 who -- not of blood nor of a will of flesh, nor of a will of man but -- of God were begotten.
• John 3:2-5 : 2 this one came unto him by night, and said to him, `Rabbi, we have known that from God thou hast come -- a teacher, for no one these signs is able to do that thou dost, if God may not be with him.' 3 Jesus answered and said to him, `Verily, verily, I say to thee, If any one may not be born from above, he is not able to see the reign of God;' 4 Nicodemus saith unto him, `How is a man able to be born, being old? is he able into the womb of his mother a second time to enter, and to be born?' 5 Jesus answered, `Verily, verily, I say to thee, If any one may not be born of water, and the Spirit, he is not able to enter into the reign of God;
• John 14:30 : 30 I will no more talk much with you, for the ruler of this world doth come, and in me he hath nothing;
• John 15:4 : 4 remain in me, and I in you, as the branch is not able to bear fruit of itself, if it may not remain in the vine, so neither ye, if ye may not remain in me.
• John 15:7 : 7 if ye may remain in me, and my sayings in you may remain, whatever ye may wish ye shall ask, and it shall be done to you.
• John 15:9 : 9 According as the Father did love me, I also loved you, remain in my love;
• Acts 11:23 : 23 who, having come, and having seen the grace of God, was glad, and was exhorting all with purpose of heart to cleave to the Lord,
• Jas 1:18 : 18 having counselled, He did beget us with a word of truth, for our being a certain first-fruit of His creatures.
• Jude 1:24 : 24 And to Him who is able to guard you not stumbling, and to set `you' in the presence of His glory unblemished, in gladness,
• Rev 2:13 : 13 I have known thy works, and where thou dost dwell -- where the throne of the Adversary `is' -- and thou dost hold fast my name, and thou didst not deny my faith, even in the days in which Antipas `was' my faithful witness, who was put to death beside you, where the Adversary doth dwell.
• Rev 3:8-9 : 8 I have known thy works; lo, I have set before thee a door -- opened, and no one is able to shut it, because thou hast a little power, and didst keep my word, and didst not deny my name; 9 lo, I make of the synagogue of the Adversary those saying themselves to be Jews, and are not, but do lie; lo, I will make them that they may come and bow before thy feet, and may know that I loved thee. 10 `Because thou didst keep the word of my endurance, I also will keep thee from the hour of the trial that is about to come upon all the world, to try those dwelling upon the earth.