Chapter 4
1 Beloved, believe not every spirit; but prove the spirits, whether they are from God: for many false prophets have gone out into the world.
Ἀγαπητοί,AgapētoiBeloved,G0027A-VPM παντὶpantieveryG3956A-DSN πνεύματιpneumatispiritG4151GN-DSN πιστεύετεpisteuetedo believeG4100V-PAM-2P δοκιμάζετεdokimazetedo testG1381V-PAM-2P πνεύματαpneumataspiritsG4151GN-APN ἐστιν,estinthey are,G1510V-PAI-3S πολλοὶpolloimanyG4183A-NPM ψευδοπροφῆταιpseudoprophētaifalse prophetsG5578N-NPM ἐξεληλύθασινexelēluthasinhave gone outG1831V-2RAI-3P κόσμον.kosmonworld.G2889N-ASM 2 By this you know the Spirit of God: every spirit that confesses that Jesus Christ came in the flesh, is from God:
γινώσκετεginōsketeyou knowG1097V-PAI-2P θεοῦ·theouof God:G2316N-GSM-T ὁμολογεῖhomologeiconfessesG3670V-PAI-3S ἸησοῦνIēsounJesusG2424GN-ASM-P ΧριστὸνChristonChristG5547N-ASM-T σαρκὶsarki[the] fleshG4561N-DSF ἐληλυθόταelēluthotahaving comeG2064V-2RAP-ASM ἐστιν.estinis.G1510V-PAI-3S 3 and whatever spirit confesses not that Jesus Christ came in the flesh, is not from God: and this is the spirit of antichrist, of which you have heard that it comes, and is now already in the world.
ὁμολογεῖhomologeiconfessesG3670V-PAI-3S ἸησοῦνIēsounJesusG2424GN-ASM-P ΧριστὸνChristonChristG5547N-ASM-T σαρκὶsarkifleshG4561N-DSF ἐληλυθόταelēluthotahaving comeG2064V-2RAP-ASM ἔστιν·estinis;G1510V-PAI-3S ἐστινestinisG1510V-PAI-3S ἀντιχρίστουantichristouantichristG0500N-GSM ἀκηκόατεakēkoateyou have heardG0191V-2RAI-2P ἔρχεταιerchetaiis comingG2064V-PNI-3S κόσμῳkosmōworldG2889N-DSM ἐστὶνestinisG1510V-PAI-3S 4 You are of God, little children, and have overcome them; because he that is in you, is greater than he that is in the world.
ὑμεῖςhumeisyou yourselvesG4771P-2NP ἐστε,esteare,G1510V-PAI-2P τεκνία,teknialittle children,G5040N-VPN νενικήκατεnenikēkatehave overcomeG3528V-RAI-2P αὐτούς,autousthem,G0846P-APM μείζωνmeizōngreaterG3173A-NSM-C ἐστὶνestinisG1510V-PAI-3S κόσμῳ.kosmōworld.G2889N-DSM 5 They are of the world: therefore, they speak of the world, and the world hears them.
αὐτοὶautoiThey themselvesG0846P-NPM κόσμουkosmouworldG2889N-GSM εἰσίν·eisinare;G1510V-PAI-3P διὰdiabecause ofG1223PREP κόσμουkosmouworldG2889N-GSM λαλοῦσινlalousinthey speakG2980V-PAI-3P κόσμοςkosmosworldG2889N-NSM αὐτῶνautōnto themG0846P-GPM ἀκούει.akoueilistens.G0191V-PAI-3S 6 We are of God: he that knows God, hears us: he that is not of God, does not hear us: by this we know the spirit of truth, and the spirit of error.
ἡμεῖςhēmeisWe ourselvesG3165P-1NP ἐσμεν·esmenare;G1510V-PAI-1P γινώσκωνginōskōnknowingG1097V-PAP-NSM ἀκούειakoueilistens toG0191V-PAI-3S ἔστινestinisG1510V-PAI-3S ἀκούειakoueilistens toG0191V-PAI-3S τούτουtoutouthisG3778D-GSN γινώσκομενginōskomenwe knowG1097V-PAI-1P ἀληθείαςalētheiasof truthG0225N-GSF πλάνης.¶planēsof falsehood.G4106N-GSF 7 Beloved, let us love one another; for love is of God: and every one that loves, has been begotten of God, and knows God.
Ἀγαπητοί,AgapētoiBeloved,G0027A-VPM ἀγαπῶμενagapōmenwe may loveG0025V-PAS-1P ἀλλήλους,allēlousone another,G0240C-APM ἐστινestinisG1510V-PAI-3S ἀγαπῶνagapōnis lovingG0025V-PAP-NSM γεγέννηταιgegennētaihas been bornG1080V-RPI-3S γινώσκειginōskeiknowsG1097V-PAI-3S θεόν·theonGod;G2316N-ASM-T 8 He that loves not, does not know God; for God is love.
ἀγαπῶνagapōnlovingG0025V-PAP-NSM ἔγνωegnōhas knownG1097V-2AAI-3S θεόν,theonGod,G2316N-ASM-T ἐστίν.estinis.G1510V-PAI-3S 9 In this the love of God was manifested toward us, that God sent his only-begotten Son into the world, that we might live through him.
ἐφανερώθηephanerōthēhas been revealedG5319V-API-3S θεοῦtheouof GodG2316N-GSM-T αὐτοῦautouof HimG0846P-GSM μονογενῆmonogenēone and onlyG3439A-ASM ἀπέσταλκενapestalkenhas sentG0649V-RAI-3S κόσμονkosmonworldG2889N-ASM ζήσωμενzēsōmenwe may liveG2198V-AAS-1P αὐτοῦ.autouHim.G0846P-GSM 10 In this is love; not that we loved God, but that he loved us, and sent his Son to be the expiation for our sins.
ἐστὶνestinisG1510V-PAI-3S ἀγάπη,agapēlove,G0026N-NSF ἡμεῖςhēmeiswe ourselvesG3165P-1NP ἠγαπήκαμενēgapēkamenhave lovedG0025V-RAI-1P θεόν,theonGod,G2316N-ASM-T αὐτὸςautosHe himselfG0846P-NSM ἠγάπησενēgapēsenlovedG0025V-AAI-3S ἀπέστειλενapesteilenHe sentG0649V-AAI-3S αὐτοῦautouof HimG0846P-GSM ἱλασμὸνhilasmon[as] a propitiationG2434N-ASM ἁμαρτιῶνhamartiōnsinsG0266N-GPF ἡμῶν.¶hēmōnof us.G3165P-1GP 11 Beloved, if God so loved us, we also ought to love one another.
Ἀγαπητοί,AgapētoiBeloved,G0027A-VPM ἠγάπησενēgapēsenlovedG0025V-AAI-3S ἡμεῖςhēmeiswe ourselvesG3165P-1NP ὀφείλομενopheilomenoughtG3784V-PAI-1P ἀλλήλουςallēlousone anotherG0240C-APM ἀγαπᾶν·agapanto love;G0025V-PAN 12 No one has seen God at any time. If we love one another, God dwells in us, and his love is perfected in us.
οὐδεὶςoudeisno [one]G3762A-NSM πώποτεpōpoteat any timeG4455ADV τεθέαται·tetheataihas seen;G2300V-RNI-3S ἀγαπῶμενagapōmenwe shall loveG0025V-PAS-1P ἀλλήλους,allēlousone another,G0240C-APM μένειmeneiabidesG3306V-PAI-3S αὐτοῦautouof HimG0846P-GSM τετελειωμένηteteleiōmenēperfectedG5048V-RPP-NSF ἐστίν.estinis.G1510V-PAI-3S 13 By this we know that we dwell in him, and he in us, because he has given us of his Spirit.
γινώσκομενginōskomenwe knowG1097V-PAI-1P μένομενmenomenwe abideG3306V-PAI-1P πνεύματοςpneumatosSpiritG4151GN-GSN αὐτοῦautouof HimG0846P-GSM δέδωκενdedōkenHe has givenG1325V-RAI-3S ἡμῖν.hēminto us.G3165P-1DP 14 And we have seen, and we do testify, that the Father sent the Son to be the Savior of the world.
ἡμεῖςhēmeiswe ourselvesG3165P-1NP τεθεάμεθαtetheamethahave seenG2300V-RNI-1P μαρτυροῦμενmarturoumentestifyG3140V-PAI-1P πατὴρpatērFatherG3962N-NSM-T ἀπέσταλκενapestalkenhas sentG0649V-RAI-3S υἱὸνhuionSon [as]G5207N-ASM σωτῆραsōtēraSaviorG4990N-ASM κόσμου.kosmouworld.G2889N-GSM 15 Whoever confesses that Jesus is the Son of God, God dwells in him, and he in God.
ὁμολογήσῃhomologēsēshall confessG3670V-AAS-3S ἸησοῦςIēsousJesusG2424GN-NSM-P ΧριστόςChristosChristG5547N-NSM-T ἐστινestinisG1510V-PAI-3S θεοῦ,theouof God,G2316N-GSM-T μένειmeneiabidesG3306V-PAI-3S 16 And we have known and believed the love which God has for us. God is love; and he that dwells in love, dwells in God, and God in him.
ἡμεῖςhēmeiswe ourselvesG3165P-1NP ἐγνώκαμενegnōkamenhave come to knowG1097V-RAI-1P πεπιστεύκαμενpepisteukamenwe have come to believeG4100V-RAI-1P ἀγάπηνagapēnloveG0026N-ASF ἔχειecheihasG2192V-PAI-3S ἐστίν,estinis,G1510V-PAI-3S μένωνmenōnabidingG3306V-PAP-NSM μένει,meneiabides,G3306V-PAI-3S μένει.meneiabides.G3306V-PAI-3S 17 By this is our love made perfect, that we may have boldness in the day of judgment; because, as he is, so are we in this world.
τετελείωταιteteleiōtaihas been perfectedG5048V-RPI-3S παρρησίανparrēsianconfidenceG3954N-ASF ἔχωμενechōmenwe may haveG2192V-PAS-1P κρίσεως,kriseōsof judgment,G2920N-GSF καθὼςkathōseven asG2531CONJ ἐκεῖνόςekeinosHeG1565D-NSM ἐστινestinisG1510V-PAI-3S ἡμεῖςhēmeiswe ourselvesG3165P-1NP ἐσμενesmenareG1510V-PAI-1P κόσμῳkosmōworldG2889N-DSM τούτῳ.toutōthis.G3778D-DSM 18 There is no fear in love; but perfect love casts out fear, because fear has torment: he that fears is not made perfect in love.
φόβοςphobosFearG5401N-NSM ἔστινestinthere isG1510V-PAI-3S ἀγάπῃ,agapēlove,G0026N-DSF τελείαteleiaperfectG5046A-NSF βάλλειballeicastsG0906GV-PAI-3S φόβον,phobonfear,G5401N-ASM φόβοςphobosfearG5401N-NSM κόλασινkolasinpunishmentG2851N-ASF ἔχει·echeihas;G2192V-PAI-3S φοβούμενοςphoboumenosfearingG5399V-PNP-NSM τετελείωταιteteleiōtaihas been perfectedG5048V-RPI-3S ἀγάπῃ.agapēlove.G0026N-DSF 19 We love him, because he first loved us.
ἡμεῖςhēmeisWe ourselvesG3165P-1NP ἀγαπῶμενagapōmenloveG0025V-PAI-1P αὐτὸςautosHe himselfG0846P-NSM ἠγάπησενēgapēsenlovedG0025V-AAI-3S 20 If any man say, I love God, and yet hate his brother, he is a liar: for he that loves not his brother, whom he has seen, how can he love God whom he has not seen?
εἴπῃeipēshall sayG2036V-2AAS-3S ἀγαπῶagapōI loveG0025V-PAI-1S ἀδελφὸνadelphonbrotherG0080N-ASM αὐτοῦautouof himG0846P-GSM μισῇ,misēamay hate,G3404V-PAS-3S ψεύστηςpseustēsa liarG5583N-NSM ἐστίν·estinhe is;G1510V-PAI-3S ἀγαπῶνagapōnlovingG0025V-PAP-NSM ἀδελφὸνadelphonbrotherG0080N-ASM αὐτοῦautouof himG0846P-GSM ἑώρακεν,he'ōrakenhe has seen,G3708V-RAI-3S ἑώρακενhe'ōrakenhe has seenG3708V-RAI-3S δύναταιdunataiis he ableG1410V-PNI-3S ἀγαπᾶν·agapanto love;G0025V-PAN 21 And this commandment we have from him: That he that loves God, must love his brother also.
ταύτηνtautēnthisG3778D-ASF ἐντολὴνentolēncommandmentG1785N-ASF ἔχομενechomenwe haveG2192V-PAI-1P αὐτοῦ,autouHim,G0846P-GSM ἀγαπῶνagapōnlovingG0025V-PAP-NSM ἀγαπᾷagapamay loveG0025V-PAS-3S ἀδελφὸνadelphonbrotherG0080N-ASM αὐτοῦ.¶autouof him.G0846P-GSM