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1 John 4:1
Beloved, believe not every spirit, but try the spirits whether they are of God: because many false prophets are gone out into the world.
Ἀγαπητοί,Beloved,adj voc pl mG27μὴnotNegative Particle Negative NegativeG3361παντὶeveryadj dat sg nG3956πνεύματιspiritnoun dat sg nG4151πιστεύετεdo believeverb pres act impv 2 plG4100ἀλλὰbutconjG235δοκιμάζετεdo testverb pres act impv 2 plG1381τὰtheart acc pl nG3588πνεύματαspiritsnoun acc pl nG4151εἰwhetherconjG1487ἐκofprepG1537τοῦtheart gen sg mG3588θεοῦGodnoun gen sg m TitleG2316ἐστιν,they are,verb pres act ind 3 sgG1510ὅτιbecauseconjG3754πολλοὶmanyadj nom pl mG4183ψευδοπροφῆταιfalse prophetsnoun nom pl mG5578ἐξεληλύθασινhave gone outverb 2 perf act ind 3 plG1831εἰςintoprepG1519τὸνtheart acc sg mG3588κόσμον.world.noun acc sg mG2889
1 John 4:2
Hereby know ye the Spirit of God: Every spirit that confesseth that Jesus Christ is come in the flesh is of God:
ἐνByprepG1722τούτῳthisDemonstrative pronoun dat sg nG3778γινώσκετεyou knowverb pres act ind 2 plG1097τὸtheart acc sg nG3588πνεῦμαSpiritnoun acc sg nG4151τοῦtheart gen sg mG3588θεοῦ·of God:noun gen sg m TitleG2316πᾶνEveryadj nom sg nG3956πνεῦμαspiritnoun nom sg nG4151ὃthatRelative pronoun nom sg nG3739ὁμολογεῖconfessesverb pres act ind 3 sgG3670ἸησοῦνJesusnoun acc sg m IndividualG2424ΧριστὸνChristnoun acc sg m TitleG5547ἐνinprepG1722σαρκὶ[the] fleshnoun dat sg fG4561ἐληλυθόταhaving comeverb 2 perf act ptc acc sg mG2064ἐκofprepG1537τοῦtheart gen sg mG3588θεοῦGodnoun gen sg m TitleG2316ἐστιν.is.verb pres act ind 3 sgG1510
1 John 4:3
And every spirit that confesseth not that Jesus Christ is come in the flesh is not of God: and this is that spirit of antichrist, whereof ye have heard that it should come; and even now already is it in the world.
καὶandconjG2532πᾶνanyadj nom sg nG3956πνεῦμαspiritnoun nom sg nG4151ὃthatRelative pronoun nom sg nG3739μὴnotNegative Particle Negative NegativeG3361ὁμολογεῖconfessesverb pres act ind 3 sgG3670τὸνtheart acc sg mG3588ἸησοῦνJesusnoun acc sg m IndividualG2424ἐκfromprepG1537τοῦtheart gen sg mG3588θεοῦGodnoun gen sg m TitleG2316οὐκnotNegative Particle Negative NegativeG3756ἔστιν·is;verb pres act ind 3 sgG1510καὶAndconjG2532τοῦτόthisDemonstrative pronoun nom sg nG3778ἐστινisverb pres act ind 3 sgG1510τὸthatart nom sg nG3588τοῦof theart gen sg mG3588ἀντιχρίστουantichristnoun gen sg mG500ὃwhichRelative pronoun acc sg nG3739ἀκηκόατεyou have heardverb 2 perf act ind 2 plG191ὅτιthatconjG3754ἔρχεταιis comingverb pres mid or pass Deponent ind 3 sgG2064καὶandconjG2532νῦνnowadvG3568ἐνinprepG1722τῷtheart dat sg mG3588κόσμῳworldnoun dat sg mG2889ἐστὶνisverb pres act ind 3 sgG1510ἤδη.already.advG2235
1 John 4:4
Ye are of God, little children, and have overcome them: because greater is he that is in you, than he that is in the world.
ὑμεῖςyou yourselvespers pron 2 nom plG4771ἐκfromprepG1537τοῦtheart gen sg mG3588θεοῦGodnoun gen sg m TitleG2316ἐστε,are,verb pres act ind 2 plG1510τεκνία,little children,noun voc pl nG5040καὶandconjG2532νενικήκατεhave overcomeverb perf act ind 2 plG3528αὐτούς,them,pers pron acc pl mG846ὅτιbecauseconjG3754μείζωνgreateradj nom sg m ComparativeG3173ἐστὶνisverb pres act ind 3 sgG1510ὁthe [One]art nom sg mG3588ἐνinprepG1722ὑμῖνyoupers pron 2 dat plG4771ἢthanconjG2228ὁthe [one]art nom sg mG3588ἐνinprepG1722τῷtheart dat sg mG3588κόσμῳ.world.noun dat sg mG2889
1 John 4:5
They are of the world: therefore speak they of the world, and the world heareth them.
αὐτοὶThey themselvespers pron nom pl mG846ἐκofprepG1537τοῦtheart gen sg mG3588κόσμουworldnoun gen sg mG2889εἰσίν·are;verb pres act ind 3 plG1510διὰbecause ofprepG1223τοῦτοthisDemonstrative pronoun acc sg nG3778ἐκfrom outprepG1537τοῦof theart gen sg mG3588κόσμουworldnoun gen sg mG2889λαλοῦσινthey speakverb pres act ind 3 plG2980καὶandconjG2532ὁtheart nom sg mG3588κόσμοςworldnoun nom sg mG2889αὐτῶνto thempers pron gen pl mG846ἀκούει.listens.verb pres act ind 3 sgG191
1 John 4:6
We are of God: he that knoweth God heareth us; he that is not of God heareth not us. Hereby know we the spirit of truth, and the spirit of error.
ἡμεῖςWe ourselvespers pron 1 nom plG3165ἐκofprepG1537τοῦtheart gen sg mG3588θεοῦGodnoun gen sg m TitleG2316ἐσμεν·are;verb pres act ind 1 plG1510ὁThe [one]art nom sg mG3588γινώσκωνknowingverb pres act ptc nom sg mG1097τὸνtheart acc sg mG3588θεὸνGodnoun acc sg m TitleG2316ἀκούειlistens toverb pres act ind 3 sgG191ἡμῶν·us;pers pron 1 gen plG3165ὃςHe whoRelative pronoun nom sg mG3739οὐκnotNegative Particle Negative NegativeG3756ἔστινisverb pres act ind 3 sgG1510ἐκfromprepG1537τοῦtheart gen sg mG3588θεοῦGodnoun gen sg m TitleG2316οὐκnotNegative Particle Negative NegativeG3756ἀκούειlistens toverb pres act ind 3 sgG191ἡμῶν.us.pers pron 1 gen plG3165ἐκByprepG1537τούτουthisDemonstrative pronoun gen sg nG3778γινώσκομενwe knowverb pres act ind 1 plG1097τὸtheart acc sg nG3588πνεῦμαSpiritnoun acc sg nG4151τῆςtheart gen sg fG3588ἀληθείαςof truthnoun gen sg fG225καὶandconjG2532τὸtheart acc sg nG3588πνεῦμαspiritnoun acc sg nG4151τῆςtheart gen sg fG3588πλάνης.¶of falsehood.noun gen sg fG4106
1 John 4:7
Beloved, let us love one another: for love is of God; and every one that loveth is born of God, and knoweth God.
Ἀγαπητοί,Beloved,adj voc pl mG27ἀγαπῶμενwe may loveverb pres act subj 1 plG25ἀλλήλους,one another,Reciprocal pronoun acc pl mG240ὅτιbecauseconjG3754ἡtheart nom sg fG3588ἀγάπηlovenoun nom sg fG26ἐκfromprepG1537τοῦtheart gen sg mG3588θεοῦGodnoun gen sg m TitleG2316ἐστινisverb pres act ind 3 sgG1510καὶandconjG2532πᾶςeveryoneadj nom sg mG3956ὁwhoart nom sg mG3588ἀγαπῶνis lovingverb pres act ptc nom sg mG25ἐκfromprepG1537τοῦtheart gen sg mG3588θεοῦGodnoun gen sg m TitleG2316γεγέννηταιhas been bornverb perf pass ind 3 sgG1080καὶandconjG2532γινώσκειknowsverb pres act ind 3 sgG1097τὸνtheart acc sg mG3588θεόν·God;noun acc sg m TitleG2316
1 John 4:8
He that loveth not knoweth not God; for God is love.
ὁThe [one]art nom sg mG3588μὴnotNegative Particle Negative NegativeG3361ἀγαπῶνlovingverb pres act ptc nom sg mG25οὐκnotNegative Particle Negative NegativeG3756ἔγνωhas knownverb 2 aor act ind 3 sgG1097τὸνtheart acc sg mG3588θεόν,God,noun acc sg m TitleG2316ὅτιbecauseconjG3754ὁtheart nom sg mG3588θεὸςGodnoun nom sg m TitleG2316ἀγάπηlovenoun nom sg fG26ἐστίν.is.verb pres act ind 3 sgG1510
1 John 4:9
In this was manifested the love of God toward us, because that God sent his only begotten Son into the world, that we might live through him.
ἐνInprepG1722τούτῳthisDemonstrative pronoun dat sg nG3778ἐφανερώθηhas been revealedverb aor pass ind 3 sgG5319ἡtheart nom sg fG3588ἀγάπηlovenoun nom sg fG26τοῦtheart gen sg mG3588θεοῦof Godnoun gen sg m TitleG2316ἐνamongprepG1722ἡμῖν,us,pers pron 1 dat plG3165ὅτιthatconjG3754τὸνtheart acc sg mG3588υἱὸνSonnoun acc sg mG5207αὐτοῦof Himpers pron gen sg mG846τὸνtheart acc sg mG3588μονογενῆone and onlyadj acc sg mG3439ἀπέσταλκενhas sentverb perf act ind 3 sgG649ὁtheart nom sg mG3588θεὸςGodnoun nom sg m TitleG2316εἰςintoprepG1519τὸνtheart acc sg mG3588κόσμονworldnoun acc sg mG2889ἵναso thatconjG2443ζήσωμενwe may liveverb aor act subj 1 plG2198δι᾽throughprepG1223αὐτοῦ.Him.pers pron gen sg mG846
1 John 4:10
Herein is love, not that we loved God, but that he loved us, and sent his Son to be the propitiation for our sins.
ἐνInprepG1722τούτῳthisDemonstrative pronoun dat sg nG3778ἐστὶνisverb pres act ind 3 sgG1510ἡtheart nom sg fG3588ἀγάπη,love,noun nom sg fG26οὐχnotNegative Particle Negative NegativeG3756ὅτιthatconjG3754ἡμεῖςwe ourselvespers pron 1 nom plG3165ἠγαπήκαμενhave lovedverb perf act ind 1 plG25τὸνtheart acc sg mG3588θεόν,God,noun acc sg m TitleG2316ἀλλ᾽butconjG235ὅτιthatconjG3754αὐτὸςHe himselfpers pron nom sg mG846ἠγάπησενlovedverb aor act ind 3 sgG25ἡμᾶςuspers pron 1 acc plG3165καὶandconjG2532ἀπέστειλενHe sentverb aor act ind 3 sgG649τὸνtheart acc sg mG3588υἱὸνSonnoun acc sg mG5207αὐτοῦof Himpers pron gen sg mG846ἱλασμὸν[as] a propitiationnoun acc sg mG2434περὶforprepG4012τῶνtheart gen pl fG3588ἁμαρτιῶνsinsnoun gen pl fG266ἡμῶν.¶of us.pers pron 1 gen plG3165
1 John 4:11
Beloved, if God so loved us, we ought also to love one another.
Ἀγαπητοί,Beloved,adj voc pl mG27εἰifconjG1487οὕτωςsoadvG3779ὁtheart nom sg mG3588θεὸςGodnoun nom sg m TitleG2316ἠγάπησενlovedverb aor act ind 3 sgG25ἡμᾶς,us,pers pron 1 acc plG3165καὶalsoconjG2532ἡμεῖςwe ourselvespers pron 1 nom plG3165ὀφείλομενoughtverb pres act ind 1 plG3784ἀλλήλουςone anotherReciprocal pronoun acc pl mG240ἀγαπᾶν·to love;verb pres act infG25
1 John 4:12
No man hath seen God at any time. If we love one another, God dwelleth in us, and his love is perfected in us.
θεὸνGodnoun acc sg m TitleG2316οὐδεὶςno [one]adj nom sg mG3762πώποτεat any timeadvG4455τεθέαται·has seen;verb perf mid or pass Deponent ind 3 sgG2300ἐὰνifconjG1437ἀγαπῶμενwe shall loveverb pres act subj 1 plG25ἀλλήλους,one another,Reciprocal pronoun acc pl mG240ὁtheart nom sg mG3588θεὸςGodnoun nom sg m TitleG2316ἐνinprepG1722ἡμῖνuspers pron 1 dat plG3165μένειabidesverb pres act ind 3 sgG3306καὶandconjG2532ἡtheart nom sg fG3588ἀγάπηlovenoun nom sg fG26αὐτοῦof Himpers pron gen sg mG846ἐνinprepG1722ἡμῖνuspers pron 1 dat plG3165τετελειωμένηperfectedverb perf pass ptc nom sg fG5048ἐστίν.is.verb pres act ind 3 sgG1510
1 John 4:13
Hereby know we that we dwell in him, and he in us, because he hath given us of his Spirit.
ἐνByprepG1722τούτῳthisDemonstrative pronoun dat sg nG3778γινώσκομενwe knowverb pres act ind 1 plG1097ὅτιthatconjG3754ἐνinprepG1722αὐτῷHimpers pron dat sg mG846μένομενwe abideverb pres act ind 1 plG3306καὶandconjG2532αὐτὸςHepers pron nom sg mG846ἐνinprepG1722ἡμῖν,us,pers pron 1 dat plG3165ὅτιbecauseconjG3754ἐκfrom outprepG1537τοῦtheart gen sg nG3588πνεύματοςSpiritnoun gen sg nG4151αὐτοῦof Himpers pron gen sg mG846δέδωκενHe has givenverb perf act ind 3 sgG1325ἡμῖν.to us.pers pron 1 dat plG3165
1 John 4:14
And we have seen and do testify that the Father sent the Son to be the Saviour of the world.
καὶAndconjG2532ἡμεῖςwe ourselvespers pron 1 nom plG3165τεθεάμεθαhave seenverb perf mid or pass Deponent ind 1 plG2300καὶandconjG2532μαρτυροῦμενtestifyverb pres act ind 1 plG3140ὅτιthatconjG3754ὁtheart nom sg mG3588πατὴρFathernoun nom sg m TitleG3962ἀπέσταλκενhas sentverb perf act ind 3 sgG649τὸνtheart acc sg mG3588υἱὸνSon [as]noun acc sg mG5207σωτῆραSaviornoun acc sg mG4990τοῦof theart gen sg mG3588κόσμου.world.noun gen sg mG2889
1 John 4:15
Whosoever shall confess that Jesus is the Son of God, God dwelleth in him, and he in God.
ὃςWho[ever]Relative pronoun nom sg mG3739ἐὰνmaybeconjG1437ὁμολογήσῃshall confessverb aor act subj 3 sgG3670ὅτιthatconjG3754ἸησοῦςJesusnoun nom sg m IndividualG2424ἐστινisverb pres act ind 3 sgG1510ὁtheart nom sg mG3588υἱὸςSonnoun nom sg mG5207τοῦtheart gen sg mG3588θεοῦ,of God,noun gen sg m TitleG2316ὁtheart nom sg mG3588θεὸςGodnoun nom sg m TitleG2316ἐνinprepG1722αὐτῷhimpers pron dat sg mG846μένειabidesverb pres act ind 3 sgG3306καὶandconjG2532αὐτὸςhepers pron nom sg mG846ἐνinprepG1722τῷtheart dat sg mG3588θεῷ.God.noun dat sg m TitleG2316
1 John 4:16
And we have known and believed the love that God hath to us. God is love; and he that dwelleth in love dwelleth in God, and God in him.
καὶAndconjG2532ἡμεῖςwe ourselvespers pron 1 nom plG3165ἐγνώκαμενhave come to knowverb perf act ind 1 plG1097καὶandconjG2532πεπιστεύκαμενwe have come to believeverb perf act ind 1 plG4100τὴνtheart acc sg fG3588ἀγάπηνlovenoun acc sg fG26ἣνthatRelative pronoun acc sg fG3739ἔχειhasverb pres act ind 3 sgG2192ὁtheart nom sg mG3588θεὸςGodnoun nom sg m TitleG2316ἐνas toprepG1722ἡμῖν.us.pers pron 1 dat plG3165ὁtheart nom sg mG3588θεὸςGodnoun nom sg m TitleG2316ἀγάπηlovenoun nom sg fG26ἐστίν,is,verb pres act ind 3 sgG1510καὶandconjG2532ὁthe [one]art nom sg mG3588μένωνabidingverb pres act ptc nom sg mG3306ἐνinprepG1722τῇtheart dat sg fG3588ἀγάπῃlovenoun dat sg fG26ἐνinprepG1722τῷtheart dat sg mG3588θεῷGodnoun dat sg m TitleG2316μένει,abides,verb pres act ind 3 sgG3306καὶandconjG2532ὁtheart nom sg mG3588θεὸςGodnoun nom sg m TitleG2316ἐνinprepG1722αὐτῷhimpers pron dat sg mG846μένει.abides.verb pres act ind 3 sgG3306
1 John 4:17
Herein 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.
ἐνInprepG1722τούτῳthisDemonstrative pronoun dat sg nG3778τετελείωταιhas been perfectedverb perf pass ind 3 sgG5048ἡtheart nom sg fG3588ἀγάπηlovenoun nom sg fG26μεθ᾽withprepG3326ἡμῶν,us,pers pron 1 gen plG3165ἵναso thatconjG2443παρρησίανconfidencenoun acc sg fG3954ἔχωμενwe may haveverb pres act subj 1 plG2192ἐνinprepG1722τῇtheart dat sg fG3588ἡμέρᾳdaynoun dat sg fG2250τῆςtheart gen sg fG3588κρίσεως,of judgment,noun gen sg fG2920ὅτιthatconjG3754καθὼςeven asconjG2531ἐκεῖνόςHeDemonstrative pronoun nom sg mG1565ἐστινisverb pres act ind 3 sgG1510καὶalsoconjG2532ἡμεῖςwe ourselvespers pron 1 nom plG3165ἐσμενareverb pres act ind 1 plG1510ἐνinprepG1722τῷtheart dat sg mG3588κόσμῳworldnoun dat sg mG2889τούτῳ.this.Demonstrative pronoun dat sg mG3778
1 John 4:18
There is no fear in love; but perfect love casteth out fear: because fear hath torment. He that feareth is not made perfect in love.
φόβοςFearnoun nom sg mG5401οὐκnoNegative Particle Negative NegativeG3756ἔστινthere isverb pres act ind 3 sgG1510ἐνinprepG1722τῇtheart dat sg fG3588ἀγάπῃ,love,noun dat sg fG26ἀλλ᾽butconjG235ἡtheart nom sg fG3588τελείαperfectadj nom sg fG5046ἀγάπηlovenoun nom sg fG26ἔξωoutprepG1854βάλλειcastsverb pres act ind 3 sgG906τὸνtheart acc sg mG3588φόβον,fear,noun acc sg mG5401ὅτιbecauseconjG3754ὁtheart nom sg mG3588φόβοςfearnoun nom sg mG5401κόλασινpunishmentnoun acc sg fG2851ἔχει·has;verb pres act ind 3 sgG2192ὁthe [one]art nom sg mG3588δὲnowconjG1161φοβούμενοςfearingverb pres mid or pass Deponent ptc nom sg mG5399οὐnotNegative Particle Negative NegativeG3756τετελείωταιhas been perfectedverb perf pass ind 3 sgG5048ἐνinprepG1722τῇtheart dat sg fG3588ἀγάπῃ.love.noun dat sg fG26
1 John 4:19
We love him, because he first loved us.
1 John 4:20
If a man say, I love God, and hateth his brother, he is a liar: for he that loveth not his brother whom he hath seen, how can he love God whom he hath not seen?
ἐάνIfconjG1437τιςanyoneIndefinite pronoun nom sg mG5100εἴπῃshall sayverb 2 aor act subj 3 sgG2036ὅτιthatconjG3754ἀγαπῶI loveverb pres act ind 1 sgG25τὸνtheart acc sg mG3588θεὸνGodnoun acc sg m TitleG2316καὶandconjG2532τὸνtheart acc sg mG3588ἀδελφὸνbrothernoun acc sg mG80αὐτοῦof himpers pron gen sg mG846μισῇ,may hate,verb pres act subj 3 sgG3404ψεύστηςa liarnoun nom sg mG5583ἐστίν·he is;verb pres act ind 3 sgG1510ὁThe [one]art nom sg mG3588γὰρforconjG1063μὴnotNegative Particle Negative NegativeG3361ἀγαπῶνlovingverb pres act ptc nom sg mG25τὸνtheart acc sg mG3588ἀδελφὸνbrothernoun acc sg mG80αὐτοῦof himpers pron gen sg mG846ὃνwhomRelative pronoun acc sg mG3739ἑώρακεν,he has seen,verb perf act ind 3 sgG3708τὸνtheart acc sg mG3588θεὸνGodnoun acc sg m TitleG2316ὃνwhomRelative pronoun acc sg mG3739οὐχnotNegative Particle Negative NegativeG3756ἑώρακενhe has seenverb perf act ind 3 sgG3708οὐnotNegative Particle Negative NegativeG3756δύναταιis he ableverb pres mid or pass Deponent ind 3 sgG1410ἀγαπᾶν·to love;verb pres act infG25
1 John 4:21
And this commandment have we from him, That he who loveth God love his brother also.
καὶAndconjG2532ταύτηνthisDemonstrative pronoun acc sg fG3778τὴνtheart acc sg fG3588ἐντολὴνcommandmentnoun acc sg fG1785ἔχομενwe haveverb pres act ind 1 plG2192ἀπ᾽fromprepG575αὐτοῦ,Him,pers pron gen sg mG846ἵναthatprepG2443ὁthe [one]art nom sg mG3588ἀγαπῶνlovingverb pres act ptc nom sg mG25τὸνtheart acc sg mG3588θεὸνGodnoun acc sg m TitleG2316ἀγαπᾷmay loveverb pres act subj 3 sgG25καὶalsoconjG2532τὸνtheart acc sg mG3588ἀδελφὸνbrothernoun acc sg mG80αὐτοῦ.¶of him.pers pron gen sg mG846
Greek: the text of the Nestle-Aland edition; the KJV follows a slightly different Greek text in places. Tagging, glosses and parsing: STEPBible.org, Tyndale House Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT; CC BY 4.0), adapted. Strong’s numbers link to word studies.