2 John 1 interlinear
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The elder unto the elect lady and her children, whom I love in the truth; and not I only, but also all they that have known the truth;
ὉTheart nom sg mG3588πρεσβύτεροςeldernoun nom sg mG4245ἐκλεκτῇTo [the] electadj dat sg fG1588κυρίᾳladynoun dat sg fG2959καὶandconjG2532τοῖςto theart dat pl nG3588τέκνοιςchildrennoun dat pl nG5043αὐτῆςof herpers pron gen sg fG846οὓςwhomRelative pronoun acc pl mG3739ἐγὼI myselfpers pron 1 nom sgG1473ἀγαπῶloveverb pres act ind 1 sgG25ἐνinprepG1722ἀληθείᾳ,truth,noun dat sg fG225καὶandconjG2532οὐκnotNegative Particle Negative NegativeG3756ἐγὼI myselfpers pron 1 nom sgG1473μόνος,only,adj nom sg mG3441ἀλλὰbutconjG235καὶalsoconjG2532πάντεςalladj nom pl mG3956οἱthoseart nom pl mG3588ἐγνωκότεςalready knowingverb perf act ptc nom pl mG1097τὴνtheart acc sg fG3588ἀλήθειαν,truth —noun acc sg fG225 For the truth’s sake, which dwelleth in us, and shall be with us for ever.
διὰbecause ofprepG1223τὴνtheart acc sg fG3588ἀλήθειανtruthnoun acc sg fG225τὴνwhichart acc sg fG3588μένουσανis abidingverb pres act ptc acc sg fG3306ἐνinprepG1722ἡμῖν,uspers pron 1 dat plG3165καὶandconjG2532μεθ᾽withprepG3326ἡμῶνuspers pron 1 gen plG3165ἔσταιthat will beverb fut mid Deponent ind 3 sgG1510εἰςtoprepG1519τὸνtheart acc sg mG3588αἰῶνα·age:noun acc sg mG165 Grace be with you, mercy, and peace, from God the Father, and from the Lord Jesus Christ, the Son of the Father, in truth and love.
ἔσταιWill beverb fut mid Deponent ind 3 sgG1510μεθ᾽withprepG3326ἡμῶνuspers pron 1 gen plG3165χάριςgracenoun nom sg fG5485ἔλεοςmercynoun nom sg nG1656εἰρήνη[and] peacenoun nom sg fG1515παρὰfromprepG3844θεοῦGodnoun gen sg m TitleG2316πατρὸς[the] Fathernoun gen sg m TitleG3962καὶandconjG2532παρὰfromprepG3844ἸησοῦJesusnoun gen sg m IndividualG2424ΧριστοῦChristnoun gen sg m TitleG5547τοῦtheart gen sg mG3588υἱοῦSonnoun gen sg mG5207τοῦof theart gen sg mG3588πατρὸςFathernoun gen sg m TitleG3962ἐνinprepG1722ἀληθείᾳtruthnoun dat sg fG225καὶandconjG2532ἀγάπῃ.¶love.noun dat sg fG26 I rejoiced greatly that I found of thy children walking in truth, as we have received a commandment from the Father.
ἘχάρηνI rejoicedverb 2 aor pass Deponent ind 1 sgG5463λίανexceedinglyadvG3029ὅτιthatconjG3754εὕρηκαI have foundverb perf act ind 1 sgG2147ἐκ[some] ofprepG1537τῶνtheart gen pl nG3588τέκνωνchildrennoun gen pl nG5043σουof youpers pron 2 gen sgG4771περιπατοῦνταςwalkingverb pres act ptc acc pl mG4043ἐνinprepG1722ἀληθείᾳtruthnoun dat sg fG225καθὼςeven asconjG2531ἐντολὴνcommandmentnoun acc sg fG1785ἐλάβομενwe receivedverb 2 aor act ind 1 plG2983παρὰfromprepG3844τοῦtheart gen sg mG3588πατρός.Father.noun gen sg m TitleG3962 And now I beseech thee, lady, not as though I wrote a new commandment unto thee, but that which we had from the beginning, that we love one another.
καὶAndconjG2532νῦνnowadvG3568ἐρωτῶI imploreverb pres act ind 1 sgG2065σε,you,pers pron 2 acc sgG4771κυρία,lady,noun voc sg fG2959οὐχnotNegative Particle Negative NegativeG3756ὡςasParticle or Disjunctive ParticleG5613ἐντολὴνa commandmentnoun acc sg fG1785καινὴνnewadj acc sg fG2537γράφωνI am writingverb pres act ptc nom sg mG1125σοι,to youpers pron 2 dat sgG4771ἀλλ᾽butconjG235ἣνthat whichRelative pronoun acc sg fG3739εἴχομενwe have hadverb impf act ind 1 plG2192ἀπ᾽fromprepG575ἀρχῆς,[the] beginning,noun gen sg fG746ἵναthatconjG2443ἀγαπῶμενwe may loveverb pres act subj 1 plG25ἀλλήλους.one another.Reciprocal pronoun acc pl mG240 And this is love, that we walk after his commandments. This is the commandment, That, as ye have heard from the beginning, ye should walk in it.
καὶAndconjG2532αὕτηthisDemonstrative pronoun nom sg fG3778ἐστὶνisverb pres act ind 3 sgG1510ἡtheart nom sg fG3588ἀγάπηlovenoun nom sg fG26ἵναthatprepG2443περιπατῶμενwe may walkverb pres act subj 1 plG4043κατὰaccording toprepG2596τὰςtheart acc pl fG3588ἐντολὰςcommandmentsnoun acc pl fG1785αὐτοῦ.of Him.pers pron gen sg mG846αὕτηThisDemonstrative pronoun nom sg fG3778ἡtheart nom sg fG3588ἐντολήcommandmentnoun nom sg fG1785ἐστινisverb pres act ind 3 sgG1510καθὼςeven asconjG2531ἠκούσατεyou have heardverb aor act ind 2 plG191ἀπ᾽fromprepG575ἀρχῆς,[the] beginning,noun gen sg fG746ἵναso thatprepG2443ἐνinprepG1722αὐτῇitpers pron dat sg fG846περιπατῆτε·you may walk;verb pres act subj 2 plG4043 For many deceivers are entered into the world, who confess not that Jesus Christ is come in the flesh. This is a deceiver and an antichrist.
ὅτιForconjG3754πολλοὶmanyadj nom pl mG4183πλάνοιdeceiversadj nom pl mG4108ἐξῆλθονhave gone outverb 2 aor act ind 3 plG1831εἰςintoprepG1519τὸνtheart acc sg mG3588κόσμον,world,noun acc sg mG2889οἱthoseart nom pl mG3588μὴnotNegative Particle Negative NegativeG3361ὁμολογοῦντεςconfessingverb pres act ptc nom pl mG3670ἸησοῦνJesusnoun acc sg m IndividualG2424ΧριστὸνChristnoun acc sg m TitleG5547ἐρχόμενονcomingverb pres mid or pass Deponent ptc acc sg mG2064ἐνinprepG1722σαρκί·flesh;noun dat sg fG4561οὗτόςThisDemonstrative pronoun nom sg mG3778ἐστινisverb pres act ind 3 sgG1510ὁtheart nom sg mG3588πλάνοςdeceiveradj nom sg mG4108καὶandconjG2532ὁtheart nom sg mG3588ἀντίχριστος.antichrist.noun nom sg mG500 Look to yourselves, that we lose not those things which we have wrought, but that we receive a full reward.
βλέπετεdo watchverb pres act impv 2 plG991ἑαυτοὺςyourselvesReflexive pronoun 2 acc pl mG1438ἵναso thatconjG2443μὴnotNegative Particle Negative NegativeG3361ἀπολέσητεyou may loseverb aor act subj 2 plG622ἃwhat thingsRelative pronoun acc pl nG3739εἰργασάμεθα,we have worked for,verb aor mid Deponent ind 1 plG2038ἀλλὰbutconjG235μισθὸνa rewardnoun acc sg mG3408πλήρηfulladj acc sg mG4134ἀπολάβητε.you may receive.verb 2 aor act subj 2 plG618 Whosoever transgresseth, and abideth not in the doctrine of Christ, hath not God. He that abideth in the doctrine of Christ, he hath both the Father and the Son.
πᾶςAnyoneadj nom sg mG3956ὁwhoart nom sg mG3588προάγωνis progressingverb pres act ptc nom sg mG4254καὶandconjG2532μὴnotNegative Particle Negative NegativeG3361μένωνabidingverb pres act ptc nom sg mG3306ἐνinprepG1722τῇtheart dat sg fG3588διδαχῇteachingnoun dat sg fG1322τοῦtheart gen sg mG3588Χριστοῦof Christnoun gen sg m TitleG5547θεὸνGodnoun acc sg m TitleG2316οὐκnotNegative Particle Negative NegativeG3756ἔχει·has;verb pres act ind 3 sgG2192ὁThe [one]art nom sg mG3588μένωνabidingverb pres act ptc nom sg mG3306ἐνinprepG1722τῇtheart dat sg fG3588διδαχῇteachingnoun dat sg fG1322οὗτοςthis [one]Demonstrative pronoun nom sg mG3778καὶbothconjG2532τὸνtheart acc sg mG3588πατέραFathernoun acc sg m TitleG3962καὶandconjG2532τὸνtheart acc sg mG3588υἱὸνSonnoun acc sg mG5207ἔχει.has.verb pres act ind 3 sgG2192 If there come any unto you, and bring not this doctrine, receive him not into your house, neither bid him God speed:
εἴIfconjG1487τιςanyoneIndefinite pronoun nom sg mG5100ἔρχεταιcomesverb pres mid or pass Deponent ind 3 sgG2064πρὸςtoprepG4314ὑμᾶςyoupers pron 2 acc plG4771καὶandconjG2532ταύτηνthisDemonstrative pronoun acc sg fG3778τὴνtheart acc sg fG3588διδαχὴνteachingnoun acc sg fG1322οὐnotNegative Particle Negative NegativeG3756φέρει,does bring,verb pres act ind 3 sgG5342μὴnotNegative Particle Negative NegativeG3361λαμβάνετεdo receiveverb pres act impv 2 plG2983αὐτὸνhimpers pron acc sg mG846εἰςintoprepG1519οἰκίαν,[the] house,noun acc sg fG3614καὶandconjG2532χαίρεινto greetverb pres act infG5463αὐτῷhimpers pron dat sg mG846μὴnotNegative Particle Negative NegativeG3361λέγετε·do tell;verb pres act impv 2 plG3004 For he that biddeth him God speed is partaker of his evil deeds.
ὁthe [one]art nom sg mG3588λέγωνtellingverb pres act ptc nom sg mG3004γὰρforconjG1063αὐτῷhimpers pron dat sg mG846χαίρειν,to rejoiceverb pres act infG5463κοινωνεῖpartakesverb pres act ind 3 sgG2841τοῖςin theart dat pl nG3588ἔργοιςworksnoun dat pl nG2041αὐτοῦof himpers pron gen sg mG846τοῖςtheart dat pl nG3588πονηροῖς.¶evil.adj dat pl nG4190 Having many things to write unto you, I would not write with paper and ink: but I trust to come unto you, and speak face to face, that our joy may be full.
ΠολλὰMany thingsadj acc pl nG4183ἔχωνhavingverb pres act ptc nom sg mG2192ὑμῖνto youpers pron 2 dat plG4771γράφεινto writeverb pres act infG1125οὐκnotNegative Particle Negative NegativeG3756ἐβουλήθηνI purposedverb aor pass Deponent ind 1 sgG1014διὰwithprepG1223χάρτουpapernoun gen sg mG5489καὶandconjG2532μέλανος·ink;noun gen sg nG3188ἀλλ᾽butconjG235ἐλπίζωI hopeverb pres act ind 1 sgG1679γενέσθαιto comeverb 2 aor mid Deponent infG1096πρὸςtoprepG4314ὑμᾶςyoupers pron 2 acc plG4771καὶandconjG2532στόμαmouthnoun acc sg nG4750πρὸςtoprepG4314στόμαmouthnoun acc sg nG4750λαλῆσαιto speakverb aor act infG2980ἵναso thatconjG2443ἡtheart nom sg fG3588χαρὰjoynoun nom sg fG5479ἡμῶνof uspers pron 1 gen plG3165πεπληρωμένηcompletedverb perf pass ptc nom sg fG4137ᾖ.may be.verb pres act subj 3 sgG1510 The children of thy elect sister greet thee. Amen.
ἀσπάζεταίGreetverb pres mid or pass Deponent ind 3 sgG782σεyoupers pron 2 acc sgG4771τὰtheart nom pl nG3588τέκναchildrennoun nom pl nG5043τῆςof theart gen sg fG3588ἀδελφῆςsisternoun gen sg fG79σουof youpers pron 2 gen sgG4771τῆςtheart gen sg fG3588ἐκλεκτῆςelectadj gen sg fG1588
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.