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ἀγαπητοί, agapētoi • beloved

ἀγαπῶμεν agapōmen • love

ἀλλήλους allēlous • one another

ὅτι oti • for

ἡ ē • the

ἀγάπη agapē • love

ἐκ ek • of

τοῦ tou • the

θεοῦ theou • God

ἐστιν, estin • is

καὶ kai • and

πᾶς pas • everyone

ὁ o • the

ἀγαπῶν agapōn • love

ἐκ ek • of

τοῦ tou • the

θεοῦ theou • God

γεγέννηται gegennētai • born

καὶ kai • and

γινώσκει ginōskei • knows

τὸν ton • the

θεόν. theon • God

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ὁ o • the

μὴ mē • not

ἀγαπῶν agapōn • love

οὐκ ouk • not

ἔγνω egnō • know

τὸν ton • the

θεόν, theon • God

ὅτι oti • for

ὁ o • the

θεὸς theos • God

ἀγάπη agapē • love

ἐστίν. estin • is

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ἐν en • in

τούτῳ toutō • this

ἐφανερώθη ephanerōthē • manifested

ἡ ē • the

ἀγάπη agapē • love

τοῦ tou • the

θεοῦ theou • God

ἐν en • in

ἡμῖν, ēmin • us

ὅτι oti • because

τὸν ton • the

υἱὸν uion • Son

αὐτοῦ autou • him

τὸν ton • the

μονογενῆ monogenē • begotten

ἀπέσταλκεν apestalken • sent

ὁ o • the

θεὸς theos • God

εἰς eis • into

τὸν ton • the

κόσμον kosmon • world

ἵνα ina • so

ζήσωμεν zēsōmen • live

δι' di • through

αὐτοῦ. autou • him

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ἐν en • Herein

τούτῳ toutō • this

ἐστὶν estin • is

ἡ ē • the

ἀγάπη, agapē • love

οὐχ ouch • that

ὅτι oti • for

ἡμεῖς ēmeis • we

ἠγαπήκαμεν ēgapēkamen • loved

τὸν ton • the

θεόν theon • God

ἀλλ' all • but

ὅτι oti • for

αὐτὸς autos • he

ἠγάπησεν ēgapēsen • loved

ἡμᾶς ēmas • us

καὶ kai • and

ἀπέστειλεν apesteilen • sent

τὸν ton • the

υἱὸν uion • Son

αὐτοῦ autou • him

ἱλασμὸν ilasmon • propitiation

περὶ peri • for

τῶν tōn • the

ἁμαρτιῶν amartiōn • sins

ἡμῶν. ēmōn • our

11 •

ἀγαπητοί, agapētoi • beloved

εἰ ei • if

οὕτως outōs • so

ὁ o • the

θεὸς theos • God

ἠγάπησεν ēgapēsen • loved

ἡμᾶς, ēmas • us

καὶ kai • also

ἡμεῖς ēmeis • we

ὀφείλομεν opheilomen • ought

ἀλλήλους allēlous • one another

ἀγαπᾶν. agapan • loved

12 •

θεὸν theon • God

οὐδεὶς oudeis • no one

πώποτε pōpote • time

τεθέαται. tetheatai • seen

ἐὰν ean • if

ἀγαπῶμεν agapōmen • love

ἀλλήλους allēlous • one another

ὁ o • the

θεὸς theos • God

ἐν en • in

ἡμῖν ēmin • us

μένει menei • abides

καὶ kai • and

ἡ ē • the

ἀγάπη agapē • love

αὐτοῦ autou • his

(τετελειωμένη) teteleiōmenē • perfected

ἐν en • in

ἡμῖν ēmin • us

[τετελειωμένη] teteleiōmenē • perfected

ἐστιν. estin • is

13 •

ἐν en • in

τούτῳ toutō • this

γινώσκομεν ginōskomen • know

ὅτι oti • because

ἐν en • in

αὐτῷ autō • him

μένομεν menomen • abide

καὶ kai • and

αὐτὸς autos • he

ἐν en • in

ἡμῖν, ēmin • us

ὅτι oti • because

ἐκ ek • of

τοῦ tou • the

πνεύματος pneumatos • Spirit

αὐτοῦ autou • him

δέδωκεν dedōken • given

ἡμῖν. ēmin • us

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καὶ kai • and

ἡμεῖς ēmeis • we

τεθεάμεθα tetheametha • seen

καὶ kai • and

μαρτυροῦμεν marturoumen • testify

ὅτι oti • that

ὁ o • the

πατὴρ patēr • Father

ἀπέσταλκεν apestalken • sent

τὸν ton • the

υἱὸν uion • Son

σωτῆρα sōtēra • Savior

τοῦ tou • the

κόσμου. kosmou • world

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ὃς os • whoever

ἐὰν ean • if

ὁμολογήσῃ omologēsē • confesses

ὅτι oti • that

Ἰησοῦς iēsous • Jesus

(Χριστὸς) christos • Christ

ἐστιν estin • is

ὁ o • the

υἱὸς uios • Son

τοῦ tou • the

θεοῦ, theou • God

ὁ o • the

θεὸς theos • God

ἐν en • in

αὐτῷ autō • him

μένει menei • abides

καὶ kai • and

αὐτὸς autos • he

ἐν en • in

τῷ tō • the

θεῷ. theō • God

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καὶ kai • and

ἡμεῖς ēmeis • we

ἐγνώκαμεν egnōkamen • known

καὶ kai • and

πεπιστεύκαμεν pepisteukamen • believed

τὴν tēn • the

ἀγάπην agapēn • love

ἣν ēn • which

ἔχει echei • has

ὁ o • the

θεὸς theos • God

ἐν en • in

ἡμῖν. ēmin • us

ὁ o • the

θεὸς theos • God

ἀγάπη agapē • love

ἐστίν, estin • is

καὶ kai • and

ὁ o • the

μένων menōn • abides

ἐν en • in

τῇ tē • the

ἀγάπῃ agapē • love

ἐν en • in

τῷ tō • the

θεῷ theō • God

μένει menei • abides

καὶ kai • and

ὁ o • the

θεὸς theos • God

ἐν en • in

αὐτῷ autō • him

μένει. menei • abides

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ἐν en • in

τούτῳ toutō • this

τετελείωται teteleiōtai • perfected

ἡ ē • the

ἀγάπη agapē • love

μεθ' meth • our

ἡμῶν, ēmōn • our

ἵνα ina • that

παρρησίαν parrēsian • confidence

ἔχωμεν echōmen • have

ἐν en • in

τῇ tē • the

ἡμέρᾳ ēmera • day

τῆς tēs • the

κρίσεως, kriseōs • judgment

ὅτι oti • because

καθὼς kathōs • as

ἐκεῖνός ekeinos • he

ἐστιν estin • is

καὶ kai • also

ἡμεῖς ēmeis • we

ἐσμεν esmen • are

ἐν en • in

τῷ tō • the

κόσμῳ kosmō • world

τούτῳ. toutō • this

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φόβος phobos • fear

οὐκ ouk • no

ἔστιν estin • is

ἐν en • in

τῇ tē • the

ἀγάπῃ agapē • love

ἀλλ' all • but

ἡ ē • the

τελεία teleia • perfect

ἀγάπη agapē • love

ἔξω exō • out

βάλλει ballei • casts

τὸν ton • the

φόβον, phobon • fear

ὅτι oti • because

ὁ o • the

φόβος phobos • fear

κόλασιν kolasin • punishment

ἔχει, echei • involves

ὁ o • the

δὲ de • also

φοβούμενος phoboumenos • fears

οὐ ou • no

τετελείωται teteleiōtai • perfected

ἐν en • in

τῇ tē • the

ἀγάπῃ. agapē • love

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ἡμεῖς ēmeis • We

ἀγαπῶμεν, agapōmen • love

ὅτι oti • because

αὐτὸς autos • he

πρῶτος prōtos • first

ἠγάπησεν ēgapēsen • love

ἡμᾶς. ēmas • us

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ἐάν ean • if

τις tis • someone

εἴπῃ eipē • say

ὅτι oti • for

ἀγαπῶ agapō • love

τὸν ton • the

θεόν theon • God

καὶ kai • and

τὸν ton • the

ἀδελφὸν adelphon • brother

αὐτοῦ autou • his

μισῇ, misē • hates

ψεύστης pseustēs • liar

ἐστίν· estin • is

ὁ o • the

γὰρ gar • for

μὴ mē • not

ἀγαπῶν agapōn • love

τὸν ton • the

ἀδελφὸν adelphon • brother

αὐτοῦ autou • his

ὃν on • whom

ἑώρακεν, eōraken • seen

τὸν ton • the

θεὸν theon • God

ὃν on • whom

οὐχ ouch • not

ἑώρακεν eōraken • seen

οὐ ou • not

δύναται dunatai • cannot

ἀγαπᾶν. agapan • love

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καὶ kai • also

ταύτην tautēn • this

τὴν tēn • the

ἐντολὴν entolēn • commandment

ἔχομεν echomen • have

ἀπ' ap • from

αὐτοῦ, autou • him

ἵνα ina • That

ὁ o • the

ἀγαπῶν agapōn • loves

τὸν ton • the

θεὸν theon • God

ἀγαπᾷ agapa • loves

καὶ kai • also

τὸν ton • the

ἀδελφὸν adelphon • brother

αὐτοῦ. autou • him