1 John
1 John 2:3–5
3By this we can be sure that we have come to know Him: if we keep His commandments. 4If anyone says, “I know Him,” but does not keep His commandments, he is a liar, and the truth is not in him. 5But if anyone keeps His word, the love of God has been truly perfected in him. By this we know that we are in Him:
Word by word
Each English word or phrase beside the Greek it translates, in the order of the English. Choose a number to open that word’s study.
1 John 2:3
| English | Greek | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| By | ἐν | en | Preposition | G1722 in, on, among |
| this | τούτῳ | toutō | Demonstrative Pronoun - Dative Neuter Singular | G3778 this, he, she, it |
| we can be sure | γινώσκομεν | ginōskomen | Verb - Present Indicative Active - 1st Person Plural | G1097 I come to know, learn, realize |
| that | ὅτι | hoti | Conjunction | G3754 that, since, because |
| we have come to know | ἐγνώκαμεν | egnōkamen | Verb - Perfect Indicative Active - 1st Person Plural | G1097 I come to know, learn, realize |
| Him | αὐτόν | auton | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 3rd Person Singular | G846 he, she, it, they, them, same |
| if | ἐὰν | ean | Conjunction | G1437 if |
| we keep | τηρῶμεν | tērōmen | Verb - Present Subjunctive Active - 1st Person Plural | G5083 I keep, guard, observe |
| His | αὐτοῦ | autou | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singular | G846 he, she, it, they, them, same |
| commandments | ἐντολὰς | entolas | Noun - Accusative Feminine Plural | G1785 an ordinance, injunction, command |
1 John 2:4
| English | Greek | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| If anyone | ὁ | ho | Article - Nominative Masculine Singular | G3588 the |
| says | λέγων | legōn | Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular | G3004 I say, speak |
| I know | Ἔγνωκα | Egnōka | Verb - Perfect Indicative Active - 1st Person Singular | G1097 I come to know, learn, realize |
| Him | αὐτόν | auton | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 3rd Person Singular | G846 he, she, it, they, them, same |
| does not keep | τηρῶν | tērōn | Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular | G5083 I keep, guard, observe |
| His | αὐτοῦ | autou | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singular | G846 he, she, it, they, them, same |
| commandments | ἐντολὰς | entolas | Noun - Accusative Feminine Plural | G1785 an ordinance, injunction, command |
| he is | ἐστίν | estin | Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular | G1510 I am, exist |
| a liar | ψεύστης | pseustēs | Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular | G5583 a liar, deceiver |
| and | καὶ | kai | Conjunction | G2532 and, even, also, namely |
| the | ἡ | hē | Article - Nominative Feminine Singular | G3588 the |
| truth | ἀλήθεια | alētheia | Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular | G225 truth |
| is | ἔστιν | estin | Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular | G1510 I am, exist |
| not | οὐκ | ouk | Adverb | G3756 no, not |
| in | ἐν | en | Preposition | G1722 in, on, among |
| him | τούτῳ | toutō | Demonstrative Pronoun - Dative Masculine Singular | G3778 this, he, she, it |
1 John 2:5
| English | Greek | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| But | δ’ | d’ | Conjunction | G1161 but, on the other hand, and |
| if anyone | ὃς | hos | Personal / Relative Pronoun - Nominative Masculine Singular | G3739 who, which, what, that |
| keeps | τηρῇ | tērē | Verb - Present Subjunctive Active - 3rd Person Singular | G5083 I keep, guard, observe |
| His | αὐτοῦ | autou | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singular | G846 he, she, it, they, them, same |
| word | λόγον | logon | Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular | G3056 a word, speech, divine utterance, analogy |
| the | ἡ | hē | Article - Nominative Feminine Singular | G3588 the |
| love | ἀγάπη | agapē | Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular | G26 love |
| of God | Θεοῦ | Theou | Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular | G2316 God, a god |
| has been truly perfected | τετελείωται | teteleiōtai | Verb - Perfect Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person Singular | G5048 I complete, accomplish, make perfect |
| in | ἐν | en | Preposition | G1722 in, on, among |
| him | τούτῳ | toutō | Demonstrative Pronoun - Dative Masculine Singular | G3778 this, he, she, it |
| By | Ἐν | En | Preposition | G1722 in, on, among |
| this | τούτῳ | toutō | Demonstrative Pronoun - Dative Neuter Singular | G3778 this, he, she, it |
| we know | γινώσκομεν | ginōskomen | Verb - Present Indicative Active - 1st Person Plural | G1097 I come to know, learn, realize |
| that | ὅτι | hoti | Conjunction | G3754 that, since, because |
| we are | ἐσμεν | esmen | Verb - Present Indicative Active - 1st Person Plural | G1510 I am, exist |
| in | ἐν | en | Preposition | G1722 in, on, among |
| Him | αὐτῷ | autō | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 3rd Person Singular | G846 he, she, it, they, them, same |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
1 John 2:3 John 14:15 · John 15:10 · 1 John 5:3 · Luke 6:46 · 1 John 4:13 · John 15:14 · Hebrews 5:9 · 1 John 3:22–24 · Psalm 119:32 · John 14:21–24 · 1 John 2:4–6 · 1 John 3:19
1 John 2:4 1 John 1:6 · Titus 1:16 · James 2:14–16 · 1 John 1:8 · 1 John 4:20 · 1 John 2:9 · Hosea 8:2–3 · 1 John 1:10
1 John 2:5 John 14:23 · John 14:21 · 1 John 4:12–13 · Luke 11:28 · 1 John 3:24 · Psalm 119:2 · 1 John 5:2 · Revelation 14:12 · 1 John 2:3–4 · Ezekiel 36:27 · John 15:5 · 1 John 4:18
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.