1 John
1 John 2:3
3By this we can be sure that we have come to know Him: if we keep His commandments.
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.
| 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 |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
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
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.