1 John
1 John 2:4
4If anyone says, “I know Him,” but does not keep His commandments, he is a liar, and the truth is not in him.
Word by word
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| 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 |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
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
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.