1 John

1 John 2:7–8

⁷Beloved, I am not writing to you a new commandment, but an old one, which you have had from the beginning. This commandment is the message you have heard. ⁸Then again, I am also writing to you a new commandment, which is true in Him and also in you. For the darkness is fading and the true light is already shining.

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1 John 2:7

English	Greek	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Beloved	Ἀγαπητοί	Agapētoi	Adjective - Vocative Masculine Plural	G27 loved, beloved
I am not writing	γράφω	graphō	Verb - Present Indicative Active - 1st Person Singular	G1125 I write
to you	ὑμῖν	hymin	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative 2nd Person Plural	G4771 you
a new	καινὴν	kainēn	Adjective - Accusative Feminine Singular	G2537 fresh, new
commandment	ἐντολὴν	entolēn	Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular	G1785 an ordinance, injunction, command
but	ἀλλ’	all’	Conjunction	G235 but, except
an old	παλαιὰν	palaian	Adjective - Accusative Feminine Singular	G3820 old, ancient, worn out
which	ἣν	hēn	Personal / Relative Pronoun - Accusative Feminine Singular	G3739 who, which, what, that
you have had	εἴχετε	eichete	Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 2nd Person Plural	G2192 I have, hold, possess
from	ἀπ’	ap’	Preposition	G575 from, away from
beginning	ἀρχῆς	archēs	Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular	G746 ruler, beginning
commandment	ἐντολὴ	entolē	Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular	G1785 an ordinance, injunction, command
is	ἐστιν	estin	Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular	G1510 I am, exist
the	ὁ	ho	Article - Nominative Masculine Singular	G3588 the
message	λόγος	logos	Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular	G3056 a word, speech, divine utterance, analogy
you have heard	ἠκούσατε	ēkousate	Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 2nd Person Plural	G191 I hear, listen

1 John 2:8

English	Greek	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Then again	πάλιν	palin	Adverb	G3825 again, further, on the other hand
I am also writing	γράφω	graphō	Verb - Present Indicative Active - 1st Person Singular	G1125 I write
to you	ὑμῖν	hymin	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative 2nd Person Plural	G4771 you
a new	καινὴν	kainēn	Adjective - Accusative Feminine Singular	G2537 fresh, new
commandment	ἐντολὴν	entolēn	Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular	G1785 an ordinance, injunction, command
which	ὅ	ho	Personal / Relative Pronoun - Nominative Neuter Singular	G3739 who, which, what, that
is	ἐστιν	estin	Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular	G1510 I am, exist
true	ἀληθὲς	alēthes	Adjective - Nominative Neuter Singular	G227 unconcealed, true
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
and also	καὶ	kai	Conjunction	G2532 and, even, also, namely
in	ἐν	en	Preposition	G1722 in, on, among
you	ὑμῖν	hymin	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative 2nd Person Plural	G4771 you
For	ὅτι	hoti	Conjunction	G3754 that, since, because
the	ἡ	hē	Article - Nominative Feminine Singular	G3588 the
darkness	σκοτία	skotia	Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular	G4653 darkness
is fading	παράγεται	paragetai	Verb - Present Indicative Passive - 3rd Person Singular	G3855 I pass by, depart, pass away
and	καὶ	kai	Conjunction	G2532 and, even, also, namely
the	τὸ	to	Article - Nominative Neuter Singular	G3588 the
true	ἀληθινὸν	alēthinon	Adjective - Nominative Neuter Singular	G228 true, real, genuine
light	φῶς	phōs	Noun - Nominative Neuter Singular	G5457 light, a source of light
is already	ἤδη	ēdē	Adverb	G2235 now, already
shining	φαίνει	phainei	Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular	G5316 I shine, appear, seem

Cross-references

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1 John 2:7 1 John 3:11 · Leviticus 19:18 · Mark 12:29–34 · 2 John 1:5–6 · Romans 13:8–10 · Galatians 5:13–14 · Matthew 22:37–40 · Leviticus 19:34 · Deuteronomy 6:5 · 1 John 3:23 · 1 John 2:24 · James 2:8–12

1 John 2:8 Ephesians 5:8 · Romans 13:12 · John 13:34 · John 8:12 · 2 Corinthians 4:4–6 · John 1:9 · John 12:46 · John 1:4–5 · 1 John 4:21 · 1 Thessalonians 5:4–8 · Malachi 4:2 · Luke 1:79

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.