1 John
1 John 3:10
10By this the children of God are distinguished from the children of the devil: Anyone who does not practice righteousness is not of God, nor is anyone who does not love his brother.
Word by word
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| 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 |
| the | τὰ | ta | Article - Nominative Neuter Plural | G3588 the |
| children | τέκνα | tekna | Noun - Nominative Neuter Plural | G5043 a child, descendent, inhabitant |
| of God | Θεοῦ | Theou | Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular | G2316 God, a god |
| are | ἐστιν | estin | Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular | G1510 I am, exist |
| distinguished | φανερά | phanera | Adjective - Nominative Neuter Plural | G5318 apparent, clear, visible, manifest, clearly |
| the | τὰ | ta | Article - Nominative Neuter Plural | G3588 the |
| children | τέκνα | tekna | Noun - Nominative Neuter Plural | G5043 a child, descendent, inhabitant |
| of the | τοῦ | tou | Article - Genitive Masculine Singular | G3588 the |
| devil | διαβόλου | diabolou | Adjective - Genitive Masculine Singular | G1228 slanderous, the Slanderer, the Devil |
| Anyone | πᾶς | pas | Adjective - Nominative Masculine Singular | G3956 all, the whole, every kind of |
| who | ὁ | ho | Article - Nominative Masculine Singular | G3588 the |
| does not practice | ποιῶν | poiōn | Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular | G4160 I do, make |
| righteousness | δικαιοσύνην | dikaiosynēn | Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular | G1343 justice, justness, righteousness |
| is | ἔστιν | estin | Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular | G1510 I am, exist |
| not | οὐκ | ouk | Adverb | G3756 no, not |
| of | ἐκ | ek | Preposition | G1537 from out, out from among, from |
| God | Θεοῦ | Theou | Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular | G2316 God, a god |
| anyone who | ὁ | ho | Article - Nominative Masculine Singular | G3588 the |
| does not love | ἀγαπῶν | agapōn | Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular | G25 I love |
| his | αὐτοῦ | autou | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singular | G846 he, she, it, they, them, same |
| brother | ἀδελφὸν | adelphon | Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular | G80 a brother |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
1 John 4:8 · 3 John 1:11 · Luke 6:35 · John 8:44 · Matthew 13:38 · 1 John 4:21 · John 8:47 · 1 John 3:7–8 · 1 John 4:6 · Ephesians 5:1 · 1 John 4:3–4 · 1 John 2:29
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.