1 John

1 John 3:12

¹²Do not be like Cain, who belonged to the evil one and murdered his brother. And why did Cain slay him? Because his own deeds were evil, while those of his brother were righteous.

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English	Greek	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
not	οὐ	ou	Adverb	G3756 no, not
like	καθὼς	kathōs	Adverb	G2531 just as, as
Cain	Κάϊν	Kain	Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular	G2535 Cain
belonged to	ἦν	ēn	Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular	G1510 I am, exist
the	τοῦ	tou	Article - Genitive Masculine Singular	G3588 the
evil	πονηροῦ	ponērou	Adjective - Genitive Masculine Singular	G4190 evil, bad, wicked
and	καὶ	kai	Conjunction	G2532 and, even, also, namely
murdered	ἔσφαξεν	esphaxen	Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular	G4969 I slay
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
And	καὶ	kai	Conjunction	G2532 and, even, also, namely
why	χάριν	charin	Preposition	G5484 on account of
did	ἔσφαξεν	esphaxen	Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular	G4969 I slay
him	αὐτόν	auton	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 3rd Person Singular	G846 he, she, it, they, them, same
Because	ὅτι	hoti	Conjunction	G3754 that, since, because
his	αὐτοῦ	autou	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singular	G846 he, she, it, they, them, same
deeds	ἔργα	erga	Noun - Nominative Neuter Plural	G2041 work, labor, action, deed
were	ἦν	ēn	Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular	G1510 I am, exist
evil	πονηρὰ	ponēra	Adjective - Nominative Neuter Plural	G4190 evil, bad, wicked
while	δὲ	de	Conjunction	G1161 but, on the other hand, and
those	τὰ	ta	Article - Nominative Neuter Plural	G3588 the
of	τοῦ	tou	Article - Genitive Masculine Singular	G3588 the
his	αὐτοῦ	autou	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singular	G846 he, she, it, they, them, same
brother	ἀδελφοῦ	adelphou	Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular	G80 a brother
righteous	δίκαια	dikaia	Adjective - Nominative Neuter Plural	G1342 just, righteous, impartial

Cross-references

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Hebrews 11:4 · Genesis 4:4–15 · Proverbs 29:27 · Jude 1:11 · Genesis 4:25 · Luke 11:51 · Proverbs 29:10 · Psalm 37:12 · Matthew 23:35 · Psalm 38:20 · 1 John 2:13–14 · John 15:19–25

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.