1 John
1 John 3:14–15
14We know that we have passed from death to life, because we love our brothers. The one who does not love remains in death. 15Everyone who hates his brother is a murderer, and you know that eternal life does not reside in a murderer.
Word by word
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1 John 3:14
| English | Greek | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| We | Ἡμεῖς | Hēmeis | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative 1st Person Plural | G1473 I |
| know | οἴδαμεν | oidamen | Verb - Perfect Indicative Active - 1st Person Plural | G1492 I know, remember |
| that | ὅτι | hoti | Conjunction | G3754 that, since, because |
| we have passed | μεταβεβήκαμεν | metabebēkamen | Verb - Perfect Indicative Active - 1st Person Plural | G3327 I leave, depart, remove, pass over |
| from | ἐκ | ek | Preposition | G1537 from out, out from among, from |
| death | θανάτου | thanatou | Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular | G2288 death |
| to | εἰς | eis | Preposition | G1519 into, in, among, till, for |
| life | ζωήν | zōēn | Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular | G2222 life |
| because | ὅτι | hoti | Conjunction | G3754 that, since, because |
| we love | ἀγαπῶμεν | agapōmen | Verb - Present Indicative Active - 1st Person Plural | G25 I love |
| brothers | ἀδελφούς | adelphous | Noun - Accusative Masculine Plural | G80 a brother |
| The | ὁ | ho | Article - Nominative Masculine Singular | G3588 the |
| does not love | ἀγαπῶν | agapōn | Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular | G25 I love |
| remains | μένει | menei | Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular | G3306 I remain, abide |
| in | ἐν | en | Preposition | G1722 in, on, among |
| death | θανάτῳ | thanatō | Noun - Dative Masculine Singular | G2288 death |
1 John 3:15
| English | Greek | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Everyone | πᾶς | pas | Adjective - Nominative Masculine Singular | G3956 all, the whole, every kind of |
| who | ὁ | ho | Article - Nominative Masculine Singular | G3588 the |
| hates | μισῶν | misōn | Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular | G3404 I hate, detest |
| 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 |
| is | ἐστίν | estin | Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular | G1510 I am, exist |
| a murderer | ἀνθρωποκτόνος | anthrōpoktonos | Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular | G443 a murderer |
| and | καὶ | kai | Conjunction | G2532 and, even, also, namely |
| you know | οἴδατε | oidate | Verb - Perfect Indicative Active - 2nd Person Plural | G1492 I know, remember |
| that | ὅτι | hoti | Conjunction | G3754 that, since, because |
| eternal | αἰώνιον | aiōnion | Adjective - Accusative Feminine Singular | G166 eternal, unending |
| life | ζωὴν | zōēn | Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular | G2222 life |
| not | οὐκ | ouk | Adverb | G3756 no, not |
| reside | μένουσαν | menousan | Verb - Present Participle Active - Accusative Feminine Singular | G3306 I remain, abide |
| in | ἐν | en | Preposition | G1722 in, on, among |
| a | πᾶς | pas | Adjective - Nominative Masculine Singular | G3956 all, the whole, every kind of |
| murderer | ἀνθρωποκτόνος | anthrōpoktonos | Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular | G443 a murderer |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
1 John 3:14 John 13:35 · 1 John 5:2 · John 5:24 · 1 John 4:20–21 · 1 Thessalonians 4:9 · 1 John 4:7–8 · John 15:12 · 1 Peter 1:22 · Hebrews 13:1 · Matthew 25:40 · Ephesians 1:15 · Colossians 1:4
1 John 3:15 Matthew 5:21–22 · Proverbs 26:24–26 · Revelation 21:8 · John 8:44 · Leviticus 19:16–18 · James 4:1–2 · Acts 23:14 · Galatians 5:20–21 · Mark 6:19 · Matthew 5:28 · John 4:14 · James 1:15
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.