1 John
1 John 3:23
23And this is His commandment: that we should believe in the name of His Son, Jesus Christ, and we should love one another just as He commanded us.
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| English | Greek | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| And | καὶ | kai | Conjunction | G2532 and, even, also, namely |
| this | αὕτη | hautē | Demonstrative Pronoun - Nominative Feminine Singular | G3778 this, he, she, it |
| is | ἐστὶν | estin | Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular | G1510 I am, exist |
| His | αὐτοῦ | autou | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singular | G846 he, she, it, they, them, same |
| commandment | ἐντολὴ | entolē | Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular | G1785 an ordinance, injunction, command |
| that | ἵνα | hina | Conjunction | G2443 in order that, so that |
| we should believe | πιστεύσωμεν | pisteusōmen | Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Active - 1st Person Plural | G4100 I believe, have faith in |
| in the | τῷ | tō | Article - Dative Neuter Singular | G3588 the |
| name | ὀνόματι | onomati | Noun - Dative Neuter Singular | G3686 name, character, reputation |
| of His | αὐτοῦ | autou | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singular | G846 he, she, it, they, them, same |
| Son | Υἱοῦ | Huiou | Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular | G5207 a son, descendent |
| Jesus | Ἰησοῦ | Iēsou | Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular | G2424 Jesus |
| Christ | Χριστοῦ | Christou | Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular | G5547 anointed, the Messiah, the Christ |
| and | καὶ | kai | Conjunction | G2532 and, even, also, namely |
| we should love | ἀγαπῶμεν | agapōmen | Verb - Present Subjunctive Active - 1st Person Plural | G25 I love |
| one another | ἀλλήλους | allēlous | Personal / Reciprocal Pronoun - Accusative Masculine Plural | G240 one another |
| just as | καθὼς | kathōs | Adverb | G2531 just as, as |
| He commanded | ἐντολὴν | entolēn | Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular | G1785 an ordinance, injunction, command |
| us | ἡμῖν | hēmin | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative 1st Person Plural | G1473 I |
Cross-references
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John 6:29 · John 13:34 · 1 Peter 1:22 · John 15:12 · 1 Peter 4:8 · 1 John 3:11 · 1 John 4:21 · Mark 9:7 · 1 Thessalonians 4:9 · Ephesians 5:2 · Matthew 22:39 · Acts 16:31
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.