1 John

1 John 3:7–8

7Little children,d let no one deceive you: The one who practices righteousness is righteous, just as Christ is righteous.e 8The one who practices sin is of the devil, because the devil has been sinning from the very start. This is why the Son of God was revealed, to destroy the works of the devil.

Footnotes

  • d 3:7 NA Young children in training
  • e 3:7 Literally He is righteous

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1 John 3:7

EnglishGreekSounds likeGrammarWord study
Little childrenΤεκνίαTekniaNoun - Vocative Neuter PluralG5040 a little child
no oneμηδεὶςmēdeisAdjective - Nominative Masculine SingularG3367 no one, nothing
deceiveπλανάτωplanatōVerb - Present Imperative Active - 3rd Person SingularG4105 I lead astray, deceive
youὑμᾶςhymasPersonal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative 2nd Person PluralG4771 you
TheὁhoArticle - Nominative Masculine SingularG3588 the
practicesποιῶνpoiōnVerb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine SingularG4160 I do, make
righteousnessδικαιοσύνηνdikaiosynēnNoun - Accusative Feminine SingularG1343 justice, justness, righteousness
isἐστινestinVerb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingularG1510 I am, exist
righteousδίκαιόςdikaiosAdjective - Nominative Masculine SingularG1342 just, righteous, impartial
just asκαθὼςkathōsAdverbG2531 just as, as
isἐστινestinVerb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingularG1510 I am, exist
righteousδίκαιόςdikaiosAdjective - Nominative Masculine SingularG1342 just, righteous, impartial

1 John 3:8

EnglishGreekSounds likeGrammarWord study
TheὁhoArticle - Nominative Masculine SingularG3588 the
practicesποιῶνpoiōnVerb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine SingularG4160 I do, make
sinἁμαρτίανhamartianNoun - Accusative Feminine SingularG266 a sin
isἐστίνestinVerb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingularG1510 I am, exist
ofἐκekPrepositionG1537 from out, out from among, from
theτοῦtouArticle - Genitive Masculine SingularG3588 the
devilδιαβόλουdiabolouAdjective - Genitive Masculine SingularG1228 slanderous, the Slanderer, the Devil
becauseὅτιhotiConjunctionG3754 that, since, because
theὁhoArticle - Nominative Masculine SingularG3588 the
devilδιάβολοςdiabolosAdjective - Nominative Masculine SingularG1228 slanderous, the Slanderer, the Devil
has been sinningἁμαρτάνειhamartaneiVerb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingularG264 I sin
fromἀπ’ap’PrepositionG575 from, away from
very startἀρχῆςarchēsNoun - Genitive Feminine SingularG746 ruler, beginning
This is whyεἰςeisPrepositionG1519 into, in, among, till, for
theὁhoArticle - Nominative Masculine SingularG3588 the
SonΥἱὸςHuiosNoun - Nominative Masculine SingularG5207 a son, descendent
of GodΘεοῦTheouNoun - Genitive Masculine SingularG2316 God, a god
was revealedἐφανερώθηephanerōthēVerb - Aorist Indicative Passive - 3rd Person SingularG5319 I make clear, visible, or manifest
toἵναhinaConjunctionG2443 in order that, so that
destroyλύσῃlysēVerb - Aorist Subjunctive Active - 3rd Person SingularG3089 I loose, untie, release, destroy
theτὰtaArticle - Accusative Neuter PluralG3588 the
worksἔργαergaNoun - Accusative Neuter PluralG2041 work, labor, action, deed
of theτοῦtouArticle - Genitive Masculine SingularG3588 the
devilδιαβόλουdiabolouAdjective - Genitive Masculine SingularG1228 slanderous, the Slanderer, the Devil

Cross-references

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1 John 3:7 1 John 2:29 · 1 Peter 1:15–16 · Romans 2:13 · 1 John 3:3 · Psalm 45:7 · 1 John 2:26 · Acts 10:35 · 1 John 2:1 · Galatians 6:7–8 · Ephesians 5:9 · Psalm 106:3 · Romans 6:16–18

1 John 3:8 Hebrews 2:14 · John 8:44 · Colossians 2:15 · Romans 16:20 · John 16:11 · John 12:31 · 2 Peter 2:4 · Luke 10:18 · Mark 1:24 · Ephesians 2:2 · Isaiah 27:1 · 1 John 3:5

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.