1 John
1 John 3:7
7Little children,d let no one deceive you: The one who practices righteousness is righteous, just as Christ is righteous.e
Footnotes
Word by word
Each English word or phrase beside the Greek it translates, in the order of the English. Choose a number to open that word’s study.
| English | Greek | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Little children | Τεκνία | Teknia | Noun - Vocative Neuter Plural | G5040 a little child |
| no one | μηδεὶς | mēdeis | Adjective - Nominative Masculine Singular | G3367 no one, nothing |
| deceive | πλανάτω | planatō | Verb - Present Imperative Active - 3rd Person Singular | G4105 I lead astray, deceive |
| you | ὑμᾶς | hymas | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative 2nd Person Plural | G4771 you |
| The | ὁ | ho | Article - Nominative Masculine Singular | G3588 the |
| practices | 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 | ἐστιν | estin | Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular | G1510 I am, exist |
| righteous | δίκαιός | dikaios | Adjective - Nominative Masculine Singular | G1342 just, righteous, impartial |
| just as | καθὼς | kathōs | Adverb | G2531 just as, as |
| is | ἐστιν | estin | Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular | G1510 I am, exist |
| righteous | δίκαιός | dikaios | Adjective - Nominative Masculine Singular | G1342 just, righteous, impartial |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
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
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.