1 John
1 John 4:11
11Beloved, if God so loved us, we also ought to love one another.
Word by word
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| English | Greek | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beloved | Ἀγαπητοί | Agapētoi | Adjective - Vocative Masculine Plural | G27 loved, beloved |
| if | εἰ | ei | Conjunction | G1487 if |
| God | Θεὸς | Theos | Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular | G2316 God, a god |
| so | οὕτως | houtōs | Adverb | G3779 thus, so, in this manner |
| loved | ἠγάπησεν | ēgapēsen | Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular | G25 I love |
| us | ἡμᾶς | hēmas | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative 1st Person Plural | G1473 I |
| we | ἡμεῖς | hēmeis | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative 1st Person Plural | G1473 I |
| also | καὶ | kai | Conjunction | G2532 and, even, also, namely |
| ought | ὀφείλομεν | opheilomen | Verb - Present Indicative Active - 1st Person Plural | G3784 I owe, ought |
| to love | ἀγαπᾶν | agapan | Verb - Present Infinitive Active | G25 I love |
| one another | ἀλλήλους | allēlous | Personal / Reciprocal Pronoun - Accusative Masculine Plural | G240 one another |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
John 15:12–13 · John 13:34 · Colossians 3:13 · 1 John 3:23 · Luke 10:37 · 1 John 3:16–17 · 2 Corinthians 8:8–9 · Ephesians 4:31–5:2 · Matthew 18:32–33
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.