1 John

1 John 4:7–12

7Beloved, let us love one another, because love comes from God. Everyone who loves has been born of God and knows God. 8Whoever does not love does not know God, because God is love.

9This is how God’s love was revealed among us: God sent His one and onlyc Son into the world, so that we might live through Him. 10And love consists in this: not that we loved God, but that He loved us and sent His Son as the atoning sacrificed for our sins.

11Beloved, if God so loved us, we also ought to love one another. 12No one has ever seen God; but if we love one another, God remains in us, and His love is perfected in us.

Footnotes

  • c 4:9 Or only begotten or unique
  • d 4:10 Or as a propitiation

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1 John 4:7

EnglishGreekSounds likeGrammarWord study
BelovedἈγαπητοίAgapētoiAdjective - Vocative Masculine PluralG27 loved, beloved
let us loveἀγαπῶμενagapōmenVerb - Present Subjunctive Active - 1st Person PluralG25 I love
one anotherἀλλήλουςallēlousPersonal / Reciprocal Pronoun - Accusative Masculine PluralG240 one another
becauseὅτιhotiConjunctionG3754 that, since, because
loveἀγάπηagapēNoun - Nominative Feminine SingularG26 love
comesἐστινestinVerb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingularG1510 I am, exist
fromἐκekPrepositionG1537 from out, out from among, from
GodΘεοῦTheouNoun - Genitive Masculine SingularG2316 God, a god
EveryoneπᾶςpasAdjective - Nominative Masculine SingularG3956 all, the whole, every kind of
whoὁhoArticle - Nominative Masculine SingularG3588 the
lovesἀγαπῶνagapōnVerb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine SingularG25 I love
has been bornγεγέννηταιgegennētaiVerb - Perfect Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person SingularG1080 I beget, bring forth, give birth to
ofἐκekPrepositionG1537 from out, out from among, from
GodΘεοῦTheouNoun - Genitive Masculine SingularG2316 God, a god
andκαὶkaiConjunctionG2532 and, even, also, namely
knowsγινώσκειginōskeiVerb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingularG1097 I come to know, learn, realize
GodΘεόνTheonNoun - Accusative Masculine SingularG2316 God, a god

1 John 4:8

EnglishGreekSounds likeGrammarWord study
WhoeverὁhoArticle - Nominative Masculine SingularG3588 the
does not loveἀγαπῶνagapōnVerb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine SingularG25 I love
does not knowἔγνωegnōVerb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingularG1097 I come to know, learn, realize
GodΘεόνTheonNoun - Accusative Masculine SingularG2316 God, a god
becauseὅτιhotiConjunctionG3754 that, since, because
GodΘεὸςTheosNoun - Nominative Masculine SingularG2316 God, a god
isἐστίνestinVerb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingularG1510 I am, exist
loveἀγάπηagapēNoun - Nominative Feminine SingularG26 love

1 John 4:9

EnglishGreekSounds likeGrammarWord study
This is howἘνEnPrepositionG1722 in, on, among
God’sΘεοῦTheouNoun - Genitive Masculine SingularG2316 God, a god
loveἀγάπηagapēNoun - Nominative Feminine SingularG26 love
was revealedἐφανερώθηephanerōthēVerb - Aorist Indicative Passive - 3rd Person SingularG5319 I make clear, visible, or manifest
amongἐνenPrepositionG1722 in, on, among
usἡμῖνhēminPersonal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative 1st Person PluralG1473 I
GodΘεὸςTheosNoun - Nominative Masculine SingularG2316 God, a god
sentἀπέσταλκενapestalkenVerb - Perfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingularG649 I send forth, send, send away, dismiss
HisαὐτοῦautouPersonal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person SingularG846 he, she, it, they, them, same
one and onlyμονογενῆmonogenēAdjective - Accusative Masculine SingularG3439 only, only-begotten, unique
SonΥἱὸνHuionNoun - Accusative Masculine SingularG5207 a son, descendent
intoεἰςeisPrepositionG1519 into, in, among, till, for
theτὸνtonArticle - Accusative Masculine SingularG3588 the
worldκόσμονkosmonNoun - Accusative Masculine SingularG2889 the world, universe
so thatἵναhinaConjunctionG2443 in order that, so that
we might liveζήσωμενzēsōmenVerb - Aorist Subjunctive Active - 1st Person PluralG2198 I live
throughδι’di’PrepositionG1223 through, on account of
HimαὐτοῦautouPersonal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person SingularG846 he, she, it, they, them, same

1 John 4:10

EnglishGreekSounds likeGrammarWord study
loveἀγάπηagapēNoun - Nominative Feminine SingularG26 love
consistsἐστὶνestinVerb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingularG1510 I am, exist
inἐνenPrepositionG1722 in, on, among
thisτούτῳtoutōDemonstrative Pronoun - Dative Neuter SingularG3778 this, he, she, it
notοὐχouchAdverbG3756 no, not
thatὅτιhotiConjunctionG3754 that, since, because
weἡμεῖςhēmeisPersonal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative 1st Person PluralG1473 I
lovedἠγαπήκαμενēgapēkamenVerb - Perfect Indicative Active - 1st Person PluralG25 I love
GodΘεόνTheonNoun - Accusative Masculine SingularG2316 God, a god
butἀλλ’all’ConjunctionG235 but, except
thatὅτιhotiConjunctionG3754 that, since, because
HeαὐτὸςautosPersonal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative Masculine 3rd Person SingularG846 he, she, it, they, them, same
lovedἠγάπησενēgapēsenVerb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingularG25 I love
usἡμᾶςhēmasPersonal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative 1st Person PluralG1473 I
andκαὶkaiConjunctionG2532 and, even, also, namely
sentἀπέστειλενapesteilenVerb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingularG649 I send forth, send, send away, dismiss
HisαὐτοῦautouPersonal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person SingularG846 he, she, it, they, them, same
SonΥἱὸνHuionNoun - Accusative Masculine SingularG5207 a son, descendent
atoning sacrificeἱλασμὸνhilasmonNoun - Accusative Masculine SingularG2434 a propitiation, atoning sacrifice
forπερὶperiPrepositionG4012 about, concerning, around
ourἡμῶνhēmōnPersonal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 1st Person PluralG1473 I
sinsἁμαρτιῶνhamartiōnNoun - Genitive Feminine PluralG266 a sin

1 John 4:11

EnglishGreekSounds likeGrammarWord study
BelovedἈγαπητοίAgapētoiAdjective - Vocative Masculine PluralG27 loved, beloved
ifεἰeiConjunctionG1487 if
GodΘεὸςTheosNoun - Nominative Masculine SingularG2316 God, a god
soοὕτωςhoutōsAdverbG3779 thus, so, in this manner
lovedἠγάπησενēgapēsenVerb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingularG25 I love
usἡμᾶςhēmasPersonal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative 1st Person PluralG1473 I
weἡμεῖςhēmeisPersonal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative 1st Person PluralG1473 I
alsoκαὶkaiConjunctionG2532 and, even, also, namely
oughtὀφείλομενopheilomenVerb - Present Indicative Active - 1st Person PluralG3784 I owe, ought
to loveἀγαπᾶνagapanVerb - Present Infinitive ActiveG25 I love
one anotherἀλλήλουςallēlousPersonal / Reciprocal Pronoun - Accusative Masculine PluralG240 one another

1 John 4:12

EnglishGreekSounds likeGrammarWord study
No oneοὐδεὶςoudeisAdjective - Nominative Masculine SingularG3762 no one, none, nothing
has ever seenτεθέαταιtetheataiVerb - Perfect Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person SingularG2300 I see, behold, contemplate, visit
GodΘεὸνTheonNoun - Accusative Masculine SingularG2316 God, a god
ifἐὰνeanConjunctionG1437 if
we loveἀγαπῶμενagapōmenVerb - Present Subjunctive Active - 1st Person PluralG25 I love
one anotherἀλλήλουςallēlousPersonal / Reciprocal Pronoun - Accusative Masculine PluralG240 one another
GodΘεὸςTheosNoun - Nominative Masculine SingularG2316 God, a god
remainsμένειmeneiVerb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingularG3306 I remain, abide
inἐνenPrepositionG1722 in, on, among
usἡμῖνhēminPersonal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative 1st Person PluralG1473 I
andκαὶkaiConjunctionG2532 and, even, also, namely
HisαὐτοῦautouPersonal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person SingularG846 he, she, it, they, them, same
loveἀγάπηagapēNoun - Nominative Feminine SingularG26 love
isἐστινestinVerb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingularG1510 I am, exist
perfectedτετελειωμένηteteleiōmenēVerb - Perfect Participle Middle or Passive - Nominative Feminine SingularG5048 I complete, accomplish, make perfect
inἐνenPrepositionG1722 in, on, among
usἡμῖνhēminPersonal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative 1st Person PluralG1473 I

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1 John 4:7 1 John 4:20–5:1 · 1 John 4:8 · 1 Peter 1:22 · 1 John 2:10 · Galatians 5:22 · 1 Thessalonians 4:9–10 · 2 Timothy 1:7 · 1 John 4:12 · 1 John 3:10–23 · 1 John 2:29 · Deuteronomy 30:6 · John 17:3

1 John 4:8 1 John 4:16 · 1 John 4:7 · Psalm 86:15 · 2 Corinthians 13:11 · Psalm 86:5 · Ephesians 2:4 · Exodus 34:6–7 · 1 John 1:5 · 1 John 3:6 · 1 John 2:9 · John 8:54–55 · 1 John 2:4

1 John 4:9 John 3:16 · 1 John 5:11 · Romans 8:32 · John 6:57 · 1 John 4:10 · John 11:25–26 · John 6:51 · John 10:28–30 · John 10:10 · 1 John 3:16 · John 1:14–18 · John 3:18

1 John 4:10 Ephesians 2:4–5 · Romans 5:8–10 · 1 John 4:19 · 1 John 2:2 · John 15:16 · 1 John 4:8–9 · John 3:16 · 1 John 3:1 · Titus 3:3–5 · Deuteronomy 7:7–8 · 1 Peter 3:18 · 2 Corinthians 5:19–21

1 John 4:11 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

1 John 4:12 John 1:18 · 1 John 2:5 · 1 Timothy 6:16 · 1 John 4:17–18 · 1 John 4:20 · 1 John 3:24 · Exodus 33:20 · 1 John 4:6 · 1 Timothy 1:17 · Numbers 12:8 · Hebrews 11:27 · Genesis 32:30

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.