1 John
1 John 5:15–16
15And if we know that He hears us in whatever we ask, we know that we already possess what we have asked of Him.
16If anyone sees his brother committing a sin not leading to death, he should ask God, who will give life to those who commit this kind of sin. There is a sin that leads to death; I am not saying he should ask regarding that sin.
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.
1 John 5:15
| English | Greek | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| And | καὶ | kai | Conjunction | G2532 and, even, also, namely |
| if | ἐὰν | ean | Conjunction | G1437 if |
| we know | οἴδαμεν | oidamen | Verb - Perfect Indicative Active - 1st Person Plural | G1492 I know, remember |
| that | ὅτι | hoti | Conjunction | G3754 that, since, because |
| He hears | ἀκούει | akouei | Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular | G191 I hear, listen |
| us | ἡμῶν | hēmōn | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 1st Person Plural | G1473 I |
| in whatever | ὃ | ho | Personal / Relative Pronoun - Accusative Neuter Singular | G3739 who, which, what, that |
| we ask | αἰτώμεθα | aitōmetha | Verb - Present Subjunctive Middle - 1st Person Plural | G154 I ask, request, beg, petition |
| we know | οἴδαμεν | oidamen | Verb - Perfect Indicative Active - 1st Person Plural | G1492 I know, remember |
| that | ὅτι | hoti | Conjunction | G3754 that, since, because |
| we already possess | ἔχομεν | echomen | Verb - Present Indicative Active - 1st Person Plural | G2192 I have, hold, possess |
| what | τὰ | ta | Article - Accusative Neuter Plural | G3588 the |
| we have asked | ᾐτήκαμεν | ētēkamen | Verb - Perfect Indicative Active - 1st Person Plural | G154 I ask, request, beg, petition |
| of | ἀπ’ | ap’ | Preposition | G575 from, away from |
| Him | αὐτοῦ | autou | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singular | G846 he, she, it, they, them, same |
1 John 5:16
| English | Greek | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| If | Ἐάν | Ean | Conjunction | G1437 if |
| anyone | τις | tis | Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Nominative Masculine Singular | G5100 any one, some one |
| sees | ἴδῃ | idē | Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Active - 3rd Person Singular | G3708 I see, look upon, experience |
| his | αὐτοῦ | autou | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singular | G846 he, she, it, they, them, same |
| brother | ἀδελφὸν | adelphon | Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular | G80 a brother |
| committing | ἁμαρτάνοντα | hamartanonta | Verb - Present Participle Active - Accusative Masculine Singular | G264 I sin |
| a sin | ἁμαρτίαν | hamartian | Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular | G266 a sin |
| not | μὴ | mē | Adverb | G3361 not, lest |
| leading to | πρὸς | pros | Preposition | G4314 to, towards, with |
| death | θάνατον | thanaton | Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular | G2288 death |
| he should ask | αἰτήσει | aitēsei | Verb - Future Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular | G154 I ask, request, beg, petition |
| who will give | δώσει | dōsei | Verb - Future Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular | G1325 I offer, give |
| life | ζωήν | zōēn | Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular | G2222 life |
| to those who | τοῖς | tois | Article - Dative Masculine Plural | G3588 the |
| commit | ἁμαρτάνουσιν | hamartanousin | Verb - Present Participle Active - Dative Masculine Plural | G264 I sin |
| There is | ἔστιν | estin | Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular | G1510 I am, exist |
| a sin | ἁμαρτία | hamartia | Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular | G266 a sin |
| that leads to | πρὸς | pros | Preposition | G4314 to, towards, with |
| death | θάνατον | thanaton | Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular | G2288 death |
| I am not saying | λέγω | legō | Verb - Present Indicative Active - 1st Person Singular | G3004 I say, speak |
| he should ask | ἐρωτήσῃ | erōtēsē | Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Active - 3rd Person Singular | G2065 I ask, question, request |
| regarding | περὶ | peri | Preposition | G4012 about, concerning, around |
| that | ἐκείνης | ekeinēs | Demonstrative Pronoun - Genitive Feminine Singular | G1565 that, that one there, yonder |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
1 John 5:15 Luke 11:9–10 · Mark 11:24 · Proverbs 15:29 · 1 John 5:18–20
1 John 5:16 Hebrews 6:4–6 · 1 Samuel 2:25 · Jeremiah 11:14 · Hebrews 10:26–31 · Mark 3:28–30 · Luke 12:10 · 2 Peter 2:20–22 · Matthew 12:31–32 · Jeremiah 7:16 · Jeremiah 14:11 · James 5:14–15 · Exodus 34:9
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.