1 John
1 John 5:9
9Even if we accept human testimony, the testimony of God is greater. For this is the testimony that God has given about His Son.
Word by word
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| English | Greek | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| if | Εἰ | Ei | Conjunction | G1487 if |
| we accept | λαμβάνομεν | lambanomen | Verb - Present Indicative Active - 1st Person Plural | G2983 I receive, take |
| human | ἀνθρώπων | anthrōpōn | Noun - Genitive Masculine Plural | G444 a man, one of the human race |
| testimony | μαρτυρίαν | martyrian | Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular | G3141 witness, evidence, testimony |
| the | ἡ | hē | Article - Nominative Feminine Singular | G3588 the |
| testimony | μαρτυρία | martyria | Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular | G3141 witness, evidence, testimony |
| of God | Θεοῦ | Theou | Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular | G2316 God, a god |
| is | ἐστίν | estin | Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular | G1510 I am, exist |
| greater | μείζων | meizōn | Adjective - Nominative Feminine Singular - Comparative | G3173 large, great |
| For | ὅτι | hoti | Conjunction | G3754 that, since, because |
| this | αὕτη | hautē | Demonstrative Pronoun - Nominative Feminine Singular | G3778 this, he, she, it |
| is | ἐστὶν | estin | Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular | G1510 I am, exist |
| the | ἡ | hē | Article - Nominative Feminine Singular | G3588 the |
| testimony | μαρτυρία | martyria | Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular | G3141 witness, evidence, testimony |
| that | ὅτι | hoti | Conjunction | G3754 that, since, because |
| God | Θεοῦ | Theou | Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular | G2316 God, a god |
| has | μεμαρτύρηκεν | memartyrēken | Verb - Perfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular | G3140 I witness, testify |
| about | περὶ | peri | Preposition | G4012 about, concerning, around |
| His | αὐτοῦ | autou | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singular | G846 he, she, it, they, them, same |
| Son | Υἱοῦ | Huiou | Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular | G5207 a son, descendent |
Cross-references
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Matthew 3:16–17 · John 8:17–19 · Matthew 17:5 · Acts 17:31 · Acts 5:32 · 1 John 5:10 · Hebrews 2:4 · John 10:38 · John 5:39 · John 3:32–33 · John 5:31–37
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.