1 John 2:15 — King James Version← Study notes

“Love not the world, neither the things that are in the world. If any man love the world, the love of the Father is not in him.”

1 John 2:15 — Greek Interlinear

Greek · 1 John 2:1522 words

GreekMeaning

ΜὴMē

NotadverbG3361

ἀγαπᾶτεagapate

do loveverbG25

τὸνton

thearticleG3588

κόσμονkosmon

worldnounG2889

μηδὲmēde

norwordG3366

τὰta

the thingsarticleG3588

ἐνen

inprepositionG1722

τῷtō

thearticleG3588

κόσμῳkosmō

worldnounG2889

ἐάνean

IfwordG1437

τιςtis

anyonepronounG5100

ἀγαπᾷagapa

shall loveverbG25

τὸνton

thearticleG3588

κόσμονkosmon

worldnounG2889

οὐκouk

notadverbG3756

ἔστινestin

isverbG1510

ἡhē

thearticleG3588

ἀγάπηagapē

lovenounG26

τοῦtou

of thearticleG3588

πατρὸςpatros

FathernounG3962

ἐνen

inprepositionG1722

αὐτῷautō

himpronounG846

ℹGreek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.

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Elena PetrovaNote2mo ago

Love Not the World

I read this verse growing up and thought it meant be boring. Worldliness was music and movies and ambition and fun things. True Christians didn't love worldly things. I spent a decade being righteousl...