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1 John 2:7 — King James Version← Study notes

Brethren, I write no new commandment unto you, but an old commandment which ye had from the beginning. The old commandment is the word which ye have heard from the beginning.


1 John 2:7Greek Interlinear

Greek · 1 John 2:722 words
GreekMeaning
ἈγαπητοίAgapētoi
(dearly, well) beloved, dearadjectiveG27
οὐκouk
notadverbG3756
ἐντολὴνentolēn
a commandmentnounG1785
καινὴνkainēn
newadjectiveG2537
γράφωgraphō
I am writingverbG1125
ὑμῖνhymin
to youpronounG4771
ἀλλ’all’
butwordG235
ἐντολὴνentolēn
a commandmentnounG1785
παλαιὰνpalaian
oldadjectiveG3820
ἣνhēn
whichrelative pronounG3739
εἴχετεeichete
you have hadverbG2192
ἀπ’ap’
fromprepositionG575
ἀρχῆςarchēs
the beginningnounG746
ThearticleG3588
ἐντολὴentolē
commandmentnounG1785
thearticleG3588
παλαιάpalaia
oldadjectiveG3820
ἐστινestin
isverbG1510
ho
thearticleG3588
λόγοςlogos
wordnounG3056
ὃνhon
thatrelative pronounG3739
ἠκούσατεēkousate
you have heardverbG191
Greek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.
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God's faithfulness through history - 1 John 2
This connects directly to the promise made to Abraham. There's something deeply comforting about knowing that the same God who spoke these words is the same yesterday, today, and forever. God is faith...
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