1 John 2:8 — King James Version← Study notes
“Again, a new commandment I write unto you, which thing is true in him and in you: because the darkness is past, and the true light now shineth.”
1 John 2:8 — Greek Interlinear
Greek · 1 John 2:824 words
πάλινpalinagain
ἐντολὴνentolēncommandment, precept
καινὴνkainēnnew
γράφωgraphōdescribe, write(-ing, -ten)
ὑμῖνhyminyou
ὅhowho / which
ἐστινestinam, have been, is I
ἀληθὲςalēthestrue, truly, truth
ἐνenabout, after, against
αὐτῷautōhe / she / it / same
καὶkaiand / also
ἐνenabout, after, against
ὑμῖνhyminyou
ὅτιhotithat / because
ἡhēthe
σκοτίαskotiadark(-ness)
παράγεταιparagetaidepart, pass (away, by
καὶkaiand / also
τὸtothe
φῶςphōsfire, light
τὸtothe
ἀληθινὸνalēthinontrue
ἤδηēdēalready, (even) now (already), by this time
φαίνειphaineiappear, seem, be seen
ℹGreek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.
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