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1 John 3:12 — King James Version← Study notes

Not as Cain, who was of that wicked one, and slew his brother. And wherefore slew he him? Because his own works were evil, and his brother’s righteous.


1 John 3:12Greek Interlinear

Greek · 1 John 3:1229 words
GreekMeaning
οὐou
notadverbG3756
καθὼςkathōs
even aswordG2531
ΚάϊνKain
CainnounG2535
ἐκek
who ofprepositionG1537
τοῦtou
thearticleG3588
πονηροῦponērou
evil oneadjectiveG4190
ἦνēn
wasverbG1510
καὶkai
andwordG2532
ἔσφαξενesphaxen
he slewverbG4969
τὸνton
thearticleG3588
ἀδελφὸνadelphon
brothernounG80
αὐτοῦautou
of himpronounG846
καὶkai
AndwordG2532
χάρινcharin
because ofprepositionG5484
τίνοςtinos
whatpronounG5100
ἔσφαξενesphaxen
he slayedverbG4969
αὐτόνauton
him?pronounG846
ὅτιhoti
BecausewordG3754
τὰta
thearticleG3588
ἔργαerga
worksnounG2041
αὐτοῦautou
of himpronounG846
πονηρὰponēra
eviladjectiveG4190
ἦνēn
wereverbG1510
τὰta
thosearticleG3588
δὲde
howeverwordG1161
τοῦtou
of thearticleG3588
ἀδελφοῦadelphou
brothernounG80
αὐτοῦautou
of himpronounG846
δίκαιαdikaia
righteousadjectiveG1342
Greek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.

Church Fathers on 1 John 3:12

“Whosoever is not righteous is not of God, neither he that loves not his brother.” 1 John 3:10-11 “For this is the message:” mark how he confirms it: “For this is the message which we heard from the beginning, that we should love one another.” He has made it manifest to us that it is of this he speaks; whoever acts against this commandment, is in that accursed sin, into which those fall who are not born of God. “Not as Cain, who was of that wicked one, and slew his brother.…

Augustine · 4th century · Homily 5 on the First Epistle of John
Nicene & Post-Nicene / Ante-Nicene Fathers translations · public domain
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