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1 John 3:14 — King James Version← Study notes

We know that we have passed from death unto life, because we love the brethren. He that loveth not his brother abideth in death.


1 John 3:14Greek Interlinear

Greek · 1 John 3:1421 words
GreekMeaning
ἡμεῖςhēmeis
IpronounG1473
οἴδαμενoidamen
We ourselvesverbG3165
ὅτιhoti
thatwordG3754
μεταβεβήκαμενmetabebēkamen
we have passedverbG3327
ἐκek
fromprepositionG1537
τοῦtou
thearticleG3588
θανάτουthanatou
deathnounG2288
εἰςeis
toprepositionG1519
τὴνtēn
thearticleG3588
ζωήνzōēn
lifenounG2222
ὅτιhoti
becausewordG3754
ἀγαπῶμενagapōmen
we loveverbG25
τοὺςtous
thearticleG3588
ἀδελφούςadelphous
our brothersnounG80
ho
The onearticleG3588
μὴ
notadverbG3361
ἀγαπῶνagapōn
lovingverbG25
μένειmenei
abidesverbG3306
ἐνen
inprepositionG1722
τῷ
thearticleG3588
θανάτῳthanatō
deathnounG2288
Greek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.

Church Fathers on 1 John 3:14

“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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