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1 John 3:16 — King James Version← Study notes

Hereby perceive we the love of God, because he laid down his life for us: and we ought to lay down our lives for the brethren.


1 John 3:16Greek Interlinear

Greek · 1 John 3:1622 words
GreekMeaning
ἐνen
ByprepositionG1722
τούτῳtoutō
thisdemonstrativeG3778
ἐγνώκαμενegnōkamen
we have knownverbG1097
τὴνtēn
thearticleG3588
ἀγάπηνagapēn
lovenounG26
ὅτιhoti
becausewordG3754
ἐκεῖνοςekeinos
HedemonstrativeG1565
ὑπὲρhyper
forprepositionG5228
ἡμῶνhēmōn
IpronounG1473
τὴνtēn
thearticleG3588
ψυχὴνpsychēn
lifenounG5590
αὐτοῦautou
of HimpronounG846
ἔθηκενethēken
laid downverbG5087
καὶkai
andwordG2532
ἡμεῖςhēmeis
IpronounG1473
ὀφείλομενopheilomen
oughtverbG3784
ὑπὲρhyper
forprepositionG5228
τῶνtōn
thearticleG3588
ἀδελφῶνadelphōn
our brothersnounG80
τὰςtas
thearticleG3588
ψυχὰςpsychas
our livesnounG5590
θεῖναιtheinai
+ advise, appoint, bowverbG5087
Greek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.
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Amara DialloNote1mo ago
The power of prayer - 1 John 3
I notice the repetition here is deliberate - the author wants us to feel the emphasis, to let the truth sink deep into our hearts. When we read this alongside the surrounding chapters, the narrative a...
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