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 3:16 — Greek 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

ℹGreek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.

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