1 John 3:8 — King James Version← Study notes
“He that committeth sin is of the devil; for the devil sinneth from the beginning. For this purpose the Son of God was manifested, that he might destroy the works of the devil.”
1 John 3:8 — Greek Interlinear
Greek · 1 John 3:827 words
ὁhothe
ποιῶνpoiōnabide, + agree, appoint
τὴνtēnthe
ἁμαρτίανhamartianoffence, sin(-ful)
ἐκekfrom / out of
τοῦtouthe
διαβόλουdiaboloufalse
accuser, devil, slanderer
ἐστίνestinam, have been, is I
ὅτιhotithat / because
ἀπ’ap’from
ἀρχῆςarchēsbeginning, corner, (at the
ὁhothe
διάβολοςdiabolosfalse
accuser, devil, slanderer
ἁμαρτάνειhamartaneifor your faults, offend, sin
εἰςeisinto / to
τοῦτοtoutohe (it was that), hereof, it
ἐφανερώθηephanerōthēappear, manifestly declare, (make) manifes…
ὁhothe
υἱὸςhyiosson
τοῦtouthe
θεοῦtheouGod
ἵναhinaso that / in order that
λύσῃlysēbreak (up), destroy, dissolve
τὰtathe
ἔργαergawork / deed
τοῦtouthe
διαβόλουdiaboloufalse
accuser, devil, slanderer
ℹGreek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.
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