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1 John 4:21 — King James Version← Study notes

And this commandment have we from him, That he who loveth God love his brother also.


1 John 4:21Greek Interlinear

Greek · 1 John 4:2117 words
καὶkaiand / also
ταύτηνtautēnhe (it was that), hereof, it
τὴνtēnthe
ἐντολὴνentolēncommandment, precept
ἔχομενechomenhave
ἀπ’ap’from
αὐτοῦautouhe / she / it / same
ἵναhinaso that / in order that
hothe
ἀγαπῶνagapōn(be-)love(-ed)
τὸνtonthe
θεὸνtheonGod
ἀγαπᾷagapa(be-)love(-ed)
καὶkaiand / also
τὸνtonthe
ἀδελφὸνadelphonbrother
αὐτοῦautouhe / she / it / same
Greek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.

Word-by-word meanings

καὶkaiand / also
ταύτηνtautēnhe (it was that), hereof, it
τὴνtēnthe
ἐντολὴνentolēncommandment, precept
ἔχομενechomenhave
ἀπ’ap’from
αὐτοῦautouhe / she / it / same
ἵναhinaso that / in order that
hothe
ἀγαπῶνagapōn(be-)love(-ed)
τὸνtonthe
θεὸνtheonGod
ἀγαπᾷagapa(be-)love(-ed)
καὶkaiand / also
τὸνtonthe
ἀδελφὸνadelphonbrother
αὐτοῦautouhe / she / it / same

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