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1 John 5:1 — King James Version← Study notes

Whosoever believeth that Jesus is the Christ is born of God: and every one that loveth him that begat loveth him also that is begotten of him.


1 John 5:1Greek Interlinear

Greek · 1 John 5:124 words
GreekMeaning
ΠᾶςPas
EveryoneadjectiveG3956
ho
whoarticleG3588
πιστεύωνpisteuōn
is believingverbG4100
ὅτιhoti
thatwordG3754
ἸησοῦςIēsous
JesusnounG2424
ἐστινestin
isverbG1510
ho
thearticleG3588
χριστὸςchristos
ChristnounG5547
ἐκek
ofprepositionG1537
τοῦtou
thearticleG3588
θεοῦtheou
GodnounG2316
γεγέννηταιgegennētai
has been bornverbG1080
καὶkai
andwordG2532
πᾶςpas
everyoneadjectiveG3956
ho
whoarticleG3588
ἀγαπῶνagapōn
is lovingverbG25
τὸνton
the OnearticleG3588
γεννήσανταgennēsanta
having begotten HimverbG1080
ἀγαπᾷagapa
lovesverbG25
καὶkai
alsoadverbG2532
τὸνton
the onearticleG3588
γεγεννημένονgegennēmenon
begottenverbG1080
ἐξex
fromprepositionG1537
αὐτοῦautou
HimpronounG846
Greek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.

Church Fathers on 1 John 5:1

I Suppose ye remember, those of you who were present yesterday, to what place in the course of this epistle our exposition has reached: namely, “He that loves not his brother whom he sees, how can he love God whom he sees not? And this commandment have we from Him, That he who loves God, love his brother also.” 1 John 4:20-21 Thus far we discoursed. Let us see then what comes next in order. “Whosoever believes that Jesus is the Christ is born of God.” 1 John 5:1 Who is he…

Augustine · 4th century · Homily 10 on the First Epistle of John
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