1 John 5:19 — King James Version← Study notes
“And we know that we are of God, and the whole world lieth in wickedness.”
1 John 5:19 — Greek Interlinear
Greek · 1 John 5:1914 words
οἴδαμενoidamen
ὅτιhotithat / because
ἐκekfrom / out of
τοῦtouthe
θεοῦtheouGod
ἐσμενesmenam, have been, is I
καὶkaiand / also
ὁhothe
κόσμοςkosmosworld
ὅλοςholosall, altogether, every whit
ἐνenabout, after, against
τῷtōthe
πονηρῷponērōbad, evil, grievous
κεῖταιkeitaibe (appointed, laid up, made
ℹGreek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.
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