1 John 5:20 — King James Version← Study notes
“And we know that the Son of God is come, and hath given us an understanding, that we may know him that is true, and we are in him that is true, even in his Son Jesus Christ. This is the true God, and eternal life.”
1 John 5:20 — Greek Interlinear
Greek · 1 John 5:2035 words
οἴδαμενoidamen
δὲdeand / but
ὅτιhotithat / because
ὁhothe
υἱὸςhyiosson
τοῦtouthe
θεοῦtheouGod
ἥκειhēkeicome
καὶkaiand / also
δέδωκενdedōkengive
ἡμῖνhēminI
διάνοιανdianoianimagination, mind, understanding
ἵναhinaso that / in order that
γινώσκωμενginōskōmenallow, be aware (of), feel
τὸνtonthe
ἀληθινόνalēthinontrue
καὶkaiand / also
ἐσμὲνesmenam, have been, is I
ἐνenabout, after, against
τῷtōthe
ἀληθινῷalēthinōtrue
ἐνenabout, after, against
τῷtōthe
υἱῷhyiōson
αὐτοῦautouhe / she / it / same
ἸησοῦIēsouJesus
ΧριστῷChristōChrist / Anointed
οὗτόςhoutoshe (it was that), hereof, it
ἐστινestinam, have been, is I
ὁhothe
ἀληθινὸςalēthinostrue
θεὸςtheosGod
καὶkaiand / also
ζωὴzōēlife
αἰώνιοςaiōnioseternal
ℹGreek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.
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