I John 4:11-21

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I John 4:11-21
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11) Beloved, if in this way God loved us, we also are indebted to love one another.

12) No one has seen God at any time. If we should be loving one another, God is
dwelling in us, and his love is completed in us.

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13) In this we know that we are dwelling in Him and He in us, because He has given to
us out of His Spirit.

14) And we have seen and are testifying that the Father has sent the Son as Savior of the
world.

15) Whoever should confess that Jesus is the Son of God, God is dwelling in him and he
in God.

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16) And we have known and have believed the love which God has in us. God is love,
and the one dwelling in love, is dwelling in God, and God in him.

17) In this love has been completed with us, in order that we might have confidence in
the Day of Judgment, because according as that One is, we also are in this world.

18) Fear is not in love, but complete love is casting out fear, because fear has torment;
and the one fearing has not been completed in love.

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19) we are loving Him, because He Himself first loved us.

20) If anyone should say that “I love God,” and should hate his brother, he is a liar; for
the one not loving his brother whom he has seen, how is he able to love God Whom
he has not seen?

21) And this commandment we have from Him, in order that the one loving God,
should also love his brother.

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Greek / English Interlinear

11) jAgaphtoiv, eij ou{tw" oJ Qeo;" hjgavphsen hJma`", kai; hJmei`"

Beloved, if in this way the God loved us, also we

ojfeivlomen ajllhvlou" ajgapa`n.

are indebted one another to love.

12) Qeo;n oujdei;" pwvpote teqevatai: eja;n ajgapw`men ajllhvlou", oJ

God no one at any time has seen; if we should be loving one another, the

Qeo;" ejn hJmi`n mevnei, kai; hJ ajgavph aujtou` (ejn hJmi`n)

God in us is dwelling, and the love of Him (in us )

teteleiwmevnh ejstivn ejn hJmi`n.

having been completed is in us.

13) ejn touvtw/ ginwvskomen o{ti ejn aujtw`/ mevnomen kai; aujto;" ejn
in this we know that in Him we are dwelling and He in

hJmi`n, o{ti ejk tou` Pneuvmato" aujtou` devdwken hJmi`n.

us, because out of the Spirit of Him He has given to us.

14) kai; hJmei`" teqeavmeqa kai; marturou`men o{ti oJ path;r

and we have seen and we are testifying that the Father

ajpevstalke(n) to;n uiJo;n swth`ra tou` kovsmou.

has sent the Son Savior the of world.

15) o}" a]n (eja;n) oJmologhvsh/ o{ti jIhsou`" ejstin oJ uiJo;" tou` Qeou`,
who ever should confess that Jesus is the Son the of God,

oJ Qeo;" ejn aujtw`/ mevnei, kai; aujto;" ejn tw`/ Qew`/.

the God in him is dwelling, and he in the God.

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16) kai; hJmei`" ejgnwvkamen kai; pepisteuvkamen th;n ajgavphn h}n

and we have known and we have believed the love which

e[cei oJ Qeo;" ejn hJmi`n. oJ Qeo;" ajgavph ejstiv(n), kai; oJ

is having the God in us. the God love is, and the one

mevnwn ejn th`/ ajgavph/, ejn tw`/ Qew`/ mevnei, kai; oJ Qeo;" ejn
dwelling in the love, in the God is dwelling, and the God in

aujtw`/ (mevnei).
him (is dwelling).

17) ejn touvtw/ teteleivwtai hJ ajgavph meqÆ hJmw`n, i{na

in this has been completed the love with us, in order that

parrhsivan e[cwmen ejn th`/ hJmevra/ th`" krivsew", o{ti

confidence we might have in the day the of judgment, because

kaqw;" ejkei`no" ejsti(n), kai; hJmei`" ejsmen ejn tw`/ kovsmw/ touvtw/.
according as that One is, also we are in the world this.

18) fovbo" oujk e[stin ejn th`/ ajgavph/, ajllÆ hJ teleiva ajgavph e[xw
fear not is in the love, but the complete love outside

bavllei to;n fovbon, o{ti oJ fovbo" kovlasin e[cei: oJ de;

is casting the fear, because the fear torment is having; the one and

fobouvmeno" ouj teteleivwtai ejn th`/ ajgavph/.

fearing not has been completed in the love.

19) hJmei`" ajgapw`men [aujtovn], o{ti aujto;" prw`to" hjgavphsen hJma`".

we are loving [Him], because Himself first He loved us.

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20) ejavn ti" ei[ph/ o{ti jAgapw` to;n Qeo;n, kai; to;n ajdelfo;n
if anyone should say that I love the God, and the brother

aujtou` mish`/, yeuvsth" ejstivn: oJ ga;r mh; ajgapw`n to;n

of Him he should hate, liar he is; the one for not loving the

ajdelfo;n aujtou` o}n eJwvrake(n), to;n Qeo;n o}n oujc eJwvrake(n)

brother of him whom he has seen, the God Whom not he has seen

pw`~ (ouj) duvnatai ajgapa`n;

how (not) he is able to love?

21) kai; tauvthn th;n ejntolh;n e[comen ajpÆ aujtou`, i{na oJ

and this the commandment we have from Him, in order that the one

ajgapw`n to;n Qeo;n, ajgapa`/ kai; to;n ajdelfo;n aujtou`.

loving the God, should love also the brother of him.

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11) jAgaphtoiv,
Beloved,

eij
if

ou{tw"
in this way

oJ
the

Qeo;"
God

hjgavphsen
loved

hJma`",
us,

kai;
also

hJmei`"
we

ojfeivlomen
are owing
are indebted

ajllhvlou"
one another

ajgapa`n.
to love.

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12) Qeo;n
God

oujdei;"
not even one
no one

pwvpote
at any time

teqevatai:
has viewed
has seen;

eja;n
if

ajgapw`men
we should be loving

ajllhvlou",
one another,

oJ
the

Qeo;"
God

ejn hJmi`n
in us

mevnei,
is remaining
is dwelling,

kai;
and

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12) cont. hJ
the

ajgavph
love

aujtou`
of Him
(ejn hJmi`n)
(in us )

teteleiwmevnh
having been matured
having been completed

ejstivn
is

ejn hJmi`n.
in us.

13) ejn touvtw/

in this

ginwvskomen
we know

o{ti
that

ejn aujtw`/
in Him

mevnomen
we are remaining
we are dwelling

kai;
and

aujto;"
He

ejn hJmi`n,
in us,

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13) cont. o{ti
because

ejk
out of

tou`
the

Pneuvmato"
Spirit

aujtou`
of Him

devdwken
He has given

hJmi`n.
to us.

14) kai;
and

hJmei`"
we

teqeavmeqa
have viewed
have seen

kai;
and

marturou`men
are testifying

o{ti
that

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14) cont. oJ
the

path;r
Father

ajpevstalke(n)
has commissioned
has sent

to;n
the

uiJo;n
Son

swth`ra
Savior

tou`
the

kovsmou.
system
of world.

15) o}" a]n (eja;n)

who ever

oJmologhvsh/
should be avowing
should confess

o{ti
that

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15) cont. jIhsou`"
Jesus

ejstin
is

oJ
the

uiJo;"
Son

tou`
the

Qeou`,
of God,
oJ
the

Qeo;"
God

ejn aujtw`/
in him

mevnei,
is remaining
is dwelling,

kai;
and

aujto;"
he

ejn
in

tw`/
the

Qew`/.
God.

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16) kai;
and

hJmei`"
we

ejgnwvkamen
have known

kai;
and

pepisteuvkamen
have believed

th;n
the

ajgavphn
love

h}n
which

e[cei
is having

oJ
the

Qeo;"
God

ejn hJmi`n.
in us.
oJ
the

Qeo;"
God
ajgavph
love

ejstiv(n),
is,
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16) cont. kai;
and
oJ
the one

mevnwn
remaining
dwelling

ejn
in
th`/
the

ajgavph/,
love,

ejn
in
tw`/
the

Qew`/
God

mevnei,
is remaining
is dwelling,

kai;
and

oJ
the

Qeo;"
God

ejn aujtw`/
in him

(mevnei).
is remaining
(is dwelling).

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17) ejn touvtw/
in this

teteleivwtai
has been matured
has been completed

hJ
the

ajgavph
love

meqÆ hJmw`n,
with us,

i{na
in order that

parrhsivan
boldness
confidence

e[cwmen
we might have

ejn
in

th`/
the

hJmevra/
day

th`"
the

krivsew",
of judgment,

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17) cont. o{ti
because

kaqw;"
according as

ejkei`no"
that One

ejsti(n),
is,

kai;
also

hJmei`"
we

ejsmen
are

ejn
in

tw`/
the

kovsmw/
system
world

touvtw/.
this.

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18) fovbo"
fear

oujk
not

e[stin
is

ejn
in

th`/
the

ajgavph/,
love,

ajllÆ
but

hJ
the

teleiva
mature
complete

ajgavph
love

e[xw
outside

bavllei
is casting

to;n
the

fovbon,
fear,

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18) cont. o{ti
because

oJ
the

fovbo"
fear

kovlasin
chastening
torment

e[cei:
is having;

oJ
the one

de;
and

fobouvmeno"
fearing

ouj
not

teteleivwtai
has been matured
has been completed

ejn
in

th`/
the

ajgavph/.
love.

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19) hJmei`"
we

ajgapw`men
are loving

[aujtovn],
[Him],

o{ti
because

aujto;"
Himself

prw`to"
before-most
first

hjgavphsen
He loved

hJma`".
us.

20) ejavn
if
ti"
anyone

ei[ph/
may say
should say

o{ti
that

jAgapw`
I love

to;n
the

Qeo;n,
God,

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20) cont. kai;
and

to;n
the

ajdelfo;n
brother

aujtou`
of Him

mish`/,
may be hating
he should hate,

yeuvsth"
falsifier
liar

ejstivn:
he is;

oJ
the one

ga;r
for

mh;
not

ajgapw`n
loving

to;n
the

ajdelfo;n
brother

aujtou`
of him

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20) cont. o}n
whom

eJwvrake(n),
he has seen,

to;n
the

Qeo;n
God

o}n
Whom

oujc
not

eJwvrake(n)
he has seen
pw`~
how

(ouj)
(not)

duvnatai
he is able

ajgapa`n;
to love?
21) kai;
and
tauvthn
this
th;n
the

ejntolh;n
direction
commandment

e[comen
we have
ajpÆ aujtou`,
from Him,

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21) cont. i{na
in order that

oJ
the one

ajgapw`n
loving

to;n
the

Qeo;n,
God,

ajgapa`/
should love

kai;
also

to;n
the

ajdelfo;n
brother

aujtou`.
of him.

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