Focused Passage

1 John 2:3-6

Christ Our Advocate, Walking as He Walked, and Abiding in the Truth

The chapter moves from Christ’s advocacy for sinners to the evidences of genuine knowledge of God: obedience, love, rejection of the world, discernment of antichrist denial, and abiding in the Son.

Berean Standard Bible, Public Domain - Translation notes - Reference sources

3By this we can be sure that we have come to know Him: if we keep His commandments.

4If anyone says, “I know Him,” but does not keep His commandments, he is a liar, and the truth is not in him.

5But if anyone keeps His word, the love of God has been truly perfected in him. By this we know that we are in Him:

6Whoever claims to abide in Him must walk as Jesus walked.

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Verse 3

Cross-references

John 14:15Classic cross-references James 1:22Classic cross-references Matthew 7:24Classic cross-references Philippians 3:10Classic cross-references Matthew 28:20Classic cross-references Philippians 2:5OliveGrove study links

Original words

-ΚαὶG2532ConjunctionByἐνG1722PrepositionthisτούτῳG3778Demonstrative Pronoun - Dative Neuter Singularwe can be sureγινώσκομενG1097Verb - Present Indicative Active - 1st Person PluralthatὅτιG3754Conjunctionwe have come to knowἐγνώκαμενG1097Verb - Perfect Indicative Active - 1st Person PluralHimαὐτόνG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 3rd Person SingularifἐὰνG1437Conjunctionwe keepτηρῶμενG5083Verb - Present Subjunctive Active - 1st Person PluralHisαὐτοῦG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singular-τὰςG3588Article - Accusative Feminine PluralcommandmentsἐντολὰςG1785Noun - Accusative Feminine Plural

Verse 4

Cross-references

Titus 1:16Classic cross-references 1 John 1:8Classic cross-references 1 John 1:6Classic cross-references 1 John 2:6Classic cross-references James 2:14Classic cross-references James 1:22OliveGrove study links John 14:15OliveGrove study links Philippians 2:5OliveGrove study links

Original words

If anyoneὁG3588Article - Nominative Masculine SingularsaysλέγωνG3004Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular-ὅτιG3754ConjunctionI knowἜγνωκαG1097Verb - Perfect Indicative Active - 1st Person SingularHimαὐτόνG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 3rd Person Singular[but]καὶG2532ConjunctionvvvμὴG3361Adverbdoes not keepτηρῶνG5083Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine SingularHisαὐτοῦG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singular-τὰςG3588Article - Accusative Feminine PluralcommandmentsἐντολὰςG1785Noun - Accusative Feminine Pluralhe isἐστίνG1510Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singulara liarψεύστηςG5583Noun - Nominative Masculine SingularandκαὶG2532ConjunctiontheἡG3588Article - Nominative Feminine SingulartruthἀλήθειαG225Noun - Nominative Feminine SingularisἔστινG1510Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingularnotοὐκG3756AdverbinἐνG1722PrepositionhimτούτῳG3778Demonstrative Pronoun - Dative Masculine Singular

Verse 5

Cross-references

John 14:21Classic cross-references John 15:10Classic cross-references John 14:23Classic cross-references John 13:35Classic cross-references 1 John 4:12Classic cross-references James 1:22OliveGrove study links John 14:15OliveGrove study links Philippians 2:5OliveGrove study links

Original words

Butδ’G1161Conjunctionif anyoneὃςG3739Personal / Relative Pronoun - Nominative Masculine Singular. . .ἂνG302ParticlekeepsτηρῇG5083Verb - Present Subjunctive Active - 3rd Person SingularHisαὐτοῦG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singular-τὸνG3588Article - Accusative Masculine SingularwordλόγονG3056Noun - Accusative Masculine SingulartheἡG3588Article - Nominative Feminine SingularloveἀγάπηG26Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular-τοῦG3588Article - Genitive Masculine Singularof GodΘεοῦG2316Noun - Genitive Masculine Singularhas been truly perfectedτετελείωταιG5048Verb - Perfect Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person Singular. . .ἀληθῶςG230AdverbinἐνG1722PrepositionhimτούτῳG3778Demonstrative Pronoun - Dative Masculine SingularByἘνG1722PrepositionthisτούτῳG3778Demonstrative Pronoun - Dative Neuter Singularwe knowγινώσκομενG1097Verb - Present Indicative Active - 1st Person PluralthatὅτιG3754Conjunctionwe areἐσμενG1510Verb - Present Indicative Active - 1st Person PluralinἐνG1722PrepositionHimαὐτῷG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 3rd Person Singular

Verse 6

Cross-references

John 15:4Classic cross-references Philippians 2:5Classic cross-references 1 Peter 2:21Classic cross-references Colossians 2:6Classic cross-references John 13:15Classic cross-references James 1:22OliveGrove study links John 14:15OliveGrove study links

Original words

WhoeverὁG3588Article - Nominative Masculine SingularclaimsλέγωνG3004Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singularto abideμένεινG3306Verb - Present Infinitive ActiveinἐνG1722PrepositionHimαὐτῷG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 3rd Person SingularmustὀφείλειG3784Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular-καὶG2532ConjunctionwalkπεριεπάτησενG4043Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingularasκαθὼςG2531Adverb. . .οὕτωςG3779Adverb[Jesus]ἐκεῖνοςG1565Demonstrative Pronoun - Nominative Masculine Singular. . .αὐτὸςG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative Masculine 3rd Person SingularwalkedπεριπατεῖνG4043Verb - Present Infinitive Active

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