King James Version

1 John 2:21

I have not written unto you because ye know not the truth, but because ye know it, and that no lie is of the truth.

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οὐκouknotοὐ (ou)adverb — “not”G3756no, not.notἔγραψαegrapsawrittenγράφω (graphō)verb, aorist active indicative, 1st person singular — “written”, a single actionG1125I write; pass: it is written, it stands written (in the scriptures).writtenὑμῖνhuminunto youσύ (su)personal pronoun, dative, plural — “unto you”, the to- or for-formG4771you.unto youὅτιhotibecauseὅτιconjunction — “because”G3754that, since, because; may introduce direct discourse.This verse uses “because”.becauseοὐκouknotοὐ (ou)adverb — “not”G3756no, not.notοἴδατεoidateto perceiveοἶδα (oida)verb, perfect active indicative, 2nd person plural — “to perceive”, a completed action with a present resultG6063to perceiveτὴνtēntheὁ (ho)article, accusative, singular, feminine — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.ἀλήθειανalētheiantruthἀλήθεια (alētheia)noun, accusative, singular, feminine — “truth”, the object formG225truth, but not merely truth as spoken; truth of idea, reality, sincerity, truth in the moral sphere, divine truth revealed to man, straightforwardness.the truthἀλλ’allbutἀλλά (alla)conjunction — “but”G235but, except, however.This verse uses “but”.butὅτιhotibecauseὅτιconjunction — “because”G3754that, since, because; may introduce direct discourse.This verse uses “because”.becauseοἴδατεoidateto perceiveοἶδα (oida)verb, perfect active indicative, 2nd person plural — “to perceive”, a completed action with a present resultG6063to perceiveαὐτήνautēnitαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, accusative, singular, feminine — “it”, the object formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.itκαὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andὅτιhotithatὅτιconjunction — “that”G3754that, since, because; may introduce direct discourse.This verse uses “that”.thatπᾶνpannoπᾶς (pas)adjective, nominative, singular, neuter — “no”, the subject formG3956all, the whole, every kind of.noψεῦδοςpseudoslieψεῦδοςnoun, nominative, singular, neuter — “lie”, the subject formG5579a lie, falsehood, untruth; false religion.lieἐκekofἐκpreposition — “of”G1537from out, out from among, from, suggesting from the interior outwards.ofτῆςtēstheὁ (ho)article, genitive, singular, feminine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.ἀληθείαςalētheiastruthἀλήθεια (alētheia)noun, genitive, singular, feminine — “truth”, the of-formG225truth, but not merely truth as spoken; truth of idea, reality, sincerity, truth in the moral sphere, divine truth revealed to man, straightforwardness.the truthοὐκouknoοὐ (ou)adverb — “no”G3756no, not.ἔστινestinto beεἰμί (eimi)verb, present active indicative, 3rd person singular — “to be”, an ongoing or repeated actionG1510I am, exist.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

I did not write to you because ye have not known the truth, but because ye have known it, and because no lie is of the truth.

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American Standard Version (1901)

I have not written unto you because ye know not the truth, but because ye know it, and because no lie is of the truth.

Young’s Literal Translation

I did not write to you because ye have not known the truth, but because ye have known it, and because no lie is of the truth.

World English Bible

I have not written to you because you don’t know the truth, but because you know it, and because no lie is of the truth.

Darby Translation

I have not written to you because ye do not know the truth, but because ye know it, and that no lie is of the truth.

Douay-Rheims

I have not written to you as to them that know not the truth, but as to them that know it: and that no lie is of the truth.

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