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1 John 2:5

But whoso keepeth his word, in him verily is the love of God perfected: hereby know we that we are in him.

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ὃςhoswhosoὅςrelative pronoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “whoso”, the subject formG3739who, which, what, that.whosoδ’dbutδέ (de)conjunction — “but”G1161a weak adversative particle, generally placed second in its clause; but, on the other hand, and.This verse uses “but”.ἂνankeepethἄνparticle — “keepeth”G302an untranslatable word (under the circumstances, in that case, anyhow), the general effect of which is to make a statement contingent, which would otherwise be definite: it is thus regularly used with the subjunctive mood.keepethτηρῇtērēto keepτηρέω (tēreō)verb, present active subjunctive, 3rd person singular — “to keep”, an ongoing or repeated actionG5083I keep, guard, observe, watch over.This verse uses “keep”.αὐτοῦautouhisαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, genitive, singular, masculine — “his”, the of-formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.hisτὸνtontheὁ (ho)article, accusative, singular, masculine — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.λόγονlogonwordλόγος (logos)noun, accusative, singular, masculine — “word”, the object formG3056a word, speech, divine utterance, analogy.wordἀληθῶςalēthōsverilyἀληθῶςadverb — “verily”G230truly, really, certainly, surely.verilyἐνenherebyἐνpreposition — “hereby”G1722in, on, among.herebyτούτῳtoutōthisοὗτος (houtos)demonstrative pronoun, dative, singular, masculine — “this”, the to- or for-formG3778this; he, she, it.This verse uses “this”.ἡhētheὁ (ho)article, nominative, singular, feminine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.ἀγάπηagapēloveἀγάπηnoun, nominative, singular, feminine — “love”, the subject formG26love, benevolence, good will, esteem; plur: love-feasts.τοῦtoutheὁ (ho)article, genitive, singular, masculine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.θεοῦtheouGodθεός (theos)noun, genitive, singular, masculine — “God”, the of-formG2316(a) God, (b) a god, generally.This verse uses “God”.τετελείωταιteteleiōtaito perfectτελειόω (teleioō)verb, perfect passive indicative, 3rd person singular — “to perfect”, a completed action with a present resultG5048(a) as a course, a race, or the like: I complete, finish (b) as of time or prediction: I accomplish, (c) I make perfect; pass: I am perfected.ἐνeninἐνpreposition — “in”G1722in, on, among.inτούτῳtoutōthisοὗτος (houtos)demonstrative pronoun, dative, singular, neuter — “this”, the to- or for-formG3778this; he, she, it.This verse uses “this”.γινώσκομενginōskomento knowγινώσκω (ginōskō)verb, present active indicative, 1st person plural — “to know”, an ongoing or repeated actionG1097I am taking in knowledge, come to know, learn; aor: I ascertained, realized.ὅτιhotithatὅτιconjunction — “that”G3754that, since, because; may introduce direct discourse.This verse uses “that”.ἐνeninἐνpreposition — “in”G1722in, on, among.αὐτῷautōhimαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, dative, singular, masculine — “him”, the to- or for-formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.himἐσμενesmento beεἰμί (eimi)verb, present active indicative, 1st person plural — “to be”, an ongoing or repeated actionG1510I am, exist.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

and whoever may keep his word, truly in him the love of God hath been perfected; in this we know that in him we are.

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American Standard Version (1901)

but whoso keepeth his word, in him verily hath the love of God been perfected. Hereby we know that we are in him:

Young’s Literal Translation

and whoever may keep his word, truly in him the love of God hath been perfected; in this we know that in him we are.

World English Bible

But God’s love has most certainly been perfected in whoever keeps his word. This is how we know that we are in him:

Darby Translation

but whoever keeps his word, in him verily the love of God is perfected. Hereby we know that we are in him.

Douay-Rheims

But he that keepeth his word, in him in very deed the charity of God is perfected; and by this we know that we are in him.

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