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1 John 2:7

Brethren, I write no new commandment unto you, but an old commandment which ye had from the beginning. The old commandment is the word which ye have heard from the beginning.

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The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) does not include “Beloved” (Ἀγαπητοί,) before not here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “brothers” (Ἀδελφοί) before not here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “from beginning” (ἀπ᾽ ἀρχῆς.) after you have here.

ἈγαπητοίagapētoiBrethrenἀγαπητός (agapētos)adjective, vocative, plural, masculine — “Brethren”, the calling formG27loved, beloved, with two special applications: the Beloved, a title of the Messiah (Christ), as beloved beyond all others by the God who sent Him; of Christians, as beloved by God, Christ, and one another.Brethrenοὐκouknoοὐ (ou)adverb — “no”G3756no, not.noἐντολὴνentolēncommandmentἐντολή (entolē)noun, accusative, singular, feminine — “commandment”, the object formG1785an ordinance, injunction, command, law.commandmentκαινὴνkainēnnewκαινός (kainos)adjective, accusative, singular, feminine — “new”, the object formG2537fresh, new, unused, novel.This verse uses “new”.γράφωgraphōto writeγράφωverb, present active indicative, 1st person singular — “to write”, an ongoing or repeated actionG1125I write; pass: it is written, it stands written (in the scriptures).ὑμῖνhuminunto youσύ (su)personal pronoun, dative, plural — “unto you”, the to- or for-formG4771you.unto youἀλλ’allbutἀλλά (alla)conjunction — “but”G235but, except, however.This verse uses “but”.butἐντολὴνentolēncommandmentἐντολή (entolē)noun, accusative, singular, feminine — “commandment”, the object formG1785an ordinance, injunction, command, law.commandmentπαλαιὰνpalaianoldπαλαιός (palaios)adjective, accusative, singular, feminine — “old”, the object formG3820old, ancient, not new or recent.This verse uses “old”.The oldἣνhēnwhichὅς (hos)relative pronoun, accusative, singular, feminine — “which”, the object formG3739who, which, what, that.This verse uses “which”.whichεἴχετεeicheteto haveἔχω (echō)Greek uses a different stem for this verb’s past forms.verb, imperfect active indicative, 2nd person plural — “to have”, an ongoing action in the pastG2192I have, hold, possess.This verse uses “have”.ἀπ’apfromἀπό (apo)preposition — “from”G575from, away from.This verse uses “from”.fromἀρχῆςarchēsbeginningἀρχή (archē)noun, genitive, singular, feminine — “beginning”, the of-formG746(a) rule (kingly or magisterial), (b) plur: in a quasi-personal sense, almost: rulers, magistrates, (c) beginning.This verse uses “beginning”.the beginningἡhētheὁ (ho)article, nominative, singular, feminine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.ἐντολὴentolēcommandmentἐντολήnoun, nominative, singular, feminine — “commandment”, the subject formG1785an ordinance, injunction, command, law.ἡhētheὁ (ho)article, nominative, singular, feminine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.παλαιάpalaiaoldπαλαιός (palaios)adjective, nominative, singular, feminine — “old”, the subject formG3820old, ancient, not new or recent.This verse uses “old”.ἐστινestinto beεἰμί (eimi)verb, present active indicative, 3rd person singular — “to be”, an ongoing or repeated actionG1510I am, exist.ὁhotheὁarticle, nominative, singular, masculine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.λόγοςlogoswordλόγοςnoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “word”, the subject formG3056a word, speech, divine utterance, analogy.ὃνhonwhichὅς (hos)relative pronoun, accusative, singular, masculine — “which”, the object formG3739who, which, what, that.This verse uses “which”.ἠκούσατεēkousateto hearἀκούω (akouō)verb, aorist active indicative, 2nd person plural — “to hear”, a single actionG191I hear, listen, comprehend by hearing; pass: is heard, reported.This verse uses “hear”.

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ἈδελφοίadelphoiBrethrenἀδελφός (adelphos)adjective, vocative, plural, masculine — “Brethren”, the calling formG80a brother, member of the same religious community, especially a fellow-Christian.ἀπ᾽apfromἀπό (apo)preposition — “from”G575from, away from.This verse uses “from”.ἀρχῆςarchēsbeginningἀρχή (archē)noun, genitive, singular, feminine — “beginning”, the of-formG746(a) rule (kingly or magisterial), (b) plur: in a quasi-personal sense, almost: rulers, magistrates, (c) beginning.This verse uses “beginning”.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

Brethren, a new command I write not to you, but an old command, that ye had from the beginning — the old command is the word that ye heard from the beginning;

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American Standard Version (1901)

Beloved, no new commandment write I unto you, but an old commandment which ye had from the beginning: the old commandment is the word which ye heard.

Young’s Literal Translation

Brethren, a new command I write not to you, but an old command, that ye had from the beginning — the old command is the word that ye heard from the beginning;

World English Bible

Brothers, I write no new commandment to you, but an old commandment which you had from the beginning. The old commandment is the word which you heard from the beginning.

Darby Translation

Beloved, I write no new commandment to you, but an old commandment, which ye have had from the beginning. The old commandment is the word which ye heard.

Douay-Rheims

Dearly beloved, I write not a new commandment to you, but an old commandment which you had from the beginning. The old commandment is the word which you have heard.

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