King James Version

1 John 3:11

For this is the message that ye heard from the beginning, that we should love one another.

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ὍτιhotiForὅτιconjunction — “For”G3754that, since, because; may introduce direct discourse.Forαὕτηhautēthisοὗτος (houtos)demonstrative pronoun, nominative, singular, feminine — “this”, the subject formG3778this; he, she, it.This verse uses “this”.thisἐστὶνestinisεἰμί (eimi)verb, present active indicative, 3rd person singular — “is”, an ongoing or repeated actionG1510I am, exist.isἡhētheὁ (ho)article, nominative, singular, feminine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.ἀγγελίαangeliamessageἀγγελίαnoun, nominative, singular, feminine — “message”, the subject formG31a message.the messageἣνhēnthatὅς (hos)relative pronoun, accusative, singular, feminine — “that”, the object formG3739who, which, what, that.This verse uses “that”.thatἠκούσατεēkousateye heardἀκούω (akouō)verb, aorist active indicative, 2nd person plural — “ye heard”, a single actionG191I hear, listen, comprehend by hearing; pass: is heard, reported.ye heardἀπ’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 beginningἵναhinathatἵναadverb — “that”G2443in order that, so that.thatἀγαπῶμενagapōmenwe should loveἀγαπάω (agapaō)verb, present active subjunctive, 1st person plural — “we should love”, an ongoing or repeated actionG25I love, wish well to, take pleasure in, long for; denotes the love of reason, esteem.we should loveἀλλήλουςallēlousone anotherἀλλήλων (allēlōn)personal pronoun, accusative, plural, masculine — “one another”, the object formG240one another, each other.one another

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

because this is the message that ye did hear from the beginning, that we may love one another,

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American Standard Version (1901)

For this is the message which ye heard from the beginning, that we should love one another:

Young’s Literal Translation

because this is the message that ye did hear from the beginning, that we may love one another,

World English Bible

For this is the message which you heard from the beginning, that we should love one another—

Darby Translation

For this is the message which ye have heard from the beginning, that we should love one another:

Douay-Rheims

For this is the declaration, which you have heard from the beginning, that you should love one another.

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