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1 John 3:23

And this is his commandment, That we should believe on the name of his Son Jesus Christ, and love one another, as he gave us commandment.

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καὶkaiAndκαίconjunction — “And”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.Andαὕτηhautēthisοὗτος (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.ἐντολὴentolēcommandmentἐντολήnoun, nominative, singular, feminine — “commandment”, the subject formG1785an ordinance, injunction, command, law.commandmentαὐτοῦautouof hisαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, genitive, singular, masculine — “of his”, the of-formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.of hisἵναhinain order thatἵναadverb — “in order that”G2443in order that, so that.This verse uses “in order that”.πιστεύσωμενpisteusōmento trustπιστεύω (pisteuō)verb, aorist active subjunctive, 1st person plural — “to trust”, a single actionG4100I believe, have faith in, trust in; pass: I am entrusted with.τῷtōtheὁ (ho)article, dative, singular, neuter — “the”, the to- or for-formG3588the, the definite article.ὀνόματιonomatinameὄνομα (onoma)noun, dative, singular, neuter — “name”, the to- or for-formG3686name, character, fame, reputation.This verse uses “name”.τοῦtoutheὁ (ho)article, genitive, singular, masculine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.υἱοῦhuiouSonυἱός (huios)noun, genitive, singular, masculine — “Son”, the of-formG5207a son, descendent.Sonαὐτοῦautouheαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, genitive, singular, masculine — “he”, the of-formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.ἸησοῦiēsouJesusἸησοῦς (iēsous)noun, genitive, singular, masculine — “Jesus”, the of-formG2424Jesus; the Greek form of Joshua; Jesus, son of Eliezer; Jesus, surnamed Justus.JesusΧριστοῦchristouChristΧριστός (christos)noun, genitive, singular, masculine — “Christ”, the of-formG5547anointed; the Messiah, the Christ.Christκαὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andἀγαπῶμενagapōmenloveἀγαπάω (agapaō)verb, present active subjunctive, 1st person plural — “love”, an ongoing or repeated actionG25I love, wish well to, take pleasure in, long for; denotes the love of reason, esteem.loveἀλλήλουςallēlousone anotherἀλλήλων (allēlōn)personal pronoun, accusative, plural, masculine — “one another”, the object formG240one another, each other.one anotherκαθὼςkathōsasκαθώςconjunction — “as”G2531according to the manner in which, in the degree that, just as, as.asἔδωκενedōkenhe gaveδίδωμι (didōmi)verb, aorist active indicative, 3rd person singular — “he gave”, a single actionG1325I offer, give; I put, place.he gaveἐντολὴνentolēncommandmentἐντολή (entolē)noun, accusative, singular, feminine — “commandment”, the object formG1785an ordinance, injunction, command, law.commandmentἡμῖνhēminIἐγώ (egṓ)personal pronoun, dative, plural — “I”, the to- or for-formG1473I, the first-person pronoun.Strong’s files this form under G3165 (μέ).

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

and this is His command, that we may believe in the name of His Son Jesus Christ, and may love one another, even as He did give command to us,

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American Standard Version (1901)

And this is his commandment, that we should believe in the name of his Son Jesus Christ, and love one another, even as he gave us commandment.

Young’s Literal Translation

and this is His command, that we may believe in the name of His Son Jesus Christ, and may love one another, even as He did give command to us,

World English Bible

This is his commandment, that we should believe in the name of his Son, Jesus Christ, and love one another, even as he commanded.

Darby Translation

And this is his commandment, that we believe on the name of his Son Jesus Christ, and that we love one another, even as he has given us commandment.

Douay-Rheims

And this is his commandment, that we should believe in the name of his Son Jesus Christ: and love one another, as he hath given commandment unto us.

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