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1 John 3:7

Little children, let no man deceive you: he that doeth righteousness is righteous, even as he is righteous.

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τεκνίαtekniaLittle childrenτεκνίον (teknion)noun, vocative, plural, neuter — “Little children”, the calling formG5040a little child.Little childrenμηδεὶςmēdeisno manμηδείςadjective, nominative, singular, masculine — “no man”, the subject formG3367no one, none, nothing.no manπλανάτωplanatōdeceiveπλανάω (planaō)verb, present active imperative, 3rd person singular — “deceive”, an ongoing or repeated actionG4105I lead astray, deceive, cause to wander.This verse uses “deceive”.deceiveὑμᾶςhumasyouσύ (su)personal pronoun, accusative, plural — “you”, the object formG4771you.youὁhotheὁarticle, nominative, singular, masculine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.ποιῶνpoiōnhe that doethποιέω (poieō)verb, present active participle, nominative, singular, masculine — “he that doeth”, an ongoing or repeated actionG4160(a) I make, manufacture, construct, (b) I do, act, cause.he that doethτὴνtēntheὁ (ho)article, accusative, singular, feminine — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.δικαιοσύνηνdikaiosunēnrighteousnessδικαιοσύνη (dikaiosunē)noun, accusative, singular, feminine — “righteousness”, the object formG1343(usually if not always in a Jewish atmosphere), justice, justness, righteousness, righteousness of which God is the source or author, but practically: a divine righteousness.This verse uses “righteousness”.righteousnessδίκαιόςdikaiosrighteousδίκαιοςadjective, nominative, singular, masculine — “righteous”, the subject formG1342just; especially, just in the eyes of God; righteous; the elect (a Jewish idea).This verse uses “righteous”.righteousἐστινestinisεἰμί (eimi)verb, present active indicative, 3rd person singular — “is”, an ongoing or repeated actionG1510I am, exist.isκαθὼςkathōsasκαθώςconjunction — “as”G2531according to the manner in which, in the degree that, just as, as.ἐκεῖνοςekeinosthatἐκεῖνοςdemonstrative pronoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “that”, the subject formG1565that, that one there, yonder.This verse uses “that”.δίκαιόςdikaiosrighteousδίκαιοςadjective, nominative, singular, masculine — “righteous”, the subject formG1342just; especially, just in the eyes of God; righteous; the elect (a Jewish idea).This verse uses “righteous”.righteousἐστινestinto beεἰμί (eimi)verb, present active indicative, 3rd person singular — “to be”, an ongoing or repeated actionG1510I am, exist.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

Little children, let no one lead you astray; he who is doing the righteousness is righteous, even as he is righteous,

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American Standard Version (1901)

My little children, let no man lead you astray: he that doeth righteousness is righteous, even as he is righteous:

Young’s Literal Translation

Little children, let no one lead you astray; he who is doing the righteousness is righteous, even as he is righteous,

World English Bible

Little children, let no one lead you astray. He who does righteousness is righteous, even as he is righteous.

Darby Translation

Children, let no man lead you astray; he that practises righteousness is righteous, even as he is righteous.

Douay-Rheims

Little children, let no man deceive you. He that doth justice is just, even as he is just.

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