King James Version

1 John 3:8

He that committeth sin is of the devil; for the devil sinneth from the beginning. For this purpose the Son of God was manifested, that he might destroy the works of the devil.

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ὁhotheὁarticle, nominative, singular, masculine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.ποιῶνpoiōnHe that committethποιέω (poieō)verb, present active participle, nominative, singular, masculine — “He that committeth”, an ongoing or repeated actionG4160(a) I make, manufacture, construct, (b) I do, act, cause.He that committethτὴνtēntheὁ (ho)article, accusative, singular, feminine — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.ἁμαρτίανhamartiansinἁμαρτία (hamartia)noun, accusative, singular, feminine — “sin”, the object formG266prop: missing the mark; hence: (a) guilt, sin, (b) a fault, failure (in an ethical sense), sinful deed.sinἐκekofἐκpreposition — “of”G1537from out, out from among, from, suggesting from the interior outwards.ofτοῦtoutheὁ (ho)article, genitive, singular, masculine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.διαβόλουdiaboloudevilδιάβολος (diabolos)adjective, genitive, singular, masculine — “devil”, the of-formG1228(adj. used often as a noun), slanderous; with the article: the Slanderer (par excellence), the Devil.the devilἐστίνestinto beεἰμί (eimi)verb, present active indicative, 3rd person singular — “to be”, an ongoing or repeated actionG1510I am, exist.ὅτιhotiforὅτιconjunction — “for”G3754that, since, because; may introduce direct discourse.forἀπ’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 beginningὁhotheὁarticle, nominative, singular, masculine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.διάβολοςdiabolosof the devilδιάβολοςadjective, nominative, singular, masculine — “of the devil”, the subject formG1228(adj. used often as a noun), slanderous; with the article: the Slanderer (par excellence), the Devil.This verse uses “the Devil”.of the devilἁμαρτάνειhamartaneito sinἁμαρτάνω (hamartanō)verb, present active indicative, 3rd person singular — “to sin”, an ongoing or repeated actionG264originally: I miss the mark, hence (a) I make a mistake, (b) I sin, commit a sin (against God); sometimes the idea of sinning against a fellow-creature is present.εἰςeistowardεἰςpreposition — “toward”G1519into, in, unto, to, upon, towards, for, among.τοῦτοtoutothisοὗτος (houtos)demonstrative pronoun, accusative, singular, neuter — “this”, the object formG3778this; he, she, it.This verse uses “this”.ἐφανερώθηephanerōthēto manifestφανερόω (phaneroō)verb, aorist passive indicative, 3rd person singular — “to manifest”, a single actionG5319I make clear (visible, manifest), make known.ὁhotheὁarticle, nominative, singular, masculine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.υἱὸςhuiossonυἱόςnoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “son”, the subject formG5207a son, descendent.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”.ἵναhinain order thatἵναconjunction — “in order that”G2443in order that, so that.This verse uses “in order that”.λύσῃlusēto looseλύω (luō)verb, aorist active subjunctive, 3rd person singular — “to loose”, a single actionG3089(a) I loose, untie, release, (b) met: I break, destroy, set at naught, contravene; I break up a meeting, annul.This verse uses “loose”.τὰtatheὁ (ho)article, accusative, plural, neuter — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.ἔργαergaworkἔργον (ergon)noun, accusative, plural, neuter — “work”, the object formG2041work, task, employment; a deed, action; that which is wrought or made, a work.This verse uses “work”.τοῦtoutheὁ (ho)article, genitive, singular, masculine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.διαβόλουdiaboloudevilishδιάβολος (diabolos)adjective, genitive, singular, masculine — “devilish”, the of-formG1228(adj. used often as a noun), slanderous; with the article: the Slanderer (par excellence), the Devil.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

he who is doing the sin, of the devil he is, because from the beginning the devil doth sin; for this was the Son of God manifested, that he may break up the works of the devil;

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American Standard Version (1901)

he that doeth sin is of the devil; for the devil sinneth from the beginning. To this end was the Son of God manifested, that he might destroy the works of the devil.

Young’s Literal Translation

he who is doing the sin, of the devil he is, because from the beginning the devil doth sin; for this was the Son of God manifested, that he may break up the works of the devil;

World English Bible

He who sins is of the devil, for the devil has been sinning from the beginning. To this end the Son of God was revealed: that he might destroy the works of the devil.

Darby Translation

He that practises sin is of the devil; for from [the] beginning the devil sins. To this end the Son of God has been manifested, that he might undo the works of the devil.

Douay-Rheims

He that committeth sin is of the devil: for the devil sinneth from the beginning. For this purpose, the Son of God appeared, that he might destroy the works of the devil.

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World English Bible

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