πᾶςpasWhosoeverπᾶςadjective, nominative, singular, masculine — “Whosoever”, the subject formG3956all, the whole, every kind of.Whosoeverὁhotheὁarticle, nominative, singular, masculine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.γεγεννημένοςgegennēmenosis bornγεννάω (gennaō)verb, perfect passive participle, nominative, singular, masculine — “is born”, a completed action with a present resultG1080I beget (of the male), (of the female) I bring forth, give birth to.is bornἐκekofἐκpreposition — “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.θεοῦtheouGodθεός (theos)noun, genitive, singular, masculine — “God”, the of-formG2316(a) God, (b) a god, generally.This verse uses “God”.Godἁμαρτίανhamartiancommit sinἁμαρτία (hamartia)noun, accusative, singular, feminine — “commit sin”, the object formG266prop: missing the mark; hence: (a) guilt, sin, (b) a fault, failure (in an ethical sense), sinful deed.commit sinοὐouhe cannotοὐadverb — “he cannot”G3756no, not.he cannotποιεῖpoieito doποιέω (poieō)verb, present active indicative, 3rd person singular — “to do”, an ongoing or repeated actionG4160(a) I make, manufacture, construct, (b) I do, act, cause.ὅτιhotibecauseὅτιconjunction — “because”G3754that, since, because; may introduce direct discourse.This verse uses “because”.becauseσπέρμαspermaseedσπέρμαnoun, nominative, singular, neuter — “seed”, the subject formG4690(a) seed, commonly of cereals, (b) offspring, descendents.This verse uses “seed”.αὐτοῦautouheαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, genitive, singular, masculine — “he”, the of-formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.ἐνeninἐνpreposition — “in”G1722in, on, among.αὐτῷautōheαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, dative, singular, masculine — “he”, the to- or for-formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.μένειmeneito stayμένω (menō)verb, present active indicative, 3rd person singular — “to stay”, an ongoing or repeated actionG3306I remain, abide, stay, wait; with acc: I wait for, await.καὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.οὐounoοὐadverb — “no”G3756no, not.δύναταιdunataibe ableδύναμαι (dunamai)verb, present middle indicative, 3rd person singular — “be able”, an ongoing or repeated actionG1410(a) I am powerful, have (the) power, (b) I am able, I can.ἁμαρτάνεινhamartaneinto sinἁμαρτάνω (hamartanō)verb, present active infinitive — “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.ὅτιhotithatὅτιconjunction — “that”G3754that, since, because; may introduce direct discourse.This verse uses “that”.ἐκekofἐκpreposition — “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.θεοῦtheouGodθεός (theos)noun, genitive, singular, masculine — “God”, the of-formG2316(a) God, (b) a god, generally.This verse uses “God”.Godγεγέννηταιgegennētaito begetγεννάω (gennaō)verb, perfect passive indicative, 3rd person singular — “to beget”, a completed action with a present resultG1080I beget (of the male), (of the female) I bring forth, give birth to.This verse uses “beget”.
Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)
every one who hath been begotten of God, sin he doth not, because his seed in him doth remain, and he is not able to sin, because of God he hath been begotten.
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American Standard Version (1901)
Whosoever is begotten of God doeth no sin, because his seed abideth in him: and he cannot sin, because he is begotten of God.
Young’s Literal Translation
every one who hath been begotten of God, sin he doth not, because his seed in him doth remain, and he is not able to sin, because of God he hath been begotten.
World English Bible
Whoever is born of God doesn’t commit sin, because his seed remains in him, and he can’t sin, because he is born of God.
Darby Translation
Whoever has been begotten of God does not practise sin, because his seed abides in him, and he cannot sin, because he has been begotten of God.
Douay-Rheims
Whosoever is born of God, committeth not sin: for his seed abideth in him, and he can not sin, because he is born of God.
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