King James Version

1 John 4:11

Beloved, if God so loved us, we ought also to love one another.

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ἀγαπητοίagapētoiBelovedἀγαπητός (agapētos)adjective, vocative, plural, masculine — “Beloved”, the calling formG27loved, beloved, with two special applications: the Beloved, a title of the Messiah (Christ), as beloved beyond all others by the God who sent Him; of Christians, as beloved by God, Christ, and one another.This verse uses “beloved”.Belovedεἰeiifεἰconjunction — “if”G1487if.ifοὕτωςhoutōssoοὕτω(ς)adverb — “so”G3779thus, so, in this manner.soὁhotheὁarticle, nominative, singular, masculine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.θεὸςtheosGodθεόςnoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “God”, the subject formG2316(a) God, (b) a god, generally.This verse uses “God”.ἠγάπησενēgapēsenlovedἀγαπάω (agapaō)verb, aorist active indicative, 3rd person singular — “loved”, a single actionG25I love, wish well to, take pleasure in, long for; denotes the love of reason, esteem.lovedἡμᾶςhēmasIἐγώ (egṓ)personal pronoun, accusative, plural — “I”, the object formG1473I, the first-person pronoun.Strong’s files this form under G3165 (μέ).usκαὶkaialsoκαίadverb — “also”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “also”.alsoἡμεῖςhēmeisIἐγώ (egṓ)personal pronoun, nominative, plural — “I”, the subject formG1473I, the first-person pronoun.Strong’s files this form under G3165 (μέ).ὀφείλομενopheilomento oweὀφείλω (opheilō)verb, present active indicative, 1st person plural — “to owe”, an ongoing or repeated actionG3784I owe, ought.This verse uses “owe”.ἀλλήλουςallēlousone anotherἀλλήλων (allēlōn)personal pronoun, accusative, plural, masculine — “one another”, the object formG240one another, each other.one anotherἀγαπᾶνagapanto loveἀγαπάω (agapaō)verb, present active infinitive — “to love”, an ongoing or repeated actionG25I love, wish well to, take pleasure in, long for; denotes the love of reason, esteem.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

Beloved, if thus did God love us, we also ought one another to love;

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American Standard Version (1901)

Beloved, if God so loved us, we also ought to love one another.

Young’s Literal Translation

Beloved, if thus did God love us, we also ought one another to love;

World English Bible

Beloved, if God loved us in this way, we also ought to love one another.

Darby Translation

Beloved, if God has so loved us, we also ought to love one another.

Douay-Rheims

My dearest, if God hath so loved us; we also ought to love one another.

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