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1 John 5:16

If any man see his brother sin a sin which is not unto death, he shall ask, and he shall give him life for them that sin not unto death. There is a sin unto death: I do not say that he shall pray for it.

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ἐάνeanIfἐάνconjunction — “If”G1437if.Ifτιςtisany manτιςinterrogative or indefinite pronoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “any man”, the subject formG5100any one, some one, a certain one or thing.any manἴδῃidēseeὁράω (horáō)Greek uses a different stem for this verb’s past forms.verb, aorist active subjunctive, 3rd person singular — “see”, a single actionG3708I see, look upon, experience, perceive, discern, beware.This verse uses “see”.Strong’s files this form under G1492 (εἴδω, see/know).seeτὸνtontheὁ (ho)article, accusative, singular, masculine — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.ἀδελφὸνadelphonbrotherἀδελφός (adelphos)noun, accusative, singular, masculine — “brother”, the object formG80a brother, member of the same religious community, especially a fellow-Christian.brotherαὐτοῦautouhimαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, genitive, singular, masculine — “him”, the of-formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.himἁμαρτάνονταhamartanontafor them that sinἁμαρτάνω (hamartanō)verb, present active participle, accusative, singular, masculine — “for them that 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.for them that sinἁμαρτίανhamartiana sinἁμαρτία (hamartia)noun, accusative, singular, feminine — “a sin”, the object formG266prop: missing the mark; hence: (a) guilt, sin, (b) a fault, failure (in an ethical sense), sinful deed.a sinμὴmēnotμήadverb — “not”G3361not, lest.This verse uses “not”.πρὸςprosuntoπρόςpreposition — “unto”G4314to, towards, with.untoθάνατονthanatondeathθάνατος (thanatos)noun, accusative, singular, masculine — “death”, the object formG2288death, physical or spiritual.deathαἰτήσειaitēseito askαἰτέω (aiteō)verb, future active indicative, 3rd person singular — “to ask”, an action still aheadG154I ask, request, petition, demand.This verse uses “ask”.καὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.δώσειdōseito giveδίδωμι (didōmi)verb, future active indicative, 3rd person singular — “to give”, an action still aheadG1325I offer, give; I put, place.This verse uses “give”.αὐτῷautōheαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, dative, singular, masculine — “he”, the to- or for-formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.ζωήνzōēnlifeζωή (zōē)noun, accusative, singular, feminine — “life”, the object formG2222life, both of physical (present) and of spiritual (particularly future) existence.τοῖςtoistheὁ (ho)article, dative, plural, masculine — “the”, the to- or for-formG3588the, the definite article.ἁμαρτάνουσινhamartanousinto sinἁμαρτάνω (hamartanō)verb, present active participle, dative, plural, masculine — “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.μὴmēnotμήadverb — “not”G3361not, lest.This verse uses “not”.πρὸςprostoπρόςpreposition — “to”G4314to, towards, with.θάνατονthanatondeathθάνατος (thanatos)noun, accusative, singular, masculine — “death”, the object formG2288death, physical or spiritual.ἔστινestinto beεἰμί (eimi)verb, present active indicative, 3rd person singular — “to be”, an ongoing or repeated actionG1510I am, exist.ἁμαρτίαhamartiasinἁμαρτίαnoun, nominative, singular, feminine — “sin”, the subject formG266prop: missing the mark; hence: (a) guilt, sin, (b) a fault, failure (in an ethical sense), sinful deed.πρὸςprostoπρόςpreposition — “to”G4314to, towards, with.θάνατονthanatondeathθάνατος (thanatos)noun, accusative, singular, masculine — “death”, the object formG2288death, physical or spiritual.οὐouI do notοὐadverb — “I do not”G3756no, not.I do notπερὶperiforπερίpreposition — “for”G4012(a) gen: about, concerning, (b) acc: around.forἐκείνηςekeinēsitἐκεῖνος (ekeinos)demonstrative pronoun, genitive, singular, feminine — “it”, the of-formG1565that, that one there, yonder.itλέγωlegōto speakλέγωverb, present active indicative, 1st person singular — “to speak”, an ongoing or repeated actionG3004(denoting speech in progress), (a) I say, speak; I mean, mention, tell, (b) I call, name, especially in the pass., (c) I tell, command.This verse uses “speak”.ἵναhinain order thatἵναconjunction — “in order that”G2443in order that, so that.This verse uses “in order that”.ἐρωτήσῃerōtēsēto askἐρωτάω (erōtaō)verb, aorist active subjunctive, 3rd person singular — “to ask”, a single actionG2065(a) I ask (a question), question, (b) I request, make a request to, pray.This verse uses “ask”.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

If any one may see his brother sinning a sin not unto death, he shall ask, and He shall give to him life to those sinning not unto death; there is sin to death, not concerning it do I speak that he may beseech;

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American Standard Version (1901)

If any man see his brother sinning a sin not unto death, he shall ask, and God will give him life for them that sin not unto death. There is a sin unto death: not concerning this do I say that he should make request.

Young’s Literal Translation

World English Bible

If anyone sees his brother sinning a sin not leading to death, he shall ask, and God will give him life for those who sin not leading to death. There is sin leading to death. I don’t say that he should make a request concerning this.

Darby Translation

If any one see his brother sinning a sin not unto death, he shall ask, and he shall give him life, for those that do not sin unto death. There is a sin to death: I do not say of that that he should make a request.

Douay-Rheims

He that knoweth his brother to sin a sin which is not to death, let him ask, and life shall be given to him, who sinneth not to death. There is a sin unto death: for that I say not that any man ask.

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