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2 John 1:2

For the truth’s sake, which dwelleth in us, and shall be with us for ever.

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διὰdiaForδιάpreposition — “For”G1223(a) gen: through, throughout, by the instrumentality of, (b) acc: through, on account of, by reason of, for the sake of, because of.Forτὴνtēnwhichὁ (ho)article, accusative, singular, feminine — “which”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.whichἀλήθειανalētheiantruthἀλήθεια (alētheia)noun, accusative, singular, feminine — “truth”, the object formG225truth, but not merely truth as spoken; truth of idea, reality, sincerity, truth in the moral sphere, divine truth revealed to man, straightforwardness.τὴνtēntheὁ (ho)article, accusative, singular, feminine — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.μένουσανmenousandwellethμένω (menō)verb, present active participle, accusative, singular, feminine — “dwelleth”, an ongoing or repeated actionG3306I remain, abide, stay, wait; with acc: I wait for, await.dwellethἐνeninἐνpreposition — “in”G1722in, on, among.inἡμῖνhēminIἐγώ (egṓ)personal pronoun, dative, plural — “I”, the to- or for-formG1473I, the first-person pronoun.Strong’s files this form under G3165 (μέ).usκαὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andμεθ’methwithμετά (meta)preposition — “with”G3326(a) gen: with, in company with, (b) acc: (1) behind, beyond, after, of place, (2) after, of time, with nouns, neut. of adjectives.This verse uses “with”.withἡμῶνhēmōnIἐγώ (egṓ)personal pronoun, genitive, plural — “I”, the of-formG1473I, the first-person pronoun.Strong’s files this form under G3165 (μέ).usἔσταιestaito beεἰμί (eimi)verb, future middle indicative, 3rd person singular — “to be”, an action still aheadG1510I am, exist.εἰςeisforεἰςpreposition — “for”G1519into, in, unto, to, upon, towards, for, among.This verse uses “for”.forτὸνtontheὁ (ho)article, accusative, singular, masculine — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.αἰῶναaiōnaeverαἰών (aiōn)noun, accusative, singular, masculine — “ever”, the object formG165an age, a cycle (of time), especially of the present age as contrasted with the future age, and of one of a series of ages stretching to infinity.ever

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

because of the truth that is remaining in us, and with us shall be to the age,

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American Standard Version (1901)

for the truth’s sake which abideth in us, and it shall be with us for ever:

Young’s Literal Translation

because of the truth that is remaining in us, and with us shall be to the age,

World English Bible

for the truth’s sake, which remains in us, and it will be with us forever:

Darby Translation

for the truth's sake which abides in us and shall be with us to eternity.

Douay-Rheims

For the sake of the truth which dwelleth in us, and shall be with us for ever.

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