1 JOHN 3:15

KING JAMES VERSION (KJV)

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“Whosoever hateth his brother is a murderer: and ye know that no murderer hath eternal life abiding in him.”

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1 John 3:15 Translation & Meaning

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Whosoever πᾶς All, any, every, the whole Whosoever
hateth μισῶν To detest (especially to persecute); by extension, to love less hateth
his αὐτοῦ The reflexive pronoun self, used (alone or in the comparative G1438) of the third person, and (with the proper personal pronoun) of the other persons his
brother ἀδελφὸν A brother (literally or figuratively) near or remote (much like G0001) brother
is ἐστίν He (she or it) is; also (with neuter plural) they are is
a murderer: ἀνθρωποκτόνος A manslayer murderer
and καὶ And, also, even, so then, too, etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words and
ye know οἴδατε Used only in certain past tenses, the others being borrowed from the equivalent G3700 and G3708; properly, to see (literally or figuratively); by implication, (in the perfect tense only) to know know
that ὅτι Demonstrative, that (sometimes redundant); causative, because that
no οὐκ The absolute negative (compare G3361) adverb; no or not no
murderer ἀνθρωποκτόνος A manslayer murderer
hath ἔχει To hold (used in very various applications, literally or figuratively, direct or remote; such as possession; ability, contiuity, relation, or condition) hath
eternal αἰώνιον Perpetual (also used of past time, or past and future as well) eternal
life ζωὴν Life (literally or figuratively) life
abiding μένουσαν To stay (in a given place, state, relation or expectancy) abiding
in ἐν "in," at, (up-)on, by, etc in
him. αὐτῷ The reflexive pronoun self, used (alone or in the comparative G1438) of the third person, and (with the proper personal pronoun) of the other persons him

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  • 13  Marvel not, my brethren, if the world hate you.

  • 14  We know that we have passed from death unto life, because we love the brethren. He that loveth not his brother abideth in death.

  • 15  Whosoever hateth his brother is a murderer: and ye know that no murderer hath eternal life abiding in him.

  • 16  Hereby perceive we the love of God, because he laid down his life for us: and we ought to lay down our lives for the brethren.

  • 17  But whoso hath this world's good, and seeth his brother have need, and shutteth up his bowels of compassion from him, how dwelleth the love of God in him?




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