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Weἡμεῖςknowοἴδαμενthatὅτιwe have passedμεταβεβήκαμενout ofἐκdeathτοῦ θανάτουintoεἰςlife,τὴν ζωήνbecauseὅτιwe loveἀγαπῶμενthe brothers.τοὺς ἀδελφούςWhoeverὁdoes notμὴloveἀγαπῶνremainsμένειinἐνdeath.τῷ θανάτῳ
1 John 3:14
Study it in the app“We know that we have passed out of death into life, because we love the brothers. Whoever does not love remains in death.”
With the Greek beneath
1 John 3:14, word by word
- knowοἴδαμενoidamen
know
To hold a fact as certain, to be aware of it.
Where else “oidamen” appears- we have passedμεταβεβήκαμενmetabebēkamen
pass over
To cross from death to life.
Where else “metabebēkamen” appears- deathθανάτουthanatou
death
The end of the body's life.
Where else “thanatou” appears- lifeζωήνzōēn
eternal life
What God gives to live with him without end.
Where else “zōēn” appears- we loveἀγαπῶμενagapōmen
love
Love: to seek the good of the other, even of someone who does not deserve it.
Where else “agapōmen” appears- the brothersἀδελφούςadelphous
brother in faith
A believer, of the same family of God through the Messiah.
Where else “adelphous” appears- remainsμένειmenei
remain
To stay joined to someone: "abide in me".
Where else “menei” appears
Translation note· on the manuscripts
Many manuscripts read “whoever does not love his brother.”
The context
13Do not be amazed, brothers, if the world hates you.
14 · This verse (above)
15Everyone who hates his brother is a murderer, and you know that no murderer has eternal life remaining in him.
To study 1 John 3 in a group
1. What it says
What does verse 1 say the Father has given us, and what does it say we will be when he appears (v. 1-2)?
2. What it means
John says not to love "in word or with the tongue, but in deed and truth" (v. 18). What does that contrast show?
3. How I live it
What concrete act of love could you do today for someone in need (v. 17-18)?