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Andκαὶthisαὕτηisἐστὶνhis commandment,ἡ ἐντολὴ αὐτοῦthatἵναwe believeπιστεύσωμενin the nameτῷ ὀνόματιof his Sonτοῦ υἱοῦ αὐτοῦJesusἸησοῦthe MessiahΧριστοῦandκαὶloveἀγαπῶμενone another,ἀλλήλουςjust asκαθὼςhe gaveἔδωκενusἡμῖνthe commandment.ἐντολὴν
1 John 3:23
Study it in the app“And this is his commandment, that we believe in the name of his Son Jesus the Messiah and love one another, just as he gave us the commandment.”
With the Greek beneath
1 John 3:23, word by word
- isἐστὶνestin
be
To be: says who or what something is.
Where else “estin” appears- his commandmentἐντολὴentolē
commandment
What God or Jesus orders to be done, with his authority, to be carried out.
Where else “entolē” appears- we believeπιστεύσωμενpisteusōmen
trust
To trust in God or in Jesus.
Where else “pisteusōmen” appears- in the nameὀνόματιonomati
name
The word by which a person or thing is called, which often says who they are.
Where else “onomati” appears- of his Sonυἱοῦhuiou
Son
Jesus, the Son of God.
Where else “huiou” appears- JesusἸησοῦIēsou
Jesus
Jesus, the Greek form of the Hebrew Yehoshua (Joshua), which means "YHWH saves". It is the name the angel told Joseph to give him (Matthew 1:21).
Where else “Iēsou” appears- the MessiahΧριστοῦChristou
Messiah
Messiah: literally "anointed", the king or envoy God consecrates with oil. It is a title, not a surname; in Hebrew, mashiach.
Where else “Christou” appears- loveἀγαπῶμενagapōmen
love
Love: to seek the good of the other, even of someone who does not deserve it.
Where else “agapōmen” appears- one anotherἀλλήλουςallēlous
one another
One another, each other.
Where else “allēlous” appears- he gaveἔδωκενedōken
give
To hand something to another freely, as a gift.
Where else “edōken” appears
The context
22and whatever we ask we receive from him, because we keep his commandments and do what is pleasing in his sight.
23 · This verse (above)
24And whoever keeps his commandments remains in him, and he in him. And by this we know that he remains in us: by the Spirit whom he has given us.
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)?