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Andκαὶeveryoneπᾶςwhoὁhasἔχωνthisταύτηνhopeτὴν ἐλπίδαinἐπ’himαὐτῷpurifiesἁγνίζειhimself,ἑαυτὸνjust asκαθὼςheἐκεῖνοςisἐστινpure.ἁγνός
1 John 3:3
Study it in the app“And everyone who has this hope in him purifies himself, just as he is pure.”
When he appears we will be like him; that hope purifiesJesus Will ReturnJohn says we will be like him, because we will see him as he isHope
With the Greek beneath
1 John 3:3, word by word
- hasἔχωνechōn
have
To count something or someone as one's own: goods, family, faith, power.
Where else “echōn” appears- hopeἐλπίδαelpida
hope
Hope: confidence in what God will do.
Where else “elpida” appears- purifiesἁγνίζειhagnizei
purify
Purify; purify oneself according to the law in order to take part in worship.
Where else “hagnizei” appears- isἐστινestin
be
To be: says who or what something is.
Where else “estin” appears- pureἁγνόςhagnos
pure
Pure, clean, without stain in one's conduct.
Where else “hagnos” appears
The context
2Beloved, now we are children of God, and what we will be has not yet been revealed. We know that when he is revealed, we will be like him, because we will see him as he is.
3 · This verse (above)
4Everyone who commits sin also commits lawlessness; and sin is lawlessness.
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)?