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Little children,τεκνίαlet no oneμηδεὶςleadπλανάτωyouὑμᾶςastray.πλανάτωWhoeverὁdoesποιῶνrighteousnessτὴν δικαιοσύνηνisἐστινrighteous,δίκαιόςjust asκαθὼςheἐκεῖνοςisἐστινrighteous.δίκαιός
1 John 3:7
Study it in the app“Little children, let no one lead you astray. Whoever does righteousness is righteous, just as he is righteous.”
With the Greek beneath
1 John 3:7, word by word
- Little childrenτεκνίαteknia
little child
Little children; an affectionate way of addressing the disciples.
Where else “teknia” appears- let no oneμηδεὶςmēdeis
no one, nothing
No one, nothing.
Where else “mēdeis” appears- leadπλανάτωplanatō
lead astray
To lead others the wrong way.
Where else “planatō” appears- doesποιῶνpoiōn
practice
To put into practice, like God's will.
Where else “poiōn” appears- righteousnessδικαιοσύνηνdikaiosynēn
righteousness
Doing what is just, living as God wants.
Where else “dikaiosynēn” appears- isἐστινestin
be
To be: says who or what something is.
Where else “estin” appears- righteousδίκαιόςdikaios
righteous
One who lives well, as God wants.
Where else “dikaios” appears
The context
6No one who remains in him keeps on sinning; no one who keeps on sinning has seen him or known him.
7 · This verse (above)
8Whoever commits sin is of the devil, because the devil has been sinning from the beginning. For this purpose the Son of God was revealed: to destroy the works of the devil.
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)?