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EveryoneΠᾶςwhoὁbelievesπιστεύωνthatὅτιJesusἸησοῦςisἐστινthe Messiahὁ χριστὸςhas been bornγεγέννηταιofἐκGod,τοῦ θεοῦandκαὶeveryoneπᾶςwhoὁlovesἀγαπῶνthe one who fatheredτὸν γεννήσανταlovesἀγαπᾷalsoκαὶthe one bornτὸν γεγεννημένονofἐξhim.αὐτοῦ
1 John 5:1
Study it in the app“Everyone who believes that Jesus is the Messiah has been born of God, and everyone who loves the one who fathered loves also the one born of him.”
With the Greek beneath
1 John 5:1, word by word
- believesπιστεύωνpisteuōn
trust
To trust in God or in Jesus.
Where else “pisteuōn” appears- JesusἸησοῦςIēsous
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 “Iēsous” appears- isἐστινestin
be
To be: says who or what something is.
Where else “estin” appears- the Messiahχριστὸςchristos
Messiah
Messiah: literally "anointed", the king or envoy God consecrates with oil. It is a title, not a surname; in Hebrew, mashiach.
Where else “christos” appears- has been bornγεγέννηταιgegennētai
be begotten
Giving life as God does: becoming God's children.
Where else “gegennētai” appears- Godθεοῦtheou
God
The Creator and Lord of all, the one God of Israel.
Where else “theou” appears- lovesἀγαπῶνagapōn
love
Love: to seek the good of the other, even of someone who does not deserve it.
Where else “agapōn” appears
The context
1 · This verse (above)
2By this we know that we love the children of God: when we love God and carry out his commandments.
To study 1 John 5 in a group
1. What it says
What does John say God has given us, and where is that life found (v. 11-12)?
2. What it means
John says he writes "so that you may know that you have eternal life" (v. 13). What connection does he see between believing and knowing?
3. How I live it
John speaks of confidence in prayer (v. 14-15). What do you want to tell God honestly today?