Study it in the app“If anyone sees his brother committing a sin not leading to death, he will ask, and God will give him life, that is, to those who sin not leading to death. There is sin leading to death; I do not say that he should ask about that.”
Ifἐάνanyoneτιςseesἴδῃhis brotherτὸν ἀδελφὸν αὐτοῦcommittingἁμαρτάνονταa sinἁμαρτίανnotμὴleading toπρὸςdeath,θάνατονhe will ask,αἰτήσειandκαὶGodwill giveδώσειhimαὐτῷlife,ζωήνthat is,to those whoτοῖςsinἁμαρτάνουσινnotμὴleading toπρὸςdeath.θάνατονThere isἔστινsinἁμαρτίαleading toπρὸςdeath;θάνατονI do notοὐsayλέγωthatἵναhe should askἐρωτήσῃaboutπερὶthat.ἐκείνης
see
To perceive with sight, to look and notice what is in front.
Where else “idēi” appearsbrother in faith
A believer, of the same family of God through the Messiah.
Where else “adelphon” appearssin
Sin: fail God, do what he forbids.
Where else “hamartanonta” appearssin
Doing what God does not want, and the guilt it leaves.
Where else “hamartian” appearsdeath
The end of the body's life.
Where else “thanaton” appearsask
Ask, ask for.
Where else “aitēsei” appearsgive
To hand something to another freely, as a gift.
Where else “dōsei” appearseternal life
What God gives to live with him without end.
Where else “zōēn” appearsthere is
Something exists somewhere, or happens.
Where else “estin” appearssay
To express something in words to others.
Where else “legō” appearsrequest
To ask someone to do something.
Where else “erōtēsēi” appearsThe letter does not explain which sin leads to death.
15And if we know that he hears us in whatever we ask, we know that we have the requests that we have asked of him.
16 · This verse (above)
17All unrighteousness is sin, and there is sin not leading to death.
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?
