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Byἐνthisτούτῳwe knowγινώσκομενthatὅτιwe loveἀγαπῶμενthe childrenτὰ τέκναof God:τοῦ θεοῦwhenὅτανwe loveἀγαπῶμενGodτὸν θεὸνandκαὶcarry outποιῶμενhis commandments.τὰς ἐντολὰς αὐτοῦ
1 John 5:2
Study it in the app“By this we know that we love the children of God: when we love God and carry out his commandments.”
Loving God shows in keeping his commandments, which are not burdensomeLove
With the Greek beneath
1 John 5:2, word by word
- we knowγινώσκομενginōskomen
find out
To find out something, to realize.
Where else “ginōskomen” appears- we loveἀγαπῶμενagapōmen
love
Love: to seek the good of the other, even of someone who does not deserve it.
Where else “agapōmen” appears- the childrenτέκναtekna
child
Someone born of parents, or of a family or people.
Where else “tekna” appears- of Godθεοῦtheou
God
The Creator and Lord of all, the one God of Israel.
Where else “theou” appears- whenὅτανhotan
when, whenever
When, whenever.
Where else “hotan” appears- carry outποιῶμενpoiōmen
practice
To put into practice, like God's will.
Where else “poiōmen” appears- his commandmentsἐντολὰςentolas
commandment
What God or Jesus orders to be done, with his authority, to be carried out.
Where else “entolas” appears
The context
1Everyone 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.
2 · This verse (above)
3For this is the love of God, that we keep his commandments; and his commandments are not burdensome,
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?