1 John 2:5
But if anyone keeps His word, the love of God has been truly perfected in him. By this we know that we are in Him:
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ASV
but whoso keepeth his word, in him verily hath the love of God been perfected. Hereby we know that we are in him:
KJV
But whoso keepeth his word, in him verily is the love of God perfected: hereby know we that we are in him.
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22 tagged words| Original | Transliteration | Meaning | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|
| ὃς | hos | Who[ever] | G3739 → |
| δ᾽ | d᾽ | however | G1161 → |
| ἂν | an | maybe | G302 → |
| τηρῇ | tērēa | may keep | G5083 → |
| αὐτοῦ | autou | His | G846 → |
| τὸν | ton | <the> | G3588 → |
| λόγον, | logon | word, | G3056 → |
| ἀληθῶς | alēthōs | truly | G230 → |
| ἐν | en | in | G1722 → |
| τούτῳ | toutō | him | G3778 → |
| ἡ | hē | the | G3588 → |
| ἀγάπη | agapē | love | G26 → |
| τοῦ | tou | <the> | G3588 → |
| θεοῦ | theou | of God | G2316 → |
| τετελείωται. | teteleiōtai | has been perfected. | G5048 → |
| ἐν | en | By | G1722 → |
| τούτῳ | toutō | this | G3778 → |
| γινώσκομεν | ginōskomen | we know | G1097 → |
| ὅτι | hoti | that | G3754 → |
| ἐν | en | in | G1722 → |
| αὐτῷ | autō | Him | G846 → |
| ἐσμεν. | esmen | we are. | G1510 → |
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