1 John · Modern Greek Bible: Vamvas (1850)
1 John 5 Modern Greek Bible: Vamvas (1850)
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Notes on this text (2)
- The Old Testament is translated from the Hebrew, not from the Septuagint read in the Orthodox Church; there are no deuterocanonical books.
- Katharevousa (learned 19th-century Greek), as in the CrossWire module (text from theword.gr).
Vamvas Modern Greek Bible: Vamvas (1850)
WEB World English Bible (Classic, with Deuterocanon)
PT1904 Patriarchal Text 1904 (accented, eBible edition)
1 Πας όστις πιστεύει ότι ο Ιησούς είναι ο Χριστός, εκ του Θεού εγεννήθη, και πας όστις αγαπά τον γεννήσαντα αγαπά και τον γεννηθέντα εξ αυτού.
1 Whoever believes that Jesus is the Christ has been born of God. Whoever loves the Father also loves the child who is born of him.
1 Πᾶς ὁ πιστεύων ὅτι Ἰησοῦς ἐστιν ὁ Χριστός, ἐκ τοῦ Θεοῦ γεγέννηται, καὶ πᾶς ὁ ἀγαπῶν τὸν γεννήσαντα ἀγαπᾷ καὶ τὸν γεγεννημένον ἐξ αὐτοῦ.
2 Εκ τούτου γνωρίζομεν ότι αγαπώμεν τα τέκνα του Θεού, όταν τον Θεόν αγαπώμεν και τας εντολάς αυτού φυλάττωμεν.
2 By this we know that we love the children of God, when we love God and keep his commandments.
2 ἐν τούτῳ γινώσκομεν ὅτι ἀγαπῶμεν τὰ τέκνα τοῦ Θεοῦ, ὅταν τὸν Θεὸν ἀγαπῶμεν καὶ τὰς ἐντολὰς αὐτοῦ τηρῶμεν.
3 Διότι αύτη είναι η αγάπη του Θεού, το να φυλάττωμεν τας εντολάς αυτού· και αι εντολαί αυτού βαρείαι δεν είναι.
3 For this is loving God, that we keep his commandments. His commandments are not grievous.
3 αὕτη γάρ ἐστιν ἡ ἀγάπη τοῦ Θεοῦ, ἵνα τὰς ἐντολὰς αὐτοῦ τηρῶμεν· καὶ αἱ ἐντολαὶ αὐτοῦ βαρεῖαι οὐκ εἰσίν,
4 Διότι παν ό,τι εγεννήθη εκ του Θεού νικά τον κόσμον· και αύτη είναι η νίκη η νικήσασα τον κόσμον, η πίστις ημών.
4 For whatever is born of God overcomes the world. This is the victory that has overcome the world: your faith.
4 ὅτι πᾶν τὸ γεγεννημένον ἐκ τοῦ Θεοῦ νικᾷ τὸν κόσμον· καὶ αὕτη ἐστὶν ἡ νίκη ἡ νικήσασα τὸν κόσμον, ἡ πίστις ἡμῶν.
5 Τις είναι ο νικών τον κόσμον ειμή ο πιστεύων ότι ο Ιησούς είναι ο Υιός του Θεού;
5 Who is he who overcomes the world, but he who believes that Jesus is the Son of God?
5 τίς ἐστιν ὁ νικῶν τὸν κόσμον εἰ μὴ ὁ πιστεύων ὅτι Ἰησοῦς ἐστιν ὁ υἱὸς τοῦ Θεοῦ;
6 Ούτος είναι ο ελθών δι' ύδατος και αίματος, Ιησούς ο Χριστός· ουχί διά του ύδατος μόνον, αλλά διά του ύδατος και του αίματος· και το Πνεύμα είναι το οποίον μαρτυρεί, επειδή το Πνεύμα είναι η αλήθεια.
6 This is he who came by water and blood, Jesus Christ; not with the water only, but with the water and the blood. It is the Spirit who testifies, because the Spirit is the truth.
6 Οὗτός ἐστιν ὁ ἐλθὼν δι᾽ ὕδατος καὶ αἵματος, Ἰησοῦς Χριστός· οὐκ ἐν τῷ ὕδατι μόνον, ἀλλ᾽ ἐν τῷ ὕδατι καὶ τῷ αἵματι· καὶ τὸ Πνεῦμά ἐστι τὸ μαρτυροῦν, ὅτι τὸ Πνεῦμά ἐστιν ἡ ἀλήθεια.
7◆ Διότι τρεις είναι οι μαρτυρούντες εν τω ουρανώ, ο Πατήρ, ο Λόγος και το Άγιον Πνεύμα, και ούτοι οι τρεις είναι έν·
7 For there are three who testify:
7 ὅτι τρεῖς εἰσιν οἱ μαρτυροῦντες ⟦ἐν τῷ οὐρανῷ, ὁ Πατήρ, ὁ Λόγος καὶ τὸ Ἅγιον Πνεῦμα, καὶ οὗτοι οἱ τρεῖς ἕν εἰσι· καὶ τρεῖς εἰσιν οἱ μαρτυροῦντες ἐν τῇ γῇ⟧,
8◆ και τρεις είναι οι μαρτυρούντες εν τη γη, το Πνεύμα και το ύδωρ και το αίμα, και οι τρεις ούτοι αναφέρονται εις το εν.
8 the Spirit, the water, and the blood; and the three agree as one.
8 τὸ Πνεῦμα καὶ τὸ ὕδωρ καὶ τὸ αἷμα, καὶ οἱ τρεῖς εἰς τὸ ἕν εἰσιν.
9 Εάν δεχώμεθα την μαρτυρίαν των ανθρώπων, η μαρτυρία του Θεού είναι μεγαλητέρα· διότι αύτη είναι η μαρτυρία του Θεού, την οποίαν εμαρτύρησε περί του Υιού αυτού.
9 If we receive the witness of men, the witness of God is greater; for this is God’s testimony which he has testified concerning his Son.
9 εἰ τὴν μαρτυρίαν τῶν ἀνθρώπων λαμβάνομεν, ἡ μαρτυρία τοῦ Θεοῦ μείζων ἐστίν· ὅτι αὕτη ἐστὶν ἡ μαρτυρία τοῦ Θεοῦ ἣν μεμαρτύρηκε περὶ τοῦ υἱοῦ αὐτοῦ.
10 Όστις πιστεύει εις τον Υιόν του Θεού έχει την μαρτυρίαν εν εαυτώ· όστις δεν πιστεύει εις τον Θεόν, έκαμεν αυτόν ψεύστην, διότι δεν επίστευσεν εις την μαρτυρίαν, την οποίαν εμαρτύρησεν ο Θεός περί του Υιού αυτού.
10 He who believes in the Son of God has the testimony in himself. He who doesn’t believe God has made him a liar, because he has not believed in the testimony that God has given concerning his Son.
10 ὁ πιστεύων εἰς τὸν υἱὸν τοῦ Θεοῦ ἔχει τὴν μαρτυρίαν ἐν αὐτῷ· ὁ μὴ πιστεύων τῷ Θεῷ ψεύστην πεποίηκεν αὐτόν, ὅτι οὐ πεπίστευκεν εἰς τὴν μαρτυρίαν ἣν μεμαρτύρηκεν ὁ Θεὸς περὶ τοῦ υἱοῦ αὐτοῦ.
11 Και αύτη είναι μαρτυρία, ότι ζωήν αιώνιον έδωκεν εις ημάς ο Θεός, και αύτη η ζωή είναι εν τω Υιώ αυτού.
11 The testimony is this: that God gave to us eternal life, and this life is in his Son.
11 καὶ αὕτη ἐστὶν ἡ μαρτυρία, ὅτι ζωὴν αἰώνιον ἔδωκεν ἡμῖν ὁ Θεός, καὶ αὕτη ἡ ζωὴ ἐν τῷ υἱῷ αὐτοῦ ἐστιν.
12 Όστις έχει τον Υιόν έχει την ζωήν· όστις δεν έχει τον Υιόν του Θεού, την ζωήν δεν έχει.
12 He who has the Son has the life. He who doesn’t have God’s Son doesn’t have the life.
12 ὁ ἔχων τὸν υἱὸν ἔχει τὴν ζωήν· ὁ μὴ ἔχων τὸν υἱὸν τοῦ Θεοῦ τὴν ζωὴν οὐκ ἔχει.
13 Ταύτα έγραψα προς εσάς τους πιστεύοντας εις το όνομα του Υιού του Θεού, διά να γνωρίζητε ότι έχετε ζωήν αιώνιον, και διά να πιστεύητε εις το όνομα του Υιού του Θεού.
13 These things I have written to you who believe in the name of the Son of God, that you may know that you have eternal life, and that you may continue to believe in the name of the Son of God.
13 Ταῦτα ἔγραψα ὑμῖν τοῖς πιστεύουσιν εἰς τὸ ὄνομα τοῦ υἱοῦ τοῦ Θεοῦ, ἵνα εἰδῆτε ὅτι ζωὴν αἰώνιον ἔχετε, καὶ ἵνα πιστεύητε εἰς τὸ ὄνομα τοῦ υἱοῦ τοῦ Θεοῦ.
14 Και αύτη είναι η παρρησία, την οποίαν έχομεν προς αυτόν, ότι εάν ζητώμέν τι κατά το θέλημα αυτού, ακούει ημάς.
14 This is the boldness which we have toward him, that if we ask anything according to his will, he listens to us.
14 καὶ αὕτη ἐστὶν ἡ παρρησία ἣν ἔχομεν πρὸς αὐτόν, ὅτι ἐάν τι αἰτώμεθα κατὰ τὸ θέλημα αὐτοῦ, ἀκούει ἡμῶν.
15 Και εάν εξεύρωμεν ότι ακούει ημάς ό,τι αν ζητήσωμεν, εξεύρομεν ότι λαμβάνομεν τα ζητήματα, τα οποία εζητήσαμεν παρ' αυτού.
15 And if we know that he listens to us, whatever we ask, we know that we have the petitions which we have asked of him.
15 καὶ ἐὰν οἴδαμεν ὅτι ἀκούει ἡμῶν ὃ ἂν αἰτώμεθα, οἴδαμεν ὅτι ἔχομεν τὰ αἰτήματα ἃ ᾐτήκαμεν παρ᾽ αὐτοῦ.
16 Εάν τις ίδη τον αδελφόν αυτού αμαρτάνοντα αμαρτίαν ουχί θανάσιμον, θέλει ζητήσει, και ο Θεός θέλει δώσει εις αυτόν ζωήν, εις τους αμαρτάνοντας ουχί θανασίμως. Είναι αμαρτία θανάσιμος· δεν λέγω περί εκείνης να παρακαλέση.
16 If anyone sees his brother sinning a sin not leading to death, he shall ask, and God will give him life for those who sin not leading to death. There is sin leading to death. I don’t say that he should make a request concerning this.
16 Ἐάν τις ἴδῃ τὸν ἀδελφὸν αὐτοῦ ἁμαρτάνοντα ἁμαρτίαν μὴ πρὸς θάνατον, αἰτήσει, καὶ δώσει αὐτῷ ζωήν, τοῖς ἁμαρτάνουσι μὴ πρὸς θάνατον. ἔστιν ἁμαρτία πρὸς θάνατον· οὐ περὶ ἐκείνης λέγω ἵνα ἐρωτήσῃ.
17 Πάσα αδικία είναι αμαρτία· και είναι αμαρτία ουχί θανάσιμος.
17 All unrighteousness is sin, and there is sin not leading to death.
17 πᾶσα ἀδικία ἁμαρτία ἐστίν· καὶ ἔστιν ἁμαρτία οὐ πρὸς θάνατον.
18 Εξεύρομεν ότι πας ο γεννηθείς εκ του Θεού δεν αμαρτάνει, αλλ' όστις εγεννήθη εκ του Θεού φυλάττει αυτόν, και ο πονηρός δεν εγγίζει αυτόν.
18 We know that whoever is born of God doesn’t sin, but he who was born of God keeps himself, and the evil one doesn’t touch him.
18 Οἴδαμεν ὅτι πᾶς ὁ γεγεννημένος ἐκ τοῦ Θεοῦ οὐχ ἁμαρτάνει, ἀλλ᾽ ὁ γεννηθεὶς ἐκ τοῦ Θεοῦ τηρεῖ ἑαυτόν, καὶ ὁ πονηρὸς οὐχ ἅπτεται αὐτοῦ.
19 Εξεύρομεν ότι εκ του Θεού είμεθα, και ο κόσμος όλος εν τω πονηρώ κείται.
19 We know that we are of God, and the whole world lies in the power of the evil one.
19 οἴδαμεν ὅτι ἐκ τοῦ Θεοῦ ἐσμεν, καὶ ὁ κόσμος ὅλος ἐν τῷ πονηρῷ κεῖται.
20 Εξεύρομεν δε ότι ο Υιός του Θεού ήλθε και έδωκεν εις ημάς νόησιν, διά να γνωρίζωμεν τον αληθινόν· και είμεθα εν τω αληθινώ, εν τω Υιώ αυτού Ιησού Χριστώ. Ούτος είναι ο αληθινός Θεός και η ζωή η αιώνιος.
20 We know that the Son of God has come and has given us an understanding, that we know him who is true; and we are in him who is true, in his Son Jesus Christ. This is the true God and eternal life.
20 οἴδαμεν δὲ ὅτι ὁ υἱὸς τοῦ Θεοῦ ἥκει καὶ δέδωκεν ἡμῖν διάνοιαν ἵνα γινώσκωμεν τὸν ἀληθινόν· καί ἐσμεν ἐν τῷ ἀληθινῷ, ἐν τῷ υἱῷ αὐτοῦ Ἰησοῦ Χριστῷ. οὗτός ἐστιν ὁ ἀληθινὸς Θεὸς καὶ ζωὴ αἰώνιος.
21 Τεκνία, φυλάξατε εαυτούς από των ειδώλων· αμήν.
21 Little children, keep yourselves from idols.
21 Τεκνία, φυλάξατε ἑαυτοὺς ἀπὸ τῶν εἰδώλων· ἀμήν.
Cross references (21)
Related passages for each verse, from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge as collected and ranked by readers at OpenBible.info.
- 1 John 1:12–13; 1 John 2:29; John 8:42; 1 John 4:7; 1 Peter 1:22–23
- 2 John 13:34–35; 1 John 2:5; 1 John 3:22–24; John 15:17; 1 John 4:21
- 3 John 14:15; John 15:10; Deuteronomy 7:9; John 14:21–24; 2 John 6
- 4 1 Corinthians 15:57; 1 John 4:4; John 16:33; 1 John 3:9; 1 John 5:5
- 5 1 John 4:15; 1 John 5:1
- 6 John 15:26; Hebrews 9:14; John 16:13; Mark 14:24; John 14:17
- 7 Matthew 28:19; 2 Corinthians 13:14; Acts 5:32; Matthew 3:16–17; John 1:1
- 8 1 John 5:6–7; John 15:26; 1 Peter 3:21; Acts 2:2–4; Romans 8:16
- 9 Matthew 3:16–17; Matthew 17:5; Acts 17:31; John 8:17–19; Acts 5:32
- 10 Romans 8:16; Galatians 4:6; John 3:33; John 5:38; Hebrews 3:12
- 11 Romans 6:23; 1 John 2:25; John 3:36; 1 John 5:20; 1 John 4:9
- 12 John 3:36; John 5:24; John 1:12; 1 Corinthians 1:30; John 3:15
- 13 John 20:31; John 1:12; 1 John 3:23; 2 Peter 1:10–11; John 3:18
- 14 John 14:13; Jeremiah 29:12–13; Jeremiah 33:3; 1 John 3:21–22; John 15:7
- 15 Luke 11:9–10; Mark 11:24; Proverbs 15:29; 1 John 5:18–20
- 16 Hebrews 6:4–6; 1 Samuel 2:25; Jeremiah 11:14; Hebrews 10:26–31; Mark 3:28–30
- 17 1 John 3:4; James 1:15; Ezekiel 18:26–32; 1 John 5:16; James 4:7–10
- 18 1 John 3:9; 1 John 5:4; Jude 21; Jude 24; 1 John 5:1
- 19 2 Corinthians 4:4; Ephesians 2:2; 1 John 4:4–6; Galatians 1:4; Revelation 12:9
- 20 John 17:3; Luke 24:45; John 14:9; 1 Timothy 3:16; Isaiah 44:6
- 21 1 Corinthians 10:14; 1 Corinthians 10:7; Exodus 20:3–4; 2 Corinthians 6:16–17; 1 Thessalonians 1:9
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Why does my Bible say something different?
- 1 John 5:7–8: the “three heavenly witnesses”
Older English and Spanish Bibles read: “there are three that bear record in heaven, the Father, the Word, and the Holy Ghost: and these three are one.” These words, called the Johannine Comma, are absent from virtually every Greek manuscript before the late Middle Ages and from the Greek Fathers. The Patriarchal Text prints them in small type, kept at the wish of the Holy Synod. The Trinity does not depend on them.
What the Fathers said
Passages from the Church Fathers that expound or quote this chapter, verbatim from the public-domain Schaff edition (19th-century English translations).
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“Commentary” is the opening of a homily or exposition on this chapter (John Chrysostom’s homilies, Augustine’s tractates, sermons and expositions of the Psalms). “Quotes” are sentences where the edition’s own footnotes identify a quotation of a verse here, kept only when the wording matches the verse. Only works whose authorship is not in doubt are used. Psalms follow the Hebrew/English numbering (Augustine numbers them as the Septuagint does: his Psalm 50 is Psalm 51 here).
I Suppose ye remember, those of you who were present yesterday, to what place in the course of this epistle our exposition has reached: namely, "He that loveth not his brother whom he seeth, how can he love God whom he seeth not?
Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 1, vol. 7 (1888)
… but is of antichrist." These words agree with what was said in the Gospel, that "the Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us." Wherefore he again exclaims in his Epistle, "Every one that believeth that Jesus is the Christ, has been born of God;" knowing Jesus Christ to be one and the same, to whom the gates of heaven …
There is a sin unto death: I do not say that he shall pray for it." For he manifestly shows that there are certain brethren for whom we are not commanded to pray, although the Lord bids us pray even for our persecutors.
Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 1, vol. 6 (1888)
And he that loveth Him that begat, loveth Him also that is begotten of Him; but he that despiseth Him that is begotten casts back the insult upon Him who begat.
Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 2, vol. 7 (1894)
What about John then, when in his Catholic Epistle he says that there are Three that bear witness, the Spirit and the Water and the Blood?
Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 2, vol. 7 (1894)