1 John 5:20
Text Analysis
Strong'sGreekEnglishMorphology
1492 [e]οἴδαμεν
oidamen
We knowV-RIA-1P
1161 [e]δὲ
de
nowConj
3754 [e]ὅτι
hoti
thatConj
3588 [e]
ho
theArt-NMS
5207 [e]Υἱὸς
Huios
SonN-NMS
3588 [e]τοῦ
tou
- Art-GMS
2316 [e]Θεοῦ
Theou
of GodN-GMS
2240 [e]ἥκει,
hēkei
is come,V-PIA-3S
2532 [e]καὶ
kai
andConj
1325 [e]δέδωκεν
dedōken
has givenV-RIA-3S
1473 [e]ἡμῖν
hēmin
usPPro-D1P
1271 [e]διάνοιαν
dianoian
understanding,N-AFS
2443 [e]ἵνα
hina
so thatConj
1097 [e]γινώσκωμεν*
ginōskōmen
we may knowV-PSA-1P
3588 [e]τὸν
ton
Him who [is]Art-AMS
228 [e]ἀληθινόν·
alēthinon
TRUE;Adj-AMS
2532 [e]καὶ
kai
andConj
1510 [e]ἐσμὲν
esmen
we areV-PIA-1P
1722 [e]ἐν
en
inPrep
3588 [e]τῷ
Him who [is]Art-DMS
228 [e]ἀληθινῷ,
alēthinō
TRUE,Adj-DMS
1722 [e]ἐν
en
inPrep
3588 [e]τῷ
theArt-DMS
5207 [e]Υἱῷ
Huiō
SonN-DMS
846 [e]αὐτοῦ
autou
of Him,PPro-GM3S
2424 [e]Ἰησοῦ
Iēsou
JesusN-DMS
5547 [e]Χριστῷ.
Christō
Christ.N-DMS
3778 [e]οὗτός
houtos
HeDPro-NMS
1510 [e]ἐστιν
estin
isV-PIA-3S
3588 [e]
ho
theArt-NMS
228 [e]ἀληθινὸς
alēthinos
TRUEAdj-NMS
2316 [e]Θεὸς
Theos
GodN-NMS
2532 [e]καὶ
kai
andConj
2222 [e]ζωὴ
zōē
lifeN-NFS
166 [e]αἰώνιος.
aiōnios
eternal.Adj-NFS





















Greek Texts
ΙΩΑΝΝΟΥ Α΄ 5:20 Greek NT: Nestle 1904
οἴδαμεν δὲ ὅτι ὁ Υἱὸς τοῦ Θεοῦ ἥκει, καὶ δέδωκεν ἡμῖν διάνοιαν ἵνα γινώσκομεν τὸν ἀληθινόν· καὶ ἐσμὲν ἐν τῷ ἀληθινῷ, ἐν τῷ Υἱῷ αὐτοῦ Ἰησοῦ Χριστῷ. οὗτός ἐστιν ὁ ἀληθινὸς Θεὸς καὶ ζωὴ αἰώνιος.

ΙΩΑΝΝΟΥ Α΄ 5:20 Greek NT: Westcott and Hort 1881
οἴδαμεν δὲ ὅτι ὁ υἱὸς τοῦ θεοῦ ἥκει, καὶ δέδωκεν ἡμῖν διάνοιαν ἵνα γινώσκομεν τὸν ἀληθινόν· καί ἐσμεν ἐν τῷ ἀληθινῷ, ἐν τῷ υἱῷ αὐτοῦ Ἰησοῦ Χριστῷ. οὗτός ἐστιν ὁ ἀληθινὸς θεὸς καὶ ζωὴ αἰώνιος.

ΙΩΑΝΝΟΥ Α΄ 5:20 Greek NT: Westcott and Hort / [NA27 and UBS4 variants]
οἴδαμεν δὲ ὅτι ὁ υἱὸς τοῦ θεοῦ ἥκει, καὶ δέδωκεν ἡμῖν διάνοιαν ἵνα γινώσκομεν / γινώσκωμεν τὸν ἀληθινόν· καί ἐσμεν ἐν τῷ ἀληθινῷ, ἐν τῷ υἱῷ αὐτοῦ Ἰησοῦ Χριστῷ. οὗτός ἐστιν ὁ ἀληθινὸς θεὸς καὶ ζωὴ αἰώνιος.

ΙΩΑΝΝΟΥ Α΄ 5:20 Greek NT: RP Byzantine Majority Text 2005
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 θεός, καὶ ζωὴ αἰώνιος.

ΙΩΑΝΝΟΥ Α΄ 5:20 Greek NT: Greek Orthodox Church
οἴδαμεν δὲ ὅτι ὁ υἱὸς τοῦ Θεοῦ ἥκει καὶ δέδωκεν ἡμῖν διάνοιαν ἵνα γινώσκομεν τὸν ἀληθινόν· καὶ ἐσμὲν ἐν τῷ ἀληθινῷ, ἐν τῷ υἱῷ αὐτοῦ Ἰησοῦ Χριστῷ. οὗτός ἐστιν ὁ ἀληθινὸς Θεὸς καὶ ζωὴ αἰώνιος.

ΙΩΑΝΝΟΥ Α΄ 5:20 Greek NT: Tischendorf 8th Edition
εἴδω δέ ὅτι ὁ υἱός ὁ θεός ἥκω καί δίδωμι ἡμᾶς διάνοια ἵνα γινώσκω ὁ ἀληθινός καί εἰμί ἐν ὁ ἀληθινός ἐν ὁ υἱός αὐτός Ἰησοῦς Χριστός οὗτος εἰμί ὁ ἀληθινός θεός καί ζωή αἰώνιος

ΙΩΑΝΝΟΥ Α΄ 5:20 Greek NT: Scrivener's Textus Receptus 1894
οἴδαμεν δὲ ὅτι ὁ υἱὸς τοῦ Θεοῦ ἥκει, καὶ δέδωκεν ἡμῖν διάνοιαν ἵνα γινώσκωμεν τὸν ἀληθινόν· καὶ ἐσμὲν ἐν τῷ ἀληθινῷ, ἐν τῷ υἱῷ αὐτοῦ Ἰησοῦ Χριστῷ. οὗτός ἐστιν ὁ ἀληθινὸς Θεὸς, καὶ ἥ ζωὴ αἰώνιος.

ΙΩΑΝΝΟΥ Α΄ 5:20 Greek NT: Stephanus Textus Receptus 1550
οἴδαμεν δὲ ὅτι ὁ υἱὸς τοῦ θεοῦ ἥκει καὶ δέδωκεν ἡμῖν διάνοιαν ἵνα γινώσκωμεν τὸν ἀληθινόν καὶ ἐσμὲν ἐν τῷ ἀληθινῷ ἐν τῷ υἱῷ αὐτοῦ Ἰησοῦ Χριστῷ οὗτός ἐστιν ὁ ἀληθινὸς θεὸς καὶ ἥ ζωὴ αἶώνιος

1 John 5:20 Hebrew Bible
וידענו כי בא בן אלהים ויתן לנו בינה לדעת את האמתי ובאמתי אנחנו בבנו ישוע המשיח זה הוא האל האמתי וחיי העולם׃

1 John 5:20 Aramaic NT: Peshitta
ܘܝܕܥܝܢܢ ܕܒܪܗ ܕܐܠܗܐ ܐܬܐ ܘܝܗܒ ܠܢ ܡܕܥܐ ܕܢܕܥ ܠܫܪܝܪܐ ܘܢܗܘܐ ܒܗ ܒܫܪܝܪܐ ܒܒܪܗ ܝܫܘܥ ܡܫܝܚܐ ܗܢܐ ܗܘ ܐܠܗܐ ܫܪܝܪܐ ܘܚܝܐ ܕܠܥܠܡ ܀

Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
And we know that the Son of God has come, and has given us understanding so that we may 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.

King James Bible
And we know that the Son of God is come, and hath given us an understanding, that we may know him that is true, and we are in him that is true, even in his Son Jesus Christ. This is the true God, and eternal life.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
And we know that the Son of God has come and has given us understanding so that we may know the true One. We are in the true One--that is, in His Son Jesus Christ. He is the true God and eternal life.
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