I John 5:13-17

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I John 5:13-17
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Introduction

13) These things I wrote to you, the ones believing into the name of the Son of God, in
order that you might know that you have eternal life, and in order that you might
believe into the name of the Son of God.

14) And this is the confidence which we have toward Him, that if we should ask
anything according to His will, He is hearing us.

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15) And if we know that He is hearing us, whatever we should ask, we know that we
have the requests which we have asked from Him.

16) If anyone should see his brother sinning a sin not toward death, he will ask, and He
will give life, to the one not sinning toward death. There is a sin toward death. I do
not say that he should ask concerning that.

17) All unrighteousness is sin, and there is a sin not toward death.

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13) Tau`ta e[graya uJmi`n (i{na eijdh`te o{ti zwh;n e[cete

These things I wrote to you (in order that you might know that life you have

aijwvnion), toi`" pisteuvousin eij" to; o[noma tou` uiJou` tou` Qeou`
eternal), the ones believing into the name the of Son the of God,

i{na eijdh`te o{ti zwh;n e[cete aijwvnion, [kai; i{na

in order that you might know that life you have eternal, [and in order that

pisteuvhte eij~ to; o[noma tou` uiJou` tou` Qeou`.]

you might believe into the name the of Son the of God.]

14) kai; au{th ejsti;n hJ parrhsiva h}n e[comen pro;" aujtovn, o{ti ejavn
and this is the confidence which we have toward Him, that if

ti aijtwvmeqa kata; to; qevlhma aujtou`, ajkouvei hJmw`n:

anything we should ask according to the will of Him, He is hearing us;

15) kai; eja;n oi[damen o{ti ajkouvei hJmw`n, o} a]n (eja;n) aijtwvmeqa,
and if we know that He is hearing us, what ever (ever) we should ask,

oi[damen o{ti e[comen ta; aijthvmata a} hj/thvkamen parj (ajpÆ)

we know that we have the requests which we have asked from (from)

aujtou`.
Him.

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16) ejavn ti" i[dh/ to;n ajdelfo;n aujtou` aJmartavnonta aJmartivan mh;
if anyone should see the brother of him sinning sin not

pro;" qavnaton, aijthvsei, kai; dwvsei aujtw`/ zwhvn, toi`"

toward death, he will ask, and He will give to him life, the ones

aJmartavnousin mh; pro;" qavnaton. e[stin aJmartiva pro;" qavnaton:

sinning not toward death. there is sin toward death;

ouj peri; ejkeivnh" levgw i{na ejrwthvsh/.

not concerning that I do say in order that He should ask.

17) pa`sa ajdikiva aJmartiva ejstiv(n), kai; e[stin aJmartiva ouj pro;"
all unrighteousness sin is; and there is sin not toward

qavnaton.
death.

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13) Tau`ta
These things

e[graya
I wrote

uJmi`n =
to you (i{na)
(in order that)
(eijdh`te)
(you might know)
(o{ti)
(that)
(zwh;n)
(life)
(e[cete)
(you have)
(aijwvnion,)
toi`" (eternal,)
the ones

= pisteuvousin
believing

eij"
into

to;
the

o[noma
name

tou`
the

uiJou`
of Son

tou`
the

Qeou`,
of God,

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13) cont. i{na
in order that

eijdh`te
you might know

o{ti
that

zwh;n
life

e[cete
you have

aijwvnion,
eonian
[kai;] eternal,
[and]

[i{na]
[in order that]

[pisteuvhte]
[you might believe]

[eij~]
[into] [to;]
[the]

[o[noma]
[name]

[tou`]
[the]

[uiJou`]
[of Son]

[tou`]
[the]

[Qeou`.]
[of God.]

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14) kai;
and au{th =
this

ejsti;n
hJ is
the

parrhsiva
boldness
confidence

h}n
which

e[comen
we have

pro;" aujtovn,
toward Him, = o{ti
that ejavn
if
ti
anything

aijtwvmeqa
we may request
we should ask

kata;
according to

to;
the

qevlhma
will

aujtou`,
of Him,
ajkouvei
He is hearing

hJmw`n:
us;

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15) kai;
and eja;n
if

oi[damen
we know

o{ti
that

ajkouvei
He is hearing

hJmw`n,
us,

o} a]n (eja;n)
what ever (ever)

aijtwvmeqa,
we should be requesting
oi[damen we should ask,
we know

o{ti
that

e[comen
we have
ta;
the

aijthvmata
requests

a}
which

hj/thvkamen
we have requested
we have asked

par j (ajpÆ) aujtou`.

from (from) Him.

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16) ejavn
if

ti"
anyone

i[dh/
should see

to;n
the

ajdelfo;n
brother

aujtou`
of him

aJmartavnonta
missing
sinning

aJmartivan
miss
sin
mh;
not

pro;" qavnaton,
toward death,
aijthvsei,
he will request
he will ask,

kai;
and

dwvsei
He will give

aujtw`/ =
to him

zwhvn.
life.

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16) cont. toi`"
the ones

= aJmartavnousi(n)
missing
sinning

mh;
not

pro;" qavnaton.
toward death.

e[stin
there is

aJmartiva
miss
sin

pro;" qavnaton:
toward death;

ouj
not

peri; ejkeivnh"
concerning that

levgw
I do say

i{na
in order that

ejrwthvsh/.
He should be requesting
He should ask.

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17) pa`sa
all

ajdikiva
injustice
unrighteousness

aJmartiva
miss
sin

ejstiv(n):
is;

kai;
and

e[stin
there is

aJmartiva
miss
sin

ouj
not

pro;" qavnaton.
toward death.

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