1 John 5 (BHT-FTN)

+1:1Or That which was from the outset, or That which was from the beginning. Lit That which was from eternity. For a summary of the interpretation of ἀρχή ( archē) represented in the text, see NAC (1, 2, 3 Jn), 51-2. Cf also TDNT, 1:481; NCV.+1:1IT (see UBSHS [1 Jn], 11). Cf NCV, NLT.+1:1Cf ISV, NLT.+1:1Lit That which was from eternity/the beginning, which we have heard, which we have seen with our eyes, which we saw and our hands touched, concerning the Word of life. ME (see ESS [1, 2, 3 Jn], 11; NAC [1, 2, 3 Jn], 51; UBSHS [1 Jn], 11; TDNT, 1:481). Cf NET, NCV, NIV, NLT, NRSV, TEV. The neuter gender is used in the relative clauses here, but the primary focus is the Word, ie, Christ himself. For other examples of the neuter being used for personal referents in John’s writings, see translation and notes at Jn 4:22, 6:37, and 17:10.+1:2Or it. The direct object is implied here from the context.+1:2Unless otherwise marked (through superscript—ˢyou), all second person pronouns are the in the second person plural.+1:2Lit and we testify and announce/bring news.+1:2Since Jesus/the Word is the one being referred to here, “life” here is metonymical for the source of life (cf translation and notes at Jn 1:4 and 5:26), referring to “what causes people to live eternally” ( UBSHS [1 Jn], 15). Cf NCV, NLT, and TEV here and at Jn 1:4 and 5:26.+1:2This is a more literal rendering of ζωὴν αἰώνιον ( zōēn aiōnion), which most English translations render as “eternal life.” See UBSHS (Jn), 88.+1:3κοινωνίαν ( koinōnian) is in P2 (see BART Display and LDGNT), and therefore an emphatic adjective has been used to give extra focus to this element.+1:3Lit may have fellowship with us. ME (see UBSHS [1 Jn], 17; translation and note at Jn 3:15). Cf TEV.+1:3Lit And the fellowship that is ours. ME (see UBSHS [1 Jn], 17). Cf TEV.+1:4Lit so that our joy may be made complete. ME (see translation and notes at Jn 15:11). ἡμῶν ( hēmōn) here is interpreted as an inclusive first person plural. This is reflected in the translation.+1:5Or heard. Cf BSL, 1 Jn 1:5, sv ἀκούω; L-N, 33.212.+1:5φῶς ( phōs) is in P2 (see BART Display and LDGNT), and has therefore been italicized for extra focus and emphasis.+1:5σκοτία οὐδεμία ( skotia oudemia) is in a split focal position (see BART Display and LDGNT), and therefore italics have been used to give extra focus and emphasis to this element, which has also been placed in clause-final for extra focus.+1:6κοινωνίαν ( koinōnian) is in P2 (see BART Display and LDGNT), and has therefore been italicized for extra focus and emphasis.+1:6Lit walk. ME (see L-N, 41.11). περιπατῶμεν ( peripatōmen) is in a DFE position (see BART Display), and has therefore been italicized for extra focus and emphasis.+1:6Lit not doing the truth. ME (see translation and notes at Jn 3:21).+1:7ἐν τῷ φωτὶ ( en tō phōti) is in P2 (see BART Display and LDGNT), and therefore a cleft-construction has been used to give this element extra focus and emphasis. δὲ ( de) has also been used as a spacer to the same end.+1:7αὐτός ( autos) is in P2 (see BART Display and LDGNT), and therefore an intensive pronoun has been used to give extra focus to this element (warranted also on semantic grounds; see, eg, BDAG, 152, sv).+1:7κοινωνίαν ( koinōnian) is in P2 (see BART Display and LDGNT), and therefore a cleft-construction and an adjective (drawn from the lexeme; see L-N, 34.5), have been used to give extra focus to this element.+1:7Or from all sin, or from every kind of sin.+1:8οὐκ ἔχομεν ( ouk echomen) is in a DFE position (see BART Display and LDGNT), and therefore inversion has been used to give extra focus to this element within the ME (see following note).+1:8Lit If we say that we do not have sin. ME (see translation and notes at Jn 9:41 and 15:22-24).+1:8πλανῶμεν ( planōmen) is in a DFE position (see BART Display and LDGNT), and therefore inversion and an adverb (cf NLT) have been used to give this element extra focus and emphasis.+1:8Cf Jn 3:16-21 and 9:35-41.+1:9The present subjunctive is interpreted as functioning voluntatively here (cf Jn 3:16-21 and 9:35-41; pride is the primary issue here). This is reflected in the translation.+1:9IT. A disjunctive/contrastive relationship with the preceding clause is implied here. Cf NCV, NET, TEV.+1:9Lit he.+1:9πιστός καὶ δίκαιος ( pistos kai dikaios) is in a split focal position (see BART Display and LDGNT), and therefore an adverb has been used to give extra focus to this element.+1:9Or trustworthy, or reliable.+1:9Lit and righteous/upright/just. ME(OTB) (see translation and notes at Mt 5:48; UBSHS [1 Jn], 31; v 2:12 below). Cf Ex 34:6-7.+1:9The ἵνα ( hina) clause is interpreted as signaling result. This is reflected in the translation. Cf NET, NIV.+1:9Or from all wickedness. Cf Rm 1; Ga 5:16-26; Eph 4:17-24; Col 3:5-8.+1:10Lit we have not sinned. The perfect tense is used here, and therefore “guilty of sin” has been used in translation to signal the ongoing effects at the time of the speaker. Cf HCSB.+1:10Lit him.+1:10ψεύστην ( pseustēn) is in P2 (see BART Display and LDGNT), and therefore italics have been used to give this element extra focus and emphasis.+1:10Here, εἰμί ( eimi) approximates μένω ( menō) (cf Jn 5:38, 15:7; 1 Jn 2:14) and ἐνοικέω ( enoikeō) (cf Col 3:16) in meaning. Cf also ANLEX, 131, sv εἰμί 4.+1:10Cf Jn 5:38, 15:7; Col 3:16; 1 Jn 2:14.+2:1Drawing from the UBSHS in translation here (see UBSHS [1 Jn], 33).+2:1παράκλητον ( paraklēton) is in P2 (see BART Display and LDGNT), and has therefore been moved to the end of the clause (out of its default order in English) for extra focus and stress.+2:1Lit an advocate/pleader/encourager/strengthener/one called alongside to help. ME (see note at Jn 14:15). Cf CJB, NCV, NIV, NLT, TEV. In this context, the advocate/pleading/appealing role is primarily in view. As v 2 indicates (note ἱλασμός [ hilasmos] there; cf Lk 18:9-14), the appeal is primarily for mercy and forgiveness, though help to resist further sin is also probably implied as well. Cf Jb 33:23-24; Lk 18:9-14; Heb 4:16.+2:2ἱλασμός ( hilasmos) is in P2 (see BART Display and LDGNT), and therefore italics have been used to give extra focus and emphasis to this element within the ME (see following note).+2:2Lit He is the propitiation/expiation for our sins, and not for ours only, but also for [those] of the whole world. ME(OTB)/IT (see translation and notes at Lk 18:13 and Rm 3:25; NET Bible Notes, 1 Jn 2:2).+2:3Or proof.+2:3Lit By this we know. ME (see UBSHS [1 Jn], 37-8). Cf NEB.+2:3Lit him.+2:3τὰς ἐντολὰς αὐτοῦ ( tas entolas autou) is in an embedded focal position (see BART Display), and therefore italics have been used to give this element extra focus and emphasis.+2:3Cf 2 Co 13:5-6.+2:4A condition is implied in the participle here. For more on implicit conditions in Greek, see Wallace, Grammar, 687-9.+2:4Lit him. Cf NCV, NLT.+2:4Lit his. Cf NCV, NLT.+2:4μὴ τηρῶν ( mē tērōn) is in a DFE position (see BART Display and LDGNT), and therefore inversion has been used to give this element extra focus and emphasis.+2:4ψεύστης ( pseustēs) is in P2 (see BART Display and LDGNT), and therefore italics have been used to give this element extra focus and emphasis.+2:4οὐκ ἔστιν ( ouk estin) is in P2 (see BART Display and LDGNT), and therefore inversion and an adverb have been used to give this element extra focus and emphasis.+2:4Lit is not. See note at v 1:10 above.+2:5A condition is implied in the relative clause here. For more on implicit conditions in Greek, see Wallace, Grammar, 687-9.+2:5Or word, or message.+2:5Or reached its goal, or accomplished its goal, or been brought to completion. See translation and notes at Lk 13:32.+2:5ἐν αὐτῷ ( en auto) is in P2 (see BART Display and LDGNT), and therefore a cleft-construction and an adverb have been used to give extra focus to this element within the ME (see following note).+2:5Lit that we are in him. ME (see translation and note at Jn 10:38). Cf CJB, TEV.+2:6A condition is implied in the participle here. For more on implicit conditions in Greek, see Wallace, Grammar, 687-9.+2:6Lit that he dwells/remains/continues in him. ME (see translation and notes at Jn 6:56, 10:38, 14:10, 14:20, and 15:4). μένειν ( menein) is in an embedded DFE position (see BART Display), and therefore inversion has been used to give extra focus to this element within the ME.+2:6καὶ αὐτὸς ( kai autos) is in P2 (see BART Display and LDGNT), and therefore a possessive adjective has been used to give extra focus to this element within the ME (see note at the end of this verse).+2:6“More and more” is drawn from the imperfective aspect of the infinitive in this context. Cf Jn 15:2.+2:6Lit he must, just as that one walked, also himself to walk. ME (see BDAG, 803, sv περιπατέω 2; L-N, 41.11, 64.14; UBSHS [Jn], 43). Cf CJB, ISV, NIV, NLT, TEV. ἐκεῖνος ( ekeinos) is in an embedded focal position (see BART Display and LDGNT), and therefore an intensive pronoun has been used to give extra focus to this element within the ME.+2:6Cf Jn 13:31-35, 15:8; 1 Co 11:1; 1 Th 1:6.+2:7ἐντολὴν καινὴν ( entolēn kainēn) is in P2 (see BART Display and LDGNT), and therefore a cleft-construction has been used to give extra focus to this element.+2:7Cf Lv 19:18; Mt 5:17, 22:20; Rm 13:8-10.+2:7Lit which you have. In this context, ἔχω ( echo) means “a sense of obligation in regard to something” ( BDAG, 421, sv 7.a.δ.).+2:7Cf NAB in ESS (1, 2, 3 Jn), 49. As the next sentence indicates, this is referring to the time when the gospel was first heard.+2:7Or word, or message, or teaching. Cf REB in ESS (1, 2, 3 Jn), 50.+2:7Or heard. Cf L-N, 33.12.+2:8ἐντολὴν καινὴν ( entolēn kainēn) is in P2 (see BART Display and LDGNT), and therefore a cleft-construction has been used to give extra focus to this element.+2:8Lit which is true in him and in you. ME (see NAC [Jn], 79; Ibid [1, 2, 3 Jn], 96; FSB, 1 Jn 2:7; Robertson, Word Pictures, 1 Jn 2:8; Vincent, Word Studies, 2:331; UBSHS [1 Jn], 45). Cf Mt 5:17; Jn 13.+2:9A condition is implied in the participle here. For more on implicit conditions in Greek, see Wallace, Grammar, 687-9.+2:9ἐν τῷ φωτὶ ( en tō phōti) is in P2 (see BART Display and LDGNT), and therefore italics have been used to give this element extra focus and emphasis.+2:9τὸν ἀδελφὸν αὐτοῦ ( ton adelphon autou) is in P2 (see BART Display and LDGNT), and therefore italics have been used to give this element extra focus and emphasis.+2:9IT. A real versus a claimed state is implied here. Cf 1:5-10.+2:9ἐν τῇ σκοτίᾳ ( en tē skotia) is in P2 (see BART Display and LDGNT), and therefore italics have been used to give this element extra focus and emphasis.+2:10μένει ( menei) is in a DFE position (see BART Display and LDGNT), and therefore italics have been used to give this element extra focus and emphasis.+2:10σκάνδαλον ( skandalon) is in P2 (see BART Display and LDGNT), and has therefore been placed in clause-final for extra focus and stress. The negative particle has also been used to give this element extra focus.+2:10Cf CJB, NCV, NIV, NLT, TEV.+2:11ἐν τῇ σκοτίᾳ ( en tē skotia) is in P2 (see BART Display and LDGNT), and therefore a spacer (drawn from the context; see v 9) has been used to give extra focus to this element.+2:11Lit walks about [here and there]. ME/IT (see UBSHS [1 Jn], 49; the last clause in this verse). περιπατεῖ ( peripatei) is in a DFE position (see BART Display and LDGNT), and has therefore been placed in clause-final for extra focus and stress.+2:12Or for his name’s sake. Cf Ex 34:6-7; Is 48:9-11; Cf Jr 31:31-34; Ml 3:6.+2:13Cf Jr 31:31-34. Maintaining consistency in translation with 1 Jn 1:1 (see translation and notes there).+2:14ἰσχυροί ( ischuroi) is in P2 (see BART Display and LDGNT), and has therefore been italicized for extra focus and emphasis.+2:14μένει ( menei) is in a DFE position (see BART Display and LDGNT), and has therefore been italicized for extra focus and emphasis.+2:15Lit the world and the things of the world. ME (see BDAG, 562, sv κόσμος 7.b.; UBSHS [1 Jn], 55). Cf NCV at v 16.+2:16According to the UBSHS, “The three following phrases are given not as an exhaustive enumeration but by way of characteristic examples of ‘all that is in the world’” ( UBSHS [1 Jn], 56).+2:16Lit of the flesh. Translating “flesh” according to “Flesh” P (see FBT Chart).+2:16Lit the lusts of the eyes. ME(I/F)/IT (see translation and notes at Mt 6:22-23). Cf 1 Co 5:11, 6:10; Eph 5:5.+2:16The genitive is interpreted as functioning in the subjective/source/production range. This is reflected in the translation. Cf NET.+2:16Cf Ps 73; Jr 9:22; 1 Ti 6:17.+2:16ἐκ τοῦ πατρὸς ( ek tou patros) is in E-O (see LDGNT), and ἐκ τοῦ κόσμου ( ek tou kosmou) in P2 (see BART Display and LDGNT), as part of a point-counterpoint series (see LDGNT), and therefore the negative particle has been placed directly before the counterpoint to give extra focus to these elements (with the verb in the main point left implicit).+2:17Or is about to pass away. Not out of existence altogether, but in its present form as tainted by evil and decay. Cf Gn 6:13, 9:11; Ps 72:5, 17, 89:36-37, 102:25-28, 148:6; Is 34:4-5, 65:17-25, 66:22; Jr 31:35-36, 33:20-21; 1 Co 7:31; Heb 1:10-12; Jm 1:10; 1 Pt 1:24; 4:7; 2 Pt 2:6, 3:13;1 Jn 2:17; Re 12:7-10, 21:1-4. Cf also 1 Co 2:6.+2:17Lit and. Cf ESV, NCV, NET.+2:18ἐσχάτη ὥρα ( eschatē hora) is in P2 (see BART Display and LDGNT), and therefore Παιδία ( Paidia) has been used as a spacer to give extra focus to this element.+2:18Or have heard. Cf BSL, 1 Jn 2:18, sv ἀκούω; BDAG, 38, sv ἀκούω 3; TEV.+2:18ἀντίχριστος ( antichristos) is in P2 (see BART Display), and has therefore been placed in clause-final for extra focus and stress (with the help of a dummy subject).+2:18Lit an anti-Messiah. ME (see ANLEX, 59, sv ἀντίχριστος 2; BDAG, 91, sv ἀντίχριστος; BSL, 1 Jn 2:18, sv ἀντίχριστος; UBSHS [1 Jn], 62; Vincent, Word Studies, 2:337). Here, the “against” idea is signaled in translation by “oppose,” while the “in place of” idea is signaled by “imposter” and “true.” Cf Is 10:12, 30:30-33; Ezk 38:17; Dn 7:7-28, 8:23-25; Jl 3; Zc 12-14; Th 2:1-12; Re 13.+2:18ἀντίχριστοι πολλοὶ ( antichristoi polloi) is in P2 (see BART Display), and has therefore been placed in clause-final for extra focus and stress (with the help of a dummy subject).+2:18Lit many anti-Messiahs. ME (see ANLEX, 59, sv ἀντίχριστος 1).+2:18ἐσχάτη ὥρα ( eschatē hora) is in P2 (see BART Display and LDGNT; note, though, that the BART Display is marked for focal ambiguity), and has therefore been italicized for extra focus and emphasis.+2:19ἐξῆλθαν ( exēlthan) is in a DFE position (see BART Display and LDGNT; note, though, that the BART Display is marked for focal ambiguity), and therefore inversion has been used to give this element extra focus.+2:19Lit From us they departed, but they were not of us. ME (see BDAG, 348, sv ἐξέρχομαι 4; UBSHS [1 Jn], 63). Cf NCV, NIV, NET, NLT, TEV.+2:19ἦσαν ( ēsan) is in an embedded DFE position (see BART Display), and therefore ἐξ ἡμῶν ( ex hēmōn) has been left implicit in translation in order to give this element extra stress.+2:19ME/IT (see BDAG, 631, sv μένω 1.b.).+2:19An ellipsis is present in the Greek text here. The departure mentioned in the first part of verse is what is implied here. Cf ESV, HCSB, NASB, NCV, NIV, NLT, NRSV, TEV.+2:19Cf ISV.+2:20χρῖσμα ἀπὸ τοῦ ἁγίου ( chrisma apo tou hagiou tou hagiou) is in a split focal position (see BART Display; cf LDGNT), and therefore a cleft-construction has been used to give extra focus to this element.+2:20Or and all of you know the truth. There is no direct object explicitly stated in the Greek text, and therefore it must be inferred from the context. Since this is most likely an allusion to Jr 31:34 (see NET Bible Notes, 1 Jn 2:20), the “Holy One” is most likely the implied direct object here.+2:21Lit I’m not writing that, or I’m not writing because. ὅτι ( hoti) may be functioning here either as a marker of content, or as a marker of cause (the first interpretation is represented in translation here; for a summary of interpretative options here, see ESS [1, 2, 3 Jn], 77; NET Bible Notes, 1 Jn 2:21; UBSHS [1 Jn], 68). “Writing” connected directly with the marker of content doesn’t transfer well into English, and therefore “to tell” and “to assure” have been used in translation here (cf Brown in ESS [1, 2, 3 Jn], 77).+2:21πᾶν ψεῦδος ( pan pseudos) is in P2 (see BART Display; note, though, that the BART Display is marked for focal ambiguity), and therefore italics have been used to give this element extra focus and emphasis.+2:21Cf TEV.+2:21Cf CJB.+2:22The article here is interpreted as par excellence (cf Bruce, et al, in ESS [1, 2, 3 Jn], 79). This is reflected in the translation.+2:22Lit Who is the liar, except...? EFE. For the rhetorical effect intended by the question here, see UBSHS (1 Jn), 68.+2:23A condition is implied in the participle here. For more on implicit conditions in Greek, see Wallace, Grammar, 687-9.+2:23οὐδὲ τὸν πατέρα ( oude ton patera) is in P2 (see BART Display and LDGNT), and therefore οὐδὲ ( oude) (rendered positively; cf TEV) has been used as a spacer to give extra focus to this element.+2:23Lit he does not have the Father. ME. Cf TEV.+2:23ME/IT (see BDAG, 708, sv ὁμολογέω 4.b.).+2:23καὶ τὸν πατέρα ( kai ton patera) is in P2 (see BART Display and LDGNT), and therefore a cleft-construction has been used to give extra focus to this element. καὶ has also been used to as a spacer to the same end.+2:23Lit he has the Father. ME (see BDAG, 420, sv ἔχω 2.b.; UBSHS [1 Jn], 70).+2:24Or have heard. Cf BSL, 1 Jn 2:24, sv ἀκούω; BDAG, 38, sv ἀκούω 3.+2:24μενέτω ( menetō) is in a DFE position (see BART Display and LDGNT), and has therefore been italicized for extra focus and emphasis.+2:24Cf Jn 5:38, 8:31, 15:7; Col 3:16.+2:24ἀπʼ ἀρχῆς ( ap’ arches) is in an embedded focal positon (see BART Display and LDGNT), and therefore an adjective has been used to give extra focus to this element.+2:24ἐν τῷ υἱῷ καὶ ἐν τῷ πατρὶ ( en tō huiō kai en tō patri) is in P2 (see BART Display and LDGNT), and therefore a cleft-construction has been used to give extra focus to this element.+2:24Lit will dwell/remain/abide/continue. ME (see translation and notes at Jn 6:56, 10:38, 14:10, 14:20, and 15:4). Cf CJB.+2:25Lit And this is the promise that he has promised. ME. Cf CJB, NCV, NIV, NRSV, RSV.+2:25This is a more literal rendering of ζωὴν αἰώνιον ( zōēn aiōnion), which most English translations render as “eternal life.” See UBSHS (Jn), 88.+2:26Or are trying to deceive. The present participle here is functioning either conatively (cf, eg, HCSB, NET) or voluntatively (cf NLT), or both. This is reflected in the translation. Cf most English translations.+2:27Lit from him.+2:27Lit and you do not have need that someone should teach you. ME (see UBSHS [1 Jn], 74). Cf Jn 14:15-17, 26.+2:27Or genuine, or reliable. ἀληθές ( alēthes) is in P2 (see BART Display and LDGNT), and has therefore been italicized for extra focus and emphasis.+2:27Given the prevalence of the anti-Messiah (the ones who are “against/in place of the Anointed One”) theme in this chapter, ψεῦδος ( peudos) (lit false) most likely means “counterfeit” here. Cf CJB, NIV; translation and notes at v 18.+2:27Following the suggestion of the UBSHS in the structuring of the clause sequence here (see UBSHS [1 Jn], 75).+2:27Lit dwell/remain/abide/continue in. ME (see translation and notes at Jn 6:56, 10:38, 14:10, 14:20, and 15:4).+2:27Lit with him. Cf TEV.+2:28Drawing from BDAG in translation here (see BDAG, 681, sv νῦν 2.a.).+2:28Lit dwell/remain/abide/continue in him. ME (see translation and notes at Jn 6:56, 10:38, 14:10, 14:20 and 15:4).+2:28Lit at his coming. The genitive here is subjective, and the Second Coming is meant here. This is reflected in the translation. Cf NET, NLT.+2:29Lit he. Cf NCV, NLT, TEV.+2:29δίκαιός ( dikaios) is in P2 (see BART Display and LDGNT), and has therefore been italicized for extra focus and emphasis.+2:29Lit you know that also/likewise everyone who is doing the righteousness. ME (see UBSHS [1 Jn], 79).+2:29Lit have been conceived by him, or have been fathered by him. ME (see notes at Jn 1:13, 1 Pt 1:3, and Ga 4:21-30). γεγέννηται ( gegennētai) is in a DFE position (see BART Display), and therefore inversion has been used to give extra focus to this element.+3:1τέκνα θεοῦ ( tekna theou) is in P2 (see BART Display and LDGNT), and therefore an emphatic adjective has been used to give extra focus to this element.+3:1Lit and we are. ME (see UBSHS [1 Jn], 81).+3:2Koine Greek often uses parataxis in places where some sort of hypotactic relationship is implied, and/or where English may prefer hypotaxis (see BDAG, 494, sv καί 1.b.β-ζ.; BDF, §471; Wallace, Grammar, 19; NET Bible Notes, Mk 10:28). The second part of this verse is in an adversative/contrastive relationship with this clause. Cf ISV, NLT, TEV.+3:2τέκνα θεοῦ ( tekna theou) is in P2 (see BART Display and LDGNT; note, though, that the BART Display is marked for focal ambiguity), and therefore a spacer has been used to give extra focus to this element.+3:2Lit he, or it.+3:2Or what we will be has not yet appeared, or …he has not yet appeared. What shall we be?... The same verb was last used in v 2:28 (an aorist passive there as here), with the Messiah as the implied subject (cf NCV, NLT at 1 Jn 2:28). In the original text there were no punctuation marks. If the implied subject here is the Messiah, then “what we shall be” is either a second nominative functioning predicatively (cf, eg, Mt 6:18), or perhaps a rhetorical question. Otherwise, it is the subject of the verb. Cf Rm 8:18-30; Php 3:21; Col 3:4.+3:2Or it.+3:2ὅμοιοι αὐτῷ ( homoioi auto) is in P2 (see BART Display and LDGNT), and therefore italics have been used to give this element extra focus and emphasis.+3:2Cf Rm 8:16-30; 1 Co 15:23; Php 3:21; Col 3:4.+3:2Or because we will see him as he is.+3:3Lit that one.+3:3ἐκεῖνος ( ekeinos) is in P2 (see BART Display), and therefore an intensive pronoun has been used to give extra focus to this element.+3:4Drawing from BDAG in translation here (see BDAG, 840, sv ποιέω 3.c.).+3:4καὶ τὴν ἀνομίαν ( kai tēn anomian) is in P2 (see BART Display and LDGNT), and therefore the implied comparison (see following note) has been used as a spacer to give extra focus to this element.+3:4Lit he is committing/doing also the lawlessness. ME (see BDAG, 840, sv ποιέω 3.c.; BSL, 1 Jn 3:4, sv ἀνομία; interpretation 2 in ESS [1, 2, 3 Jn], 102; UBSHS [1 Jn], 86-7). The exegesis of de Jonge and Swellengrebel on this verse is very sound (see UBSHS [1 Jn], 86-7), and is reflected in translation here. Cf 1 Jn 2:18-25; 2 Th 2:1-12.+3:4Cf NCV.+3:4Lit And sin is the lawlessness. ME (see preceding note).+3:5Lit that one.+3:5ἄρῃ ( arē) is in a DFE position (see BART Display and LDGNT), and has therefore been italicized for extra focus and emphasis.+3:5οὐκ ἔστιν ( ouk estin) is in a DFE position (see BART Display and LDGNT), and therefore an adverb and inversion have been used to give this element extra focus and emphasis. The point here is similar to 1 Jn 1:5 (cf UBSHS [1 Jn], 88).+3:5Cf 1 Jn 1:5.+3:6A condition is implied in the participle here. For more on implicit conditions in Greek, see Wallace, Grammar, 687-9.+3:6Lit him.+3:6Lit dwells/remains/abides/continues in him. ME (see translation and notes at Jn 6:56, 10:38, 14:10, 14:20, and 15:4). μένων ( menōn) is in an embedded focal position (see BART Display), and therefore inversion has been used to give this element extra focus and stress.+3:6Cf 1 Co 10:13; Ga 5:16-18; Heb 4:14-16.+3:6A condition is implied in the participle here. For more on implicit conditions in Greek, see Wallace, Grammar, 687-9.+3:6IT. An adversative/contrastive relationship with the preceding clause is implied here. Cf NLT, TEV.+3:6Lit he has not seen him. ME. In this context, ὁράω ( horaō) means “to experience an event or state” ( L-N, 90.79; cf BSL, 1 Jn 3:6, sv). Here, the thing experienced is the life and power (by which we resist sin) that comes through union with the Messiah (cf, eg, Jn 6:53-56 [note the use of μένω ( menō) in v 56]).+3:7Cf 1 Co 6:9; Eph 5:5-6.+3:7Lit The one who is doing the righteousness. ME (see UBSHS [1 Jn], 79). Maintaining consistency in translation with 2:29 above.+3:7δίκαιός ( dikaios) is in P2 (see BART Display and LDGNT), and has therefore been italicized for extra focus and emphasis.+3:7Lit that one.+3:7ἐκεῖνος ( ekeinos) is in P2 (see BART Display), and therefore an intensive pronoun has been used to give extra focus to this element.+3:8IT. An adversative/contrastive relationship with the preceding clause is implied here. Cf NLT.+3:8ἐκ τοῦ διαβόλου ( ek tou diabolou) is in P2 (see BART Display and LDGNT), and therefore an adverb and italics have been used to give extra focus and emphasis to this element within the ME (see following note).+3:8Lit of/belonging to/has the quality of/produced by the devil. Translating here in a way similar to how I’ve translated at Jn 8:41 and 8:44 (see translation and notes there; see also UBSHS [1 Jn], 90). Cf v 10 below. The preposition used here (ἐκ [ ek]) denotes source and origin, and is the opposite of being conceived/born/produced by God (note ἐκ τοῦ θεοῦ [ ek tou theou] in v 9). Cf Jn 8:39-47.+3:8Lit because the devil. Cf NLT.+3:8Lit has been sinning. ME (see translation and note at 3:4 above).+3:8ἀπʼ ἀρχῆς ( ap’ arches) is in P2 (see BART Display), and therefore an adjective has been used to give extra focus to this element (cf CJB).+3:9A condition is implied in the participle here. For more on implicit conditions in Greek, see Wallace, Grammar, 687-9.+3:9ποιεῖ ( poiei) is in a DFE position (see BART Display and LDGNT), and therefore inversion has been used to give this element extra focus and stress.+3:9σπέρμα αὐτοῦ ( sperma autou) is in P2 (see BART Display and LDGNT), and has therefore been placed in clause-final for extra focus and stress (with the help of a dummy subject). An emphatic adjective has also been used to give extra focus to this element within the ME (see following note).+3:9Lit the seed of him. ME (see UBSHS [1 Jn], 90). Cf NCV, NLT, TEV.+3:9Lit to go on sinning. ME (see translation and notes at 3:4 above).+3:9ἐκ τοῦ θεοῦ ( ek tou theou) is in P2 (see BART Display and LDGNT), and therefore the clause has been structured so as to give extra focus to this element within the ME (see following note). An intensive pronoun and emphatic adjective have also been used to the same end.+3:9Lit since he has been conceived/produced by God. ME. Cf CJB, NCV, NLT, TEV; translation and note at 2:29 above.+3:9Cf Rm 8:6-8.+3:10Lit This is how the children of God and the children of the devil are manifest. ME. Cf ISV, NCV, NIV, NLT, TEV. See also translation and note at 1 Jn 2:3.+3:10A condition is implied in the participle here. For more on implicit conditions in Greek, see Wallace, Grammar, 687-9.+3:10Lit Everyone not doing righteousness. Cf Mt 7:16; 1 Jn 3:12, 18.+3:12Cf NLT, TEV.+3:12ἐκ τοῦ πονηροῦ ( ek tou ponērou) is in P2 (see BART Display and LDGNT), therefore italics and a comma have been used to give this element extra focus and emphasis.+3:12πονηρὰ ( ponēra) is in P2 (see BART Display and LDGNT), and has therefore been italicized for extra focus and emphasis.+3:14Cf CJB.+3:14IT (see BDAG, 327, sv ἐν 2.b.; BSL, 1 Jn 3:14, sv μένω).+3:15A condition is implied in the participle here. For more on implicit conditions in Greek, see Wallace, Grammar, 687-9.+3:15ἀνθρωποκτόνος ( anthrōpoktonos) is in P2 (see BART Display and LDGNT), and therefore an adverb and adjective have been used to give extra focus to this element.+3:15This is a more literal rendering of ζωὴν αἰώνιον ( zōēn aiōnion), which most English translations render as “eternal life.” See UBSHS (Jn), 88.+3:15μένουσαν ( menousan) is in an embedded focal position (see BART Display), and has therefore been italicized for extra focus and emphasis.+3:16Lit By this we have come to know love. ME/IT (see ESS [1, 2, 3 Jn], 120; UBSHS [1 Jn], 99). Cf NIV, TEV; Brown et al in ESS (1, 2, 3 Jn), 120.+3:16Lit that one.+3:16ὑπὲρ ἡμῶν ( huper hēmōn) and τὴν ψυχὴν αὐτοῦ ( tēn psuchēn autou) are in P2 (see BART Display), and therefore commas have been used to give extra focus to ὑπὲρ ἡμῶν, which has itself been used as a spacer to give extra focus to τὴν ψυχὴν αὐτοῦ. An emphatic adjective has also been used to give extra focus to τὴν ψυχὴν αὐτοῦ.+3:16IT. Cf NET, TEV; BDAG, 495, sv καί 1.b.ζ.+3:16ὑπὲρ τῶν ἀδελφῶν ( huper tōn adelphōn) and τὰς ψυχὰς ( tas psuchas) are in P2 (see BART Display), and therefore commas have been used to give extra focus to ὑπὲρ τῶν ἀδελφῶν, which has itself been used as a spacer to give extra focus to τὰς ψυχὰς. A possessive adjective has also been used to give extra focus to τὰς ψυχὰς.+3:17A condition is implied in the relative clause here. For more on implicit conditions in Greek, see Wallace, Grammar, 687-9.+3:17Lit He who has…and sees. Koine Greek often uses parataxis in places where some sort of hypotactic relationship is implied, and/or where English may prefer hypotaxis (see BDAG, 494, sv καί 1.b.β-ζ.; BDF, §471; Wallace, Grammar, 19; NET Bible Notes, Mk 10:28). Cf TEV.+3:17Lit has the life/livelihood/property of the world. ME (see L-N, 57.18; UBSHS [1 Jn], 100).+3:17Lit but closes his entrails/inward parts from him. ME(I/F) (see L-N, 25.55).+3:17EFE. For the rhetorical force of πῶς ( pōs) in this type of context, see BDAG, 901, sv 1.a.α-δ.+3:17ἡ ἀγάπη τοῦ θεοῦ ( hē agape tou theou) is in P2 (see BART Display and LDGNT), and therefore a cleft-construction has been used to give extra focus to his element.+3:18IT. Cf NCV.+3:18λόγῳ ( lōgō), τῇ γλώσσῃ ( tē glōssē), ἐν ἔργῳ ( en ergō), and ἀληθείᾳ ( alētheia) are in E-O, and constitute a point-counterpoint series (see LDGNT), and therefore the negative particle has been placed directly before the counterpoint in order to give extra focus to these elements. A downtoner (derived from the context; cf NLT, TEV) has also been used to the same end.+3:18Lit in word or in tongue. ME (see L-N, 33.74; UBSHS [1 Jn], 102). Cf CJB, ESV, HCSB, NCV, NRSV, RSV, TEV.+3:19ἐκ τῆς ἀληθείας ( ek tēs alētheias) is in P2 (see BART Display and LDGNT), and therefore a cleft-construction has been used to give extra focus to this element.+3:19Lit of him.+3:19Or hearts. Cf HCSB, UBSHS (1 Jn), 104.+3:20Here, the Greek is interpreted as ὅ τι ἐὰν ( ho ti ean) (cf NASB, ESV, NIV, NRSV, RSV) rather than as ὅτι ἐὰν ( ho ti ean) (cf HCSB, ISV, NET, NLT, TEV). The gloss used in translation here is drawn from the UBSHS (see UBSHS [1 Jn], 104).+3:20Lit our hearts/consciences.+3:20μείζων ( meizōn) is in P2 (see BART Display and LDGNT), and therefore adverbs have been used to give extra focus to this element within the ME (see note at “suppose” below).+3:20Lit our hearts/consciences.+3:20Lit is greater than our hearts/consciences. ME (see ESS [1, 2, 3 Jn], 129; UBSHS [1 Jn], 105). Cf 1 Jn 1:8-10, 2:1-2, 12-14.+3:21Or hearts.+3:21μὴ καταγινώσκῃ ( mē kataginōskē) is in a DFE position (see BART Display and LDGNT), and therefore italics have been used to give this element extra focus and emphasis.+3:21Cf NLT.+3:21παρρησίαν ( parrēsian) is in P2 (see BART Display and LDGNT), and therefore an adjective and repetition have been used to give extra focus to this element, which has also been placed in clause-final for extra focus and stress.+3:22ὃ ἐὰν αἰτῶμεν ( ho ean aitōmen) is in P2 (see BART Display and LDGNT), and has therefore been placed in clause-final for extra focus and stress.+3:22τὰς ἐντολὰς αὐτοῦ ( tas entolas autou) is in P2 (see BART Display), and therefore italics have been used to give this element extra focus and emphasis.+3:22τὰ ἀρεστὰ ἐνώπιον αὐτοῦ ( ta aresta enōpion autou) is in P2 (see BART Display), and therefore a demonstrative pronoun (in Greek, the article is a weak demonstrative), an adverb, inversion, and repetition have been used to give this element extra focus and emphasis.+3:23Lit he. Translating the genitive subjectively here. Cf NCV.+3:23Lit just as he gave commandment to us. ME (see UBSHS [1 Jn], 108). Cf NET.+3:23Cf Jn 13.+3:24A condition is implied in the participle here. For more on implicit conditions in Greek, see Wallace, Grammar, 687-9.+3:24Lit his.+3:24ἐν αὐτῷ ( en autō huiō) is in P2 (see BART Display and LDGNT), and therefore a cleft-construction has been used to give extra focus to this element within the ME (see following note).+3:24Lit he dwells/remains/abides/continues in him. ME (see translation and notes at Jn 6:56, 10:38, 14:10, 14:20, and 15:4). Cf TEV.+3:24Lit he.+3:24Lit dwells/remains/abides/continues in us. ME (see translation and notes at Jn 6:56, 10:38, 14:10, 14:20, and 15:4).+3:24ἔδωκεν ( edōken) is in an embedded DFE position (see BART Display and LDGNT), and therefore adverbs (cf BDAG, 242, sv δίδωμι 1) and inversion has been used to give this element extra focus and emphasis.+4:1παντὶ πνεύματι ( panti penumati) is in P2 (see BART Display and LDGNT), and therefore an adverb and repetition have been used to give this element extra focus and stress. Cf BDAG, 783, sv πᾶς 2.a.+4:1ἐκ τοῦ θεοῦ ( ek tou theou) is in P2 (see BART Display and LDGNT), and therefore the clause has been structured so as to give extra focus to this element.+4:1Lit that they are from God. Cf 1 Ki 22:22-23; 1 Co 12:10; 2 Co 11:4; 2 Th 2:2.+4:1πολλοὶ ψευδοπροφῆται ( polloi peudoprophētai) is in P2 (see BART Display), and therefore an adverb has been used to give extra focus to πολλοὶ, while ψευδοπροφῆται has been placed in clause-final for extra focus.+4:2A condition is implied in the relative clause here. For more on implicit conditions in Greek, see Wallace, Grammar, 687-9.+4:2ἐν σαρκὶ ( en sarki) is in P2 (see BART Display and LDGNT), and therefore a cleft-construction has been used to give extra focus to this element within the ME (see note at “has come” below).+4:2According to the UBSHS, “the use of the participle characterizes the utterance as a fixed formula” ( UBSHS [Jn], 115). Hence, quotation marks have been used in translation here. Cf 1 Ti 3:16.+4:2Lit Every spirit that acknowledges Jesus the Messiah as having come in flesh. ME (see translation and notes at Jn 1:14, Rm 8:3, Php 2:6-8, and 1 Ti 3:16; FBT Chart, C, F, G, I, M, N; UBSHS [Jn], 21; UBSHS [1 Jn], 115). Cf 1 Ti 3:16.+4:2ἐκ τοῦ θεοῦ ( ek tou theou) is in P2 (see BART Display and LDGNT), and therefore the clause has been structured so as to give extra focus to this element.+4:3Cf NCV, NLT, TEV.+4:3οὐκ ἔστιν ( ouk estin) is in a DFE position (see BART Display and LDGNT), and therefore adverbs have been used to give this element extra focus and stress.+4:3See L-N, 58.68. Cf 1 Jn 2:18.+4:3Translating the genitive as an objective genitive here (cf 1 Jn 2:18-26, 3:7-8).+4:3Lit This is the spirit of the anti-Messiah. ME (see translation and notes at 1 Jn 2:18, 3:4; ANLEX, 59, sv ἀντίχριστος; BSL, 1 Jn 4:3, sv ἀντίχριστος; L-N, 58.68). Cf 2 Th 2, Re 13.+4:3Lit which. The antecedent has been restated in translation for clarity.+4:3Or that you have heard. Cf BSL, 1 Jn 4:3, sv ἀκούω; BDAG, 38, sv ἀκούω 3.+4:3Cf Re 11:7, 13:1-18, 17:6-11.+4:3ἐν τῷ κόσμῳ ( en tō kosmō) is in P2 (see BART Display and LDGNT), and therefore adverbs have been used to give this element extra focus and stress. Cf TEV.+4:4ἐκ τοῦ θεοῦ ( ek tou theou) is in P2 (see BART Display and LDGNT), and therefore a cleft-construction has been used to give this element extra focus and stress. τεκνία ( teknia) has also been used as a spacer to the same end.+4:4A perfect indicative is used here, signaling ongoing results at the time of the speaker.+4:4μείζων ( meizōn) is in P2 (see BART Display and LDGNT), and therefore adverbs have been used to give this element extra focus and stress. The clause has also been structured so as to give this element extra focus.+4:4Cf TEV.+4:4IT. Cf NLT.+4:5ἐκ τοῦ κόσμου ( ek tou kosmou) is in P2 (see BART Display and LDGNT), and therefore a cleft-construction has been used to give this element extra focus and stress.+4:5λαλοῦσιν ( lalousin) is in a DFE position (see BART Display and LDGNT), and therefore italics have been used to give this element extra focus and emphasis.+4:5Lit they speak from the world. To speak “from the world” means that the things spoken have their source in the world, rather than God. Cf 4:1-3 above.+4:5ἀκούει ( akouei) is in a DFE position (see BART Display and LDGNT), and therefore the clause has been rendered so as to allow this element to land in clause-final for extra focus and stress. An adjective has also been used to give this element extra focus. Cf L-N, 31.56.+4:6ἐκ τοῦ θεοῦ ( ek tou theou) is in P2 (see BART Display and LDGNT), and therefore a cleft-construction has been used to give this element extra focus and stress.+4:6A condition is implied in the participle here. For more on implicit conditions in Greek, see Wallace, Grammar, 687-9.+4:6Using “gives his ear” in translation here to maintain the connection with the preceding verse.+4:6A condition is implied in the relative clause here. For more on implicit conditions in Greek, see Wallace, Grammar, 687-9. Cf NLT.+4:7ἐκ τοῦ θεοῦ ( ek tou theou) is in P2 (see BART Display and LDGNT), and therefore italics have been used to give this element extra focus and emphasis.+4:7Lit by him.+4:7γεγέννηται ( gegennētai) is in a DFE position (see BART Display and LDGNT), and therefore inversion and a comma have been used to give this element extra focus and stress.+4:8ἀγάπη ( agapē) is in P2 (see BART Display and LDGNT), and has therefore been italicized for extra focus and emphasis.+4:9Lit By this the love of God was displayed among us. ME. Cf CJB, NCV, NIV, NLT, and TEV. The genitive has been interpreted as a subjective genitive. This is reflected in the translation.+4:9Or unique, or only, or one-of-a-kind. See translation and note at Jn 1:14.+4:9τὸν υἱὸν αὐτοῦ τὸν μονογενῆ ( ton huion autou ton monogenē) is in P2 (see BART Display and LDGNT), and therefore italics have been used to give extra focus and emphasis to this element, which has also been placed in clause-final for extra focus.+4:10ME(OTB)/IT (see translation and notes at Jn 17:23, Rm 9:13, and Ga 4:9; NET Bible Notes at Ml 1:2-3).+4:10Lit as the propitiation/expiation for our sins. ME(OTB)/IT (see translation and notes at Lk 18:13, Rm 3:25, and 1 Jn 2:2; NET Bible Notes, 1 Jn 2:2).+4:11οὕτως ( outōs) is in an embedded focal position (see BART Display and LDGNT), and therefore an adjective has been used to give extra focus to this element.+4:11ἀλλήλους ( allēlous) is in P2 (see BART Display and LDGNT), and therefore Ἀγαπητοί ( agapētoi) has been used as a spacer to give extra focus to this element.+4:12πώποτε ( pōpote) is in P2 (see BART Display and LDGNT), and has therefore been placed in clause-final for extra focus and stress.+4:12A disjunctive/adversative relationship to the preceding clause is implied here contextually. Cf NIV, NCV, NLT, TEV.+4:12Lit dwells/remains/continues in us. ME (see translation and notes at Jn 6:56, 10:38, 14:10, 14:20, and 15:4). μένει ( menei) is in a DFE position (see BART Display and LDGNT), and therefore inversion has been used to give this element extra focus and stress.+4:12Or reached/accomplished its goal, or been brought to completion. See translation and notes at Lk 13:32. ἐν ἡμῖν τετελειωμένη ( in hemin teteleiōmenē) is in P2 (see BART Display), with τετελειωμένη in an embedded DFE position (see BART Display). Inversion has been used to give extra focus to the embedded focal element.+4:13ἐν αὐτῷ ( en auto) is in P2 (see BART Display and LDGNT), and therefore a cleft-construction has been used to give this element extra focus and stress.+4:13Lit him.+4:13Lit that we dwell/remain/continue in him. ME (see translation and notes at Jn 6:56, 10:38, 14:10, 14:20, and 15:4).+4:13ἐκ τοῦ πνεύματος αὐτοῦ ( ek tou pneumatos autou) is in P2 (see BART Display), and therefore a cleft-construction, an adverb, and a possessive adjective (cf CJB, RSV; UBSHS [1 Jn], 125) have been used to give this element extra focus and stress.+4:14Lit And we have seen and testify.+4:15Lit dwells/remains/continues in him. ME (see translation and notes at Jn 6:56, 10:38, 14:10, 14:20, and 15:4). ἐν αὐτῷ ( en auto) is in P2 (see BART Display and LDGNT), and therefore italics have been used to give this element extra focus and emphasis.+4:16Or on the love that God has for us.+4:16ἀγάπη ( agapē) is in P2 (see BART Display and LDGNT), and has therefore been italicized for extra focus and emphasis.+4:16A condition is implied in the participle here. For more on implicit conditions in Greek, see Wallace, Grammar, 687-9.+4:16ἐν τῷ θεῷ ( en tō theō) is in P2 (see BART Display and LDGNT), and therefore a cleft-construction has been used to give this element extra focus and stress.+4:16Lit he dwells/remains/continues in God. ME (see translation and notes at Jn 6:56, 10:38, 14:10, 14:20, and 15:4).+4:16ἐν αὐτῷ ( en auto) is in P2 (see BART Display and LDGNT), and therefore italics have been used to give this element extra focus and emphasis.+4:17The perfect tense is used here. “Continues” is used in translation here to signal ongoing relevance at the time of the speaker.+4:17Or reached/accomplished its goal, or been brought to completion. See translation and notes at Lk 13:32.+4:17Or with, or among.+4:17παρρησίαν ( parrēsian) is in P2 (see BART Display and LDGNT), and therefore an adjective and repetition have been used to give extra focus to this element, which has also been placed in clause-final for extra focus.+4:17Lit that one.+4:17ἐκεῖνός ( ekeinos) is in P2 (see BART Display and LDGNT), and therefore an intensive pronoun has been used to give extra focus to this element.+4:17καὶ ἡμεῖς ( kai hēmeis) is in P2 (see BART Display and LDGNT), and therefore italics have been used to give this element extra focus and emphasis. καὶ has also been used as a spacer to the same end.+4:17ἐν ( en) here is interpreted as signaling attendant circumstance (see, eg, L-N, 89.80; cf 1 Jn 2:6, 2:29, 3:3). This is reflected in the translation. Cf ISV, NLT, TEV.+4:17IT (see BDAG, 562, sv κόσμος 7.b.). Cf Jn 2:15.+4:17Cf 1 Jn 2:6, 2:29, 3:3.+4:18Cf NCV; UBSHS (1 Jn), 129.+4:18The context (coming before God at the Day of judgment) indicates that “fear” here is meant to be understood in terms of a source of fear (cf L-N, 25.254). If God’s own love is present in someone’s life, he is obviously isn’t going to rebuke anyone for that, and therefore those who lived their lives according to the way of love have nothing of which to be afraid (cf Mt 7:21).+4:18φόβος ( phobos) is in P2 (see BART Display and LDGNT), and therefore italics have been used to give this element extra focus and emphasis.+4:18τελεία ( teleia) is in an embedded focal position (confirmed through personal correspondence with Dr. Stephen Levinsohn), and therefore the phrase has been translated so as to give this element extra focus and stress.+4:18ἔξω ( hexō) is in P2 (see BART Display and LDGNT), and has therefore been placed in clause-final for extra focus and stress.+4:18κόλασιν ( kolasin) is in P2 (see BART Display and LDGNT), and therefore a rhetorical question has been used to give this element extra focus and stress.+4:18Or For fear involves punishment. Lit because fear has/holds punishment. ME (see UBSHS [1 Jn], 129). Cf Mt 7:21; Re 2-3.+4:18A condition is implied in the participle here. For more on implicit conditions in Greek, see Wallace, Grammar, 687-9.+4:18IT. Punishment is the implied direct object here. Cf NET.+4:18The perfect tense is used here.+4:19πρῶτος ( prōtos) is in P2 (see BART Display and LDGNT), and has therefore been placed in clause-final for extra focus and stress.+4:20τὸν ἀδελφὸν αὐτοῦ ( ton adelphon autou) is in P2 (see BART Display and LDGNT), and therefore italics have been used to give this element extra focus and emphasis.+4:20ψεύστης ( pseustēs) is in P2 (see BART Display and LDGNT), and has therefore been italicized for extra focus and emphasis.+4:20Cf 1 Jn 3:17.+4:20τὸν θεὸν ὃν οὐχ ἑώρακεν ( ton theon hon ouk heōraken) is in P2 (see BART Display and LDGNT), and therefore italics have been used to give this element extra focus and emphasis.+5:1A condition is implied in the participle here. For more on implicit conditions in Greek, see Wallace, Grammar, 687-9.+5:1ἐκ τοῦ θεοῦ ( ek tou theou) is in P2 (see BART Display and LDGNT; note, though, that the BART Display is marked for focal ambiguity), and therefore a cleft-construction has been used to give this element extra focus and stress.+5:1A condition is implied in the participle here. For more on implicit conditions in Greek, see Wallace, Grammar, 687-9.+5:1Lit the one who begets/fathers/procreates. ME. Cf HCSB, NCV, NET, NIV, NLT, TEV.+5:1Lit the one that has been begotten by him. ME (see translation and note at 1 Jn 3:9).+5:2τὸν θεὸν ( ton theon) is in P2 (see BART Display), and therefore italics have been used to give this element extra focus and emphasis.+5:2τὰς ἐντολὰς αὐτοῦ ( tas entolas autou) is in P2 (see BART Display), and therefore italics have been used to give this element extra focus and emphasis.+5:3τὰς ἐντολὰς αὐτοῦ ( tas entolas autou) is in P2 (see BART Display), and therefore italics have been used to give this element extra focus and emphasis.+5:3βαρεῖαι ( bareiai) is in P2 (see BART Display), and therefore an adverb has been used to give extra focus to this element within the ME (see following note).+5:3Lit his commandments are not heavy. ME (see ANLEX, 88, sv βαρύς 1; BDAG, 167, sv βαρύς 2.a.). Cf NCV, TEV.+5:4The neuter is used here, but the meaning is people. For other examples of the neuter being used for personal referents in John’s writings, see translation and notes at Jn 4:22, 6:37, and 17:10. See also BDF, §138; NET Bible Notes, 1 Jn 5:4. Cf ESV, ISV, LEB, NET, NIV.+5:4Lit And/indeed this is the victory that is/has been victorious. ME. Cf CJB, NCV, NLT, NRSV, RSV, TEV. The aorist participle here has been interpreted as functioning gnomically. This is reflected in the translation.+5:4Cf 1 Co 10:13; Heb 4:14-16; 1 Jn 2:12-14.+5:5As at 1 Jn 2:22 (see translation and notes there), the article here is interpreted as par excellence. This is reflected in the translation.+5:5Lit Who is the victor over the world, except...? The same structure is used here as is used at 1 Jn 2:22 (see translation and notes there).+5:5πιστεύω ( pisetuēō) involves both belief/conviction of truth and trust (see, eg, BDAG, 816, sv πιστεύω 1; L-N, 31.35, 31.85; translation and notes at Ga 3:6). Cf CJB at v 4 above.+5:6And/or who came with the water of baptism. Lit who came through/by/with water. ME/IT (see BDAG, 223, sv διά 1.a.; ESS [1, 2, 3 Jn], 174; FSB, 1 Jn 5:6; NAC [1, 2, 3 Jn], 196; Robertson, Word Pictures, 1 Jn 5:6; UBSHS [1 Jn], 138; Vincent, Word Studies, 2:364). Cf NCV, TEV.+5:6And/or and with the blood of his death. Lit through/by/with blood. ME/IT (see BDAG, 223, sv διά 1.a.; ESS [1, 2, 3 Jn], 174; FSB, 1 Jn 5:6; NAC [1, 2, 3 Jn], 196; Robertson, Word Pictures, 1 Jn 5:6; UBSHS [1 Jn], 138; Vincent, Word Studies, 2:364). Cf NLT, TEV.+5:6Cf TEV. It is possible that τὸ πνεῦμά ( to pneuma) here is focally prominent ( LDGNT marks it as such, while the BART Display marks it for focal ambiguity).+5:6Or witness to these things. There is no direct object explicitly stated in the Greek text, and therefore it must be inferred from the context. Cf vv 5-6a, 9.+5:6Lit because the Spirit is the truth. ME (see ESS [1, 2, 3 Jn], 176; NAC [1, 2, 3 Jn], 197; UBSHS [1 Jn], 139).+5:7τρεῖς ( treis) is in P2 (see BART Display and LDGNT), and has therefore been italicized for extra focus and emphasis.+5:7Cf Dt 19:15+5:8ME/IT (see UBSHS [1 Jn], 140).+5:8ME/IT (see UBSHS [1 Jn], 140).+5:8εἰς τὸ ἕν ( eis to hen) is in P2 (see BART Display and LDGNT), and therefore adjectives have been used to give extra focus to this element within the ME (see following note).+5:8Lit And the three are for/at/in the one. ME (see Brown et al in ESS [1, 2, 3 Jn], 177; UBSHS [1 Jn], 140). Cf ESV, HCSB, LEB, NASB, NET, NCV, NIV, NLT, NRSV, RSV.+5:9τὴν μαρτυρίαν τῶν ἀνθρώπων ( tēn marturian tōn anthrōpōn) is in P2 (see BART Display and LDGNT), and therefore adverbs have been used to give this element extra focus and emphasis. The argument is a from-lesser-to-greater argument.+5:9ME(H)/IT (see translation and notes at Mt 19:26).+5:9In English, switches in topic are often introduced with a question. Cf, eg, the NIV and TEV at Mt 16:15, Mk 8:29, and Lk 9:20.+5:9μείζων ( meizōn) is in P2 (see BART Display and LDGNT), and therefore adverbs have been used to give extra focus to this element within the ME (see following note).+5:9Lit ...the testimony of God is greater, for this is the testimony of God that he has testified on behalf of his Son. ME/EFE (see UBSHS [1 Jn], 141). The argument is a from-lesser-to-greater argument.+5:10A condition is implied in the participle here. For more on implicit conditions in Greek, see Wallace, Grammar, 687-9.+5:10Lit the, or his.+5:10Lit in himself. ME. Cf NLT, TEV.+5:10A condition is implied in the participle here. For more on implicit conditions in Greek, see Wallace, Grammar, 687-9.+5:10As disjunctive/adversative/contrastive relationship with the preceding clause is implied here. Cf TEV.+5:10ψεύστην ( pseustēn) is in P2 (see BART Display and LDGNT), and therefore italics have been used to give this element extra focus and emphasis.+5:10πιστεύω ( pisetuēō) involves both belief/conviction of truth and trust (see, eg, BDAG, 816, sv πιστεύω 1; L-N, 31.35, 31.85; translation and notes at Ga 3:6).+5:11ζωὴν αἰώνιον ( zōēn aiōnion) is in P2 (see BART Display and LDGNT), and therefore a cleft-construction and an emphatic adjective have been used to give this element extra focus and stress.+5:11This is a more literal rendering of ζωὴν αἰώνιον ( zōēn aiōnion), which most English translations render as “eternal life.” See UBSHS (Jn), 88.+5:11ἐν τῷ υἱῷ αὐτοῦ ( en tō huiō autou) is in P2 (see BART Display and LDGNT), and therefore a cleft-construction has been used to give extra focus to this element.+5:11Or obtained, or accessed, or found (cf ISV). Lit And this life is in his Son. ME/IT (see L-N, 89.119; translation and notes at Jn 3:15, 3:36, 5:40, 6:53, 6:57, 14:19, 15:1-7; 1 Jn 1:2, 2:6, 2:24-25, 3:6, 4:9, 4:12). Cf also Rm 5:2; Eph 2:18, 3:2; Heb 4:16, 6:5.+5:12A condition is implied in the participle here. For more on implicit conditions in Greek, see Wallace, Grammar, 687-9.+5:12Lit He who has. ME (see BDAG, 420, sv ἔχω 2.b.; UBSHS [1 Jn], 70). The meaning here is the same as at 1 Jn 2:23.+5:12Lit he has. ME (see note at Jn 3:15).+5:12A condition is implied in the participle here. For more on implicit conditions in Greek, see Wallace, Grammar, 687-9.+5:12οὐκ ἔχει ( ouk echei) is in a DFE position (see BART Display and LDGNT), and therefore τὴν ζωὴν ( tēn zōēn) has been left implicit in translation in order to give this element extra focus and stress.+5:13The demonstrative pronoun here is interpreted as referring to all the preceding contents of the letter. This is reflected in translation. Cf UBSHS (1 Jn), 146; NCV.+5:13Lit so that you may know/be sure. ME. Cf REB in ESS (1, 2, 3 Jn), 184.+5:13ζωὴν αἰώνιον ( zōēn aiōnion) is in a split focal position (see BART Display and LDGNT), and therefore an emphatic adjective has been used to give extra focus to this element.+5:13This is a more literal rendering of ζωὴν αἰώνιον ( zōēn aiōnion), which most English translations render as “eternal life.” See UBSHS (Jn), 88.+5:14Cf TEV.+5:14Cf ESV, HCSB, ISV, NASB, NET, NIV.+5:14τι ( ti) is in P2 (see BART Display and LDGNT), and therefore an adverb has been used to give this element extra focus and stress.+5:14Lit he hears us. ME (see translation and notes at Jn 9:31; UBSHS [1 Jn], 147). Cf 1 Th 4:1-8; Heb 4:15-16.+5:15IT. Cf NLT, TEV.+5:15Cf ISV. See also the translation and note at 1 Th 1:4. This is clearly the meaning of οἶδα ( oida) in this context.+5:15Lit we know that we have the requests that we have requested of him. ME (see translation and notes at Jn 9:31). The present indicative is used here to give assurance that the prayers will be answered.+5:16Cf Lv 4:2-27, 5:15-18; Nu 15:27–31; Dt 17:12; 1 Sm 2:25; Mt 7:21-23, 10:32-33, 12:32; Mk 3:29; 1 Jn 2:22-25, 5:12; 2 Ti 2:12; Heb 6:4-6, 10:26-27; 2 Pt 2:20-22; Re 2:11, 20:6, 20:14, 21:18.+5:16Lit he.+5:16IT (see BDAG, 50, sv ἁμαρτία 1.a.).+5:16Cf Lv 4:2, Dt 17:12; 1 Co 6:9-10; Eph 5:5; Jm 5:19-20; 2 Pt 2:10; Re 14:9-12, 21:8.+5:16περὶ ἐκείνης ( peri ekeinēs) is in P2 (see BART Display and LDGNT), and therefore a cleft-construction has been used to give this element extra focus and stress.+5:16The absence of the article with “sin” in the preceding clause is most likely highlighting a certain quality/kind of sin (see Black, Grammar, 30). Cf NAC (1, 2, 3 Jn), 207; ISV in v 17.+5:17Koine Greek often uses parataxis in places where some sort of hypotactic relationship is implied, and/or where English may prefer hypotaxis (see BDAG, 494, sv καί 1.b.β-ζ.; BDF, §471; Wallace, Grammar, 19; NET Bible Notes, Mk 10:28). The second part of this verse is in an adversative relationship with this clause. Cf CJB, ESV. NCV, NET. NLT, NRSV, RSV, TEV.+5:17πᾶσα ἀδικία ( pasa adikia) is in P2 (see BART Display), and therefore italics have been used to give this element extra focus and emphasis.+5:17Cf ISV.+5:18A condition is implied in the participle here. For more on implicit conditions in Greek, see Wallace, Grammar, 687-9.+5:18Or does not go on living in sin, or keeps turning from sin. Cf Mt 6:13, 26:41; 1 Co 10:13; Heb 2. See the following note.+5:18Lit the one begotten by God. This is an obscure expression, but not totally incomprehensible. ὁ γεννηθεὶς ἐκ τοῦ θεοῦ ( ho gennētheis ek tou theou) is a topical frame (see BART Display and LDGNT), and not a left-dislocated element (ie, it isn’t a “pendant nominative,” as is claimed in the NET Bible Notes [see NET Bible Notes, 1 Jn 5:18]). The “Jesus interpretation” is most likely correct here (see, eg, NAC [1, 2, 3 Jn], 211; UBSHS [1 Jn], 151; cf also ESV, NASB, NCV, NLT, REV, NRSV, RSV, TEV, TNT), and, as the UBSHS asserts, the obscure form is best explained as either (1) a play on words; or (2) a means by which “to emphasize that the Son identifies himself with his followers” (see UBSHS [1 Jn], 151). The strong statement made in v 4:2 in refutation of the docetic teachings of the false prophets inclines me toward the second of these two options. If this is correct, then the expression, together with what follows it, is making a point similar to what is taught in Heb 2:14-18. On this interpretation, the Son of God “guarding” would mean the Messiah coming to the aid of his people as one who understands their mortal weakness, to help them resist the temptations of the devil. This interpretation is reflected in the translation. Cf Mt 6:13, 26:4; Lk 1:35; 1 Co 10:13; Heb 2.+5:18Lit guards him.+5:19ἐκ τοῦ θεοῦ ( ek tou theou) is in P2 (see BART Display and LDGNT), and therefore the clause has been structured so as to give extra focus to this element.+5:19Lit the whole world. ME/IT (see BDAG, 562, sv κόσμος 7.b; UBSHS [1 Jn], 152).+5:19ἐν τῷ πονηρῷ ( en tō ponērō) is in P2 (see BART Display and LDGNT), and therefore a cleft-construction has been used to give extra focus to this element.+5:20Cf ISV, NLT, TEV.+5:20Lit we are in the true [God/one]. ME (see translation and note at Jn 10:38). Cf CJB, TEV.+5:20ἀληθινὸς ( alēthinos) is in an embedded focal position (see BART Display), and has therefore been italicized for extra focus and emphasis.+5:20Lit and the life of the coming age. Since Jesus is the one being referred to here (see UBSHS [1 Jn], 153; NET Bible Notes, 1 Jn 5:20; cf 1 Jn 1:2, where “eternal life” is clearly used of the Son), “life” here is metonymical for the source of life (see translation and notes at Jn 1:4, Jn 5:26, and 1 Jn 1:2; see also UBSHS [1 Jn], 154). Cf NLT and TEV at Jn 1:4 and 5:26.+5:20This is a more literal rendering of ζωὴ αἰώνιος ( zōē aiōnios), which most English translations render as “eternal life.” See UBSHS (Jn), 88.+5:21Or guard yourselves from.+5:21Or from idols.