1 John 2:21 — compare English translations
Compare translations1 John 2:21 in 3 English versions, beneath the original-language interlinear. Each original word links to its lexicon entry, so you can weigh the renderings against the morphology yourself. Full word study →
οὐκ
ou
G3756
not
ἔγραψα
gráphō
G1125
to write
ὑμῖν
hymeîs
G5210
you
ὅτι
hóti
G3754
that
οὐκ
ou
G3756
not
οἴδατε
eídō
G1492
to see
τὴν
ho
G3588
the
ἀλήθειαν
alḗtheia
G225
truth
ἀλλ’
allá
G235
but
ὅτι
hóti
G3754
that
οἴδατε
eídō
G1492
to see
αὐτήν
autós
G846
he
καὶ
kaí
G2532
and
ὅτι
hóti
G3754
that
πᾶν
pâs
G3956
all
ψεῦδος
pseûdos
G5579
lie
ἐκ
ek
G1537
from
τῆς
ho
G3588
the
ἀληθείας
alḗtheia
G225
truth
οὐκ
ou
G3756
not
ἔστιν
eimí
G1510
to be
Each is an independent rendering of the whole verse — the interlinear is not word-aligned to these translations.
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World English Bible Public Domain
I have not written to you because you don't know the truth, but because you know it, and because no lie is of the truth.
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King James Version Public Domain
I have not written unto you because ye know not the truth, but because ye know it, and that no lie is of the truth.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
I have not written to you because you do not know the truth, but because you do know it and that every lie is not from the truth.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).