1 John 2:7 — compare English translations
Compare translations1 John 2:7 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 →
Ἀγαπητοί
agapētós
G27
beloved
οὐκ
ou
G3756
not
ἐντολὴν
entolḗ
G1785
commandment
καινὴν
kainós
G2537
new
γράφω
gráphō
G1125
to write
ὑμῖν
hymeîs
G5210
you
ἀλλ’
allá
G235
but
ἐντολὴν
entolḗ
G1785
commandment
παλαιὰν
palaiós
G3820
old
ἣν
hós
G3739
who
εἴχετε
échō
G2192
to have
ἀπ’
apó
G575
from
ἀρχῆς
archḗ
G746
beginning
ἡ
ho
G3588
the
ἐντολὴ
entolḗ
G1785
commandment
ἡ
ho
G3588
the
παλαιά
palaiós
G3820
old
ἐστιν
eimí
G1510
to be
ὁ
ho
G3588
the
λόγος
lógos
G3056
word
ὃν
hós
G3739
who
ἠκούσατε
akoúō
G191
to hear
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World English Bible Public Domain
Brothers, I write no new commandment to you, but an old commandment which you had from the beginning. The old commandment is the word which you heard from the beginning.
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King James Version Public Domain
Brethren, I write no new commandment unto you, but an old commandment which ye had from the beginning. The old commandment is the word which ye have heard from the beginning.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
Beloved, I am not writing a new commandment to you, but an old commandment, which you have had from the beginning. The old commandment is the word that you heard.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).