1 John 2:8 — compare English translations
Compare translations1 John 2:8 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 →
πάλιν
pálin
G3825
again
ἐντολὴν
entolḗ
G1785
commandment
καινὴν
kainós
G2537
new
γράφω
gráphō
G1125
to write
ὑμῖν
hymeîs
G5210
you
ὅ
hós
G3739
who
ἐστιν
eimí
G1510
to be
ἀληθὲς
alēthḗs
G227
true
ἐν
en
G1722
in
αὐτῷ
autós
G846
he
καὶ
kaí
G2532
and
ἐν
en
G1722
in
ὑμῖν
hymeîs
G5210
you
ὅτι
hóti
G3754
that
ἡ
ho
G3588
the
σκοτία
skotía
G4653
darkness
παράγεται
parágō
G3855
to pass by
καὶ
kaí
G2532
and
τὸ
ho
G3588
the
φῶς
phōs
G5457
light
τὸ
ho
G3588
the
ἀληθινὸν
alēthinós
G228
genuine
ἤδη
ḗdē
G2235
already
φαίνει
phaínō
G5316
to shine
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
Again, I write a new commandment to you, which is true in him and in you; because the darkness is passing away, and the true light already shines.
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King James Version Public Domain
Again, a new commandment I write unto you, which thing is true in him and in you: because the darkness is past, and the true light now shineth.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
Again, I am writing a new commandment to you, which is true in him and in you, because the darkness is going away, and the true light is already shining.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).