1 John 3:8 — compare English translations
Compare translations1 John 3:8 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 →
ὁ
ho
G3588
the
ποιῶν
poiéō
G4160
to make
τὴν
ho
G3588
the
ἁμαρτίαν
hamartía
G266
sin
ἐκ
ek
G1537
from
τοῦ
ho
G3588
the
διαβόλου
diábolos
G1228
slanderous
ἐστίν
eimí
G1510
to be
ὅτι
hóti
G3754
that
ἀπ’
apó
G575
from
ἀρχῆς
archḗ
G746
beginning
ὁ
ho
G3588
the
διάβολος
diábolos
G1228
slanderous
ἁμαρτάνει
hamartánō
G264
to sin
εἰς
eis
G1519
into
τοῦτο
hoûtos
G3778
this
ἐφανερώθη
phaneróō
G5319
to manifest
ὁ
ho
G3588
the
υἱὸς
huiós
G5207
son
τοῦ
ho
G3588
the
θεοῦ
theós
G2316
God
ἵνα
hína
G2443
that
λύσῃ
lýō
G3089
to loose
τὰ
ho
G3588
the
ἔργα
érgon
G2041
work
τοῦ
ho
G3588
the
διαβόλου
diábolos
G1228
slanderous
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World English Bible Public Domain
He who sins is of the devil, for the devil has been sinning from the beginning. To this end the Son of God was revealed, that he might destroy the works of the devil.
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King James Version Public Domain
He that committeth sin is of the devil; for the devil sinneth from the beginning. For this purpose the Son of God was manifested, that he might destroy the works of the devil.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
The one committing sin is from the devil, for the devil has sinned from the beginning. For this reason the Son of God appeared, so that he might destroy the works of the devil.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).