1 John 3:9 — compare English translations
Compare translations1 John 3:9 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 →
πᾶς
pâs
G3956
all
ὁ
ho
G3588
the
γεγεννημένος
gennáō
G1080
to beget
ἐκ
ek
G1537
from
τοῦ
ho
G3588
the
θεοῦ
theós
G2316
God
ἁμαρτίαν
hamartía
G266
sin
οὐ
ou
G3756
not
ποιεῖ
poiéō
G4160
to make
ὅτι
hóti
G3754
that
σπέρμα
spérma
G4690
seed
αὐτοῦ
autós
G846
he
ἐν
en
G1722
in
αὐτῷ
autós
G846
he
μένει
ménō
G3306
to remain
καὶ
kaí
G2532
and
οὐ
ou
G3756
not
δύναται
dýnamai
G1410
to be able
ἁμαρτάνειν
hamartánō
G264
to sin
ὅτι
hóti
G3754
that
ἐκ
ek
G1537
from
τοῦ
ho
G3588
the
θεοῦ
theós
G2316
God
γεγέννηται
gennáō
G1080
to beget
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World English Bible Public Domain
Whoever is born of God doesn't commit sin, because his seed remains in him; and he can't sin, because he is born of God.
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King James Version Public Domain
Whosoever is born of God doth not commit sin; for his seed remaineth in him: and he cannot sin, because he is born of God.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
Everyone having been begotten from God does not commit sin, because his seed remains in him. And he is not able to sin, because he has been begotten from God.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).