1 John 4:6 — compare English translations
Compare translations1 John 4:6 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 →
ἡμεῖς
hēmeîs
G2249
we
ἐκ
ek
G1537
from
τοῦ
ho
G3588
the
θεοῦ
theós
G2316
God
ἐσμεν
eimí
G1510
to be
ὁ
ho
G3588
the
γινώσκων
ginṓskō
G1097
to know
τὸν
ho
G3588
the
θεὸν
theós
G2316
God
ἀκούει
akoúō
G191
to hear
ἡμῶν
hēmeîs
G2249
we
ὃς
hós
G3739
who
οὐκ
ou
G3756
not
ἔστιν
eimí
G1510
to be
ἐκ
ek
G1537
from
τοῦ
ho
G3588
the
θεοῦ
theós
G2316
God
οὐκ
ou
G3756
not
ἀκούει
akoúō
G191
to hear
ἡμῶν
hēmeîs
G2249
we
ἐκ
ek
G1537
from
τούτου
hoûtos
G3778
this
γινώσκομεν
ginṓskō
G1097
to know
τὸ
ho
G3588
the
πνεῦμα
pneûma
G4151
spirit
τῆς
ho
G3588
the
ἀληθείας
alḗtheia
G225
truth
καὶ
kaí
G2532
and
τὸ
ho
G3588
the
πνεῦμα
pneûma
G4151
spirit
τῆς
ho
G3588
the
πλάνης
plánē
G4106
error
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World English Bible Public Domain
We are of God. He who knows God listens to us. He who is not of God doesn't listen to us. By this we know the spirit of truth, and the spirit of error.
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King James Version Public Domain
We are of God: he that knoweth God heareth us; he that is not of God heareth not us. Hereby know we the spirit of truth, and the spirit of error.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
We are from God. The one knowing God listens to us. Whoever is not from God does not listen to us. From this we know the spirit of truth and the spirit of error.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).