1 John 5:16 — compare English translations
Compare translations1 John 5:16 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 →
ἐάν
eán
G1437
if
τις
tìs
G5100
a certain
ἴδῃ
horáō
G3708
to see
τὸν
ho
G3588
the
ἀδελφὸν
adelphós
G80
brother
αὐτοῦ
autós
G846
he
ἁμαρτάνοντα
hamartánō
G264
to sin
ἁμαρτίαν
hamartía
G266
sin
μὴ
mḗ
G3361
not
πρὸς
prós
G4314
to
θάνατον
thánatos
G2288
death
αἰτήσει
aitéō
G154
to ask
καὶ
kaí
G2532
and
δώσει
dídōmi
G1325
to give
αὐτῷ
autós
G846
he
ζωήν
zōḗ
G2222
life
τοῖς
ho
G3588
the
ἁμαρτάνουσιν
hamartánō
G264
to sin
μὴ
mḗ
G3361
not
πρὸς
prós
G4314
to
θάνατον
thánatos
G2288
death
ἔστιν
eimí
G1510
to be
ἁμαρτία
hamartía
G266
sin
πρὸς
prós
G4314
to
θάνατον
thánatos
G2288
death
οὐ
ou
G3756
not
περὶ
perí
G4012
about
ἐκείνης
ekeînos
G1565
that one
λέγω
légō
G3004
to say
ἵνα
hína
G2443
that
ἐρωτήσῃ
erōtáō
G2065
to ask
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World English Bible Public Domain
If anyone sees his brother sinning a sin not leading to death, he shall ask, and God will give him life for those who sin not leading to death. There is a sin leading to death. I don't say that he should make a request concerning this.
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King James Version Public Domain
If any man see his brother sin a sin which is not unto death, he shall ask, and he shall give him life for them that sin not unto death. There is a sin unto death: I do not say that he shall pray for it.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
If anyone sees his brother sinning a sin not toward death, he will ask, and he will give him life, for the ones sinning not toward death. There is a sin toward death; I am not saying that he should pray about that.
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