1 John 5:20 — compare English translations
Compare translations1 John 5:20 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 →
οἴδαμεν
eídō
G1492
to see
δὲ
dé
G1161
but
ὅτι
hóti
G3754
that
ὁ
ho
G3588
the
υἱὸς
huiós
G5207
son
τοῦ
ho
G3588
the
θεοῦ
theós
G2316
God
ἥκει
hḗkō
G2240
to arrive
καὶ
kaí
G2532
and
δέδωκεν
dídōmi
G1325
to give
ἡμῖν
hēmeîs
G2249
we
διάνοιαν
diánoia
G1271
mind
ἵνα
hína
G2443
that
γινώσκομεν
ginṓskō
G1097
to know
τὸν
ho
G3588
the
ἀληθινόν
alēthinós
G228
genuine
καὶ
kaí
G2532
and
ἐσμὲν
eimí
G1510
to be
ἐν
en
G1722
in
τῷ
ho
G3588
the
ἀληθινῷ
alēthinós
G228
genuine
ἐν
en
G1722
in
τῷ
ho
G3588
the
υἱῷ
huiós
G5207
son
αὐτοῦ
autós
G846
he
Ἰησοῦ
Iēsoûs
G2424
Jesus
Χριστῷ
Christós
G5547
Christ
οὗτός
hoûtos
G3778
this
ἐστιν
eimí
G1510
to be
ὁ
ho
G3588
the
ἀληθινὸς
alēthinós
G228
genuine
θεὸς
theós
G2316
God
καὶ
kaí
G2532
and
ζωὴ
zōḗ
G2222
life
αἰώνιος
aiṓnios
G166
eternal
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World English Bible Public Domain
We know that the Son of God has come, and has given us an understanding, that we know him who is true, and we are in him who is true, in his Son Jesus Christ. This is the true God, and eternal life.
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King James Version Public Domain
And we know that the Son of God is come, and hath given us an understanding, that we may know him that is true, and we are in him that is true, even in his Son Jesus Christ. This is the true God, and eternal life.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
But we know that the Son of God has come and has given us understanding, so that we may know the True One. And we are in the True One, in his Son Jesus Christ. This is the true God and eternal life.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).