1 John 5:3 — compare English translations
Compare translations1 John 5:3 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 →
αὕτη
hoûtos
G3778
this
γάρ
gár
G1063
for
ἐστιν
eimí
G1510
to be
ἡ
ho
G3588
the
ἀγάπη
agápē
G26
brotherly love
τοῦ
ho
G3588
the
θεοῦ
theós
G2316
God
ἵνα
hína
G2443
that
τὰς
ho
G3588
the
ἐντολὰς
entolḗ
G1785
commandment
αὐτοῦ
autós
G846
he
τηρῶμεν
tēréō
G5083
to guard
καὶ
kaí
G2532
and
αἱ
ho
G3588
the
ἐντολαὶ
entolḗ
G1785
commandment
αὐτοῦ
autós
G846
he
βαρεῖαι
barýs
G926
heavy
οὐκ
ou
G3756
not
εἰσίν
eimí
G1510
to be
Each is an independent rendering of the whole verse — the interlinear is not word-aligned to these translations.
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World English Bible Public Domain
For this is the love of God, that we keep his commandments. His commandments are not grievous.
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King James Version Public Domain
For this is the love of God, that we keep his commandments: and his commandments are not grievous.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
For this is the love of God, that we should keep his commandments. And his commandments are not burdensome.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).