God & Savior

1 John 2:8

Then again, I am also writing to you a new commandment, which is true in Him and also in you. For the darkness is fading and the true light is already shining.
1 John 2:8
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Reference data from open datasets, shown as published by their sources. Word-by-word English is a literal guide, not a translation.

Original language (Greek)

πάλιν ἐντολὴν καινὴν γράφω ὑμῖν ὅ ἐστιν ἀληθὲς ἐν αὐτῷ καὶ ἐν ὑμῖν, ὅτι ἡ σκοτία παράγεται καὶ τὸ φῶς τὸ ἀληθινὸν ἤδη φαίνει.

  1. πάλινpalin“Again”
    Adverb · “again” · Strong's G3825
  2. ἐντολὴνentolēn“a commandment”
    Noun, accusative, singular, feminine · from ἐντολή · “commandment” · Strong's G1785
  3. καινὴνkainēn“new”
    Adjective, accusative, singular, feminine · from καινός · “new” · Strong's G2537
  4. γράφωgraphō“I am writing”
    Verb, present, active, indicative, 1st person singular · “to write” · Strong's G1125
  5. ὑμῖνhumin“to you”
    Personal pronoun, 2nd person, dative, plural · from σύ · “you” · Strong's G4771
  6. ὅho“which”
    Relative pronoun, nominative, singular, neuter · from ὅς, ἥ · “which” · Strong's G3739
  7. ἐστινestin“is”
    Verb, present, active, indicative, 3rd person singular · from εἰμί · “to be” · Strong's G1510
  8. ἀληθὲςalēthes“true”
    Adjective, nominative, singular, neuter · from ἀληθής · “true” · Strong's G0227
  9. ἐνen“in”
    Preposition · “in/on/among” · Strong's G1722
  10. αὐτῷautō“Him”
    Personal pronoun, dative, singular, masculine · from αὐτός · “he/she/it/self” · Strong's G0846
  11. καὶkai“and”
    Conjunction · from καί · “and” · Strong's G2532
  12. ἐνen“in”
    Preposition · “in/on/among” · Strong's G1722
  13. ὑμῖν,humin“you,”
    Personal pronoun, 2nd person, dative, plural · from σύ · “you” · Strong's G4771
  14. ὅτιhoti“because”
    Conjunction · “that/since” · Strong's G3754H
  15. ἡhē“the”
    Article, nominative, singular, feminine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  16. σκοτίαskotia“darkness”
    Noun, nominative, singular, feminine · “darkness” · Strong's G4653
  17. παράγεταιparagetai“is passing away”
    Verb, present, passive, indicative, 3rd person singular · from παράγω · “to pass” · Strong's G3855
  18. καὶkai“and”
    Conjunction · from καί · “and” · Strong's G2532
  19. τὸto“the”
    Article, nominative, singular, neuter · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  20. φῶςphōs“light”
    Noun, nominative, singular, neuter · “light” · Strong's G5457
  21. τὸto“<the>”
    Article, nominative, singular, neuter · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  22. ἀληθινὸνalēthinon“true”
    Adjective, nominative, singular, neuter · from ἀληθινός · “true” · Strong's G0228
  23. ἤδηēdē“already”
    Adverb · “already” · Strong's G2235
  24. φαίνει.phainei“shines.”
    Verb, present, active, indicative, 3rd person singular · from φαίνω · “to shine/appear” · Strong's G5316
  • Greek words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)