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1 John 3:16

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Textus Receptus (Stephanus 1550)

(See Variants Below)

G1722 Hereby εν

G5129 τουτω

G1097 perceive εγνωκαμεν

G3588 the την

G26 love αγαπην

G3754 because οτι

G1565 he εκεινος

G5228 for υπερ

G2257 us ημων

G3588 the την

G5590 life ψυχην

G846 αυτου

G5087 laid down εθηκεν

G2532 and και

G2249 we ημεις

G3784 ought οφειλομεν

G5228 for υπερ

G3588 the των

G80 brethren αδελφων

G3588 the τας

G5590 our lives ψυχας

G5087 to lay down τιθεναι

King James Bible (Oxford 1769)

G1722 Hereby

G1097 perceive

G2249 we

G3588 the

G26 love

G2316 God

G3754 because

G1565 he

laid

G5087 down

G848 his

G5590 life

G5228 for

G2257 us

G2532 and

G2249 we

G3784 ought

lay

G5087 down

our

G5590 lives

G5228 for

G3588 the

G80 brethren

Textus Receptus Support:

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Variants

This verse is not fully supported by the Beza 1598 but is supported by the Stephanus 1550.

Variant: Add "of God" after "love" and render without italics.

Greek-English Dictionary

Strongs: G3784

Greek: ὀφείλω

Transliteration: opheilō opheileō

Pronunciation: of-i'-lo of-i-leh'-o

Part of Speech: Verb

Bible Usage: behove be bound (be) debt (-or) (be) due (-ty) be guilty (indebted) (must) need (-s) ought owe should. See also G3785 .

Definition:

to owe (pecuniarily); figuratively to be under obligation (ought must: should); morally to fail in duty

1. to owe

a. to owe money, be in debt for

1. that which is due, the debt

2. metaph. the goodwill due

Thayer's Greek–English Lexicon
of the New Testament 1889

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
by James Strong (S.T.D.) (LL.D.) 1890.