eimi G1510

εἰμί (eimi) means “to be” in the TBESG Greek lexicon from STEPBible.

εἰμί Greek · G1510 2,326 tagged occurrences in 1,988 verses

Pronunciation guide: i-mee' Strong’s Greek pronunciation spelling.

Lexicon entries

TBESG · G1510

εἰμί · eimi · to be

εἰμί, with various uses and significations, like the English verb to be. I. As substantive verb. 1. Of persons and things, to be, exist: Act.17:28, Jhn.1:1, 8:58, 17:5, al; ὁ ὢν καὶ ὁ ἦν (for past ptcp.), Rev.1:4, 8, 4:8, 11:17, 16:5 (see Swete, Ap., 5; M, Pr., 228); τὰ (μὴ) ὄντα, Rom.4:17, 1Co.1:28. 2. Of times, events, etc., to be, happen, take place: Mat.24:3, Mrk.14:2, 15:42, Luk.21:23, Jhn.4:6, 23, 5:10, al. 3. to be present, be in a place, have come: Mat.2:13, 15, Mrk.1:45, 5:21, 15:40, Luk.1:80, 5:29, Jhn.7:30, al.; before εἰς, Mrk.2:1; before ἐκ, (ἐξ), Mat.1:20, 21:25, Mrk.11:30, Jhn.3:31, al. 4. Impers., ἔστι, ἦν, etc.; (a) there is (Fr. il y a), was, etc.: Mat.16:28, Luk.16:19, Jhn.3:1, 5:2, Rom.3:10, al.; with dative (of the possessor; Bl., §37, 3), Mat.16:22, Luk.1:7, Jhn.18.10, Rom.9:2, al.; ἔστιν ὅς, ὅστις (chiefly in pl), Mat.16:28, 19:2, Mrk.9:1, al.; (b) with inf., = ἔξεστιν (which see), it is possible: Heb.9:5, 1Co.11:20, RV (but see ICC, in l.). II. As copula uniting subject and predicate. 1. Expressing simply identity or equivalence: Mat.5:13, 14:15, Luk.1:18, 19, Jhn.1:1, 4:19, Rev.3:9, al. mult. 2. Explicative, as in parable, figure, type, etc.: Mat.13:19, 1Co.9:2, 10:4, 11:25, Gal.4:24, Rev.17:15, al.; ταῦτ᾽ ἔστιν, Mat.27:46, Mrk.7:2, Rom.7:18 al.; ὅ ἐστιν, Mrk.3:17, Col.1:24, Heb.7:2, al.; akin to this is the sacramental usage: Mat.26:26-28, Mrk.14:22, 24, Luk.22:19, 1Co.11:24 (see ICC on Mk, I Co, ll. with; DB, iii, 148 f.). 3. C. genitive: qual., etc., Mrk.5:42, Luk.3:23, 1Co.14:33, Heb.12:11, al.; part., 1Ti.1:20, 2Ti.1:15; poss., Mat.5:3, 10, Mrk.12:7, Luk.4:7; of service or partisanship, Rom.8:9, 1Co.1:12, 2Co.10:7, 2Ti.2:19. 4. C. dative (BL, §37, 3): Act.1:8, 9:15, Rom.4:12, 1Co.1:18, 2:14, Rev.21:7, al. 5. C. ptcp., as a periphrasis for the simple verb (Bl., §62, 1, 2; M, Pr., 225 ff.); (a) with ptcp. pf. (cl.): Mat.10:30, Luk.9:32, Jhn.3:24, Act.21:35, 1Co.15:19, al; (b) with ptcp. pr. (esp. in impf., as in Heb. and Aram.; Dalman, Words, 35 f.), Mat.7:29, Mrk.1:22, Luk.4:31, 14:1, Act.1:10, al. mult., id. for imper. (M, Pr., 180f., 182f.), with ellipsis of εἰμί, Rom.12:9, 10, Heb.13:5, al.; (with) with ptcp. aor. (cl), Luk.23:9. 6. Seq. εἰς (cf. Heb. הָיָה לְ), a vernac. usage (M, Pr., 71): Mat.19:5, Mrk.10:8, Heb.8:10, al. 7. C. adv.: Mat.19:20, Mrk.4:26, Luk.18:11, al. 8. Ellipses; (a) of the copula (Bl., §30, 3): Mat.8:29, 24:32, Jhn.21:22, 23, Heb.6:4, al.; (b) of the predicate: ἐγώ εἰμί, Mat.14:27, Mrk.6:50, al.; absol. (cf. Deu.32:39; אֲנִי הוּא), Mrk.13:6, Jhn.4:26, al. (cf. ἄπ-, ἔν-, πάρ-, συμ-πάρ-, σύν-ειμι). (AS)

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Dodson Greek Lexicon

I am, exist.

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How translators render G1510

Counts below follow each translation’s tagged words. A rendering can cover a phrase. Differences in text editions and tagging can produce different totals.

BSB rendering counts
Rendering	Count
is	501
are	207
was	166
it is	75
am	73
will be	71
were	63
vvv	59
you are	50
i am	47
there is	47
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to be	33
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it was	30
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be	22
there was	21
are you	18
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there are	17
there were	17
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you were	12
had	10
will	10
am he	9
have	8
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as	7
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arent	6
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isnt	6
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who was	6
will it be	6
you have been	6
he	5
jesus was	5
she is	5
come	4
comes	4
happen	4
has	4
i will be	4
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will become	4
you	4
am i	3
and	3
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does	3
he will be	3
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she was	3
that is	3
they	3
they may be	3
you may be	3
and is	2
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belonging	2
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exist	2
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have been	2
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i do	2
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there	2
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to	2
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which is here	2
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would	2
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been	1
belonged	1
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came about	1
can this be	1
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could this be	1
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do	1
do not be	1
does not show	1
during	1
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even though he was	1
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have come	1
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he had removed it	1
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he must be	1
he remains	1
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he was already	1
he were	1
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herod was	1
himself	1
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i have	1
i have been	1
i live	1
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i will	1
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i would be	1
if they are	1
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into the	1
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it meant	1
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it read	1
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it was now	1
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it will happen	1
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its	1
jesus	1
kept	1
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let there be	1
let this be	1
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lived	1
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mean	1
meaning	1
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might be	1
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of us	1
of you	1
one	1
our	1
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regard him	1
rely on	1
remain	1
saul stayed	1
shall be	1
shall be made	1
shall i do	1
shall we say	1
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sided	1
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since they are	1
since you are	1
standing	1
stands for	1
stay	1
stood	1
surely	1
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sweep	1
that dwells	1
the authorities are	1
the believers gathered together	1
the holy spirit had	1
the man had been	1
the meaning	1
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their	1
then let this be	1
there should be	1
there will be more	1
these things are	1
they continued	1
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they exist	1
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they remain	1
they shared	1
they will all be	1
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this	1
this gospel is	1
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this man is	1
this matter involved	1
this means	1
this point is	1
those present	1
though	1
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though i am	1
though you once were	1
throughout	1
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to find	1
to go	1
to remain	1
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was using	1
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we have	1
we lived	1
we who are	1
we will	1
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were often	1
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were together	1
what he looks like	1
when there is	1
which is	1
while he was	1
while he was still	1
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while she was still	1
while we are	1
who belonged to	1
who belongs to	1
who live	1
who were	1
whose temple was	1
will appear	1
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will correspond to	1
will get	1
will have	1
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will not experience	1
will own	1
with	1
would not rest	1
would share	1
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you bear	1
you do	1
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you have	1
you may	1
you may have	1
you really are	1
you so occupy	1
you too are	1
you will	1
you will just be	1
you will not be	1
you yourselves are	1

KJV rendering counts
Rendering	Count
is	570
was	190
are	188
am	84
be	82
it is	82
shall be	70
were	70
art	47
he was	45
i am	43
there is	42
he is	38
being	37
to be	36
it was	35
ye are	32
there was	30
they were	28
they are	27
we are	26
thou art	23
shall	19
there are	19
there be	18
is it	16
there shall be	16
there were	15
are they	14
may be	13
are ye	12
is he	12
have	11
had	10
i was	10
it be	9
should be	9
which is	9
ye were	9
it shall be	8
that is	8
ye shall be	7
am i	6
art thou	6
he	6
is to say	6
might be	6
thou be	6
we were	6
when	6
he be	5
is there	5
let him be	5
shall it be	5
they	5
which are	5
i will be	4
it had been	4
it shall come to pass	4
let	4
she is	4
should	4
that were	4
there should be	4
they be	4
thou shalt be	4
when he was	4
which were	4
ye be	4
are we	3
he had	3
he were	3
shall i be	3
shall there be	3
stood	3
that are	3
that was	3
they had been	3
they may be	3
wast	3
we	3
we shall be	3
which was	3
will	3
ye may be	3
agree	2
be it	2
did	2
had been	2
have been	2
he had been	2
he shall be	2
i	2
i shall be	2
it were	2
meaneth	2
meant	2
shall have	2
shall she be	2
should mean	2
that	2
that be	2
they had	2
they shall be	2
they that are	2
thou hadst been	2
thou hast been	2
thou shalt	2
was it	2
we have	2
when he is	2
when we were	2
which	2
which art	2
which had	2
who are	2
who is	2
will be	2
ye have	2
a fool	1
against	1
agree with	1
agreed	1
and had	1
and is	1
and was	1
are there	1
art also	1
be it so	1
be thou	1
belongeth	1
bringeth	1
bringeth forth fruit	1
but dung	1
but loss	1
came	1
cannot be tempted	1
come	1
cometh	1
consisteth	1
continued	1
continued all night	1
descendeth	1
diligent	1
drew near	1
dureth	1
endure	1
followed	1
for	1
for all there were	1
forasmuch as	1
give thyself wholly	1
hast	1
hast been	1
have i been	1
have our being	1
have thou	1
having	1
he belonged	1
he hath been	1
he may be	1
he might be	1
he preached	1
he sat	1
he shall have	1
he should	1
he taught	1
he that is	1
he withdrew	1
himself to be	1
i be	1
i shall	1
i should	1
if	1
imprisoned	1
in	1
it	1
it becometh	1
it pleased	1
it remaineth	1
it shall	1
it should be	1
joined hard to	1
just men	1
knowing	1
let it	1
make	1
may	1
may have	1
men	1
might	1
mighty	1
now i am	1
of	1
of daily	1
one	1
ought	1
owneth	1
perish	1
sat down	1
seeing	1
seeing that there are	1
seeing ye	1
shall be made	1
shall it	1
shall we	1
shalt	1
shalt be	1
shalt have	1
shalt thou be	1
she may be	1
she pass	1
she was	1
should have been	1
shouldest be	1
soweth	1
stand	1
taught	1
that he is	1
that he was	1
that there are	1
that there is	1
that there was	1
that they are	1
that they do good	1
the christ	1
the shepherd	1
them that are	1
there	1
they continued stedfastly	1
they looked stedfastly	1
they should be	1
they that were	1
thing is	1
this is	1
those things which be	1
thou mayest	1
thou wast	1
thou wert	1
though he was	1
though i be	1
though they were	1
to be known	1
to be made	1
to have been	1
to them who are	1
us was	1
used	1
was come	1
watched	1
we be	1
we cannot	1
we had been	1
we may be	1
we should	1
we that are	1
we would	1
went	1
went before	1
were it	1
what would follow	1
when i was	1
when it was	1
when there is	1
when thou wast	1
whereas i was	1
which am	1
which though	1
while	1
while i was	1
while she was	1
who was	1
who were	1
will come	1
ye	1
ye belong	1
ye have been	1
ye know	1
you	1

Verses containing G1510

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1 John 2:25 · BSB · 1 occurrence
And this is the promise that He Himself made to us: eternal life.
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1 John 2:27 · BSB · 2 occurrences
And as for you, the anointing you received from Him remains in you, and you do not need anyone to teach you. But just as His true and genuine anointing teaches you about all things, so remain in Him as you have been taught.
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1 John 2:29 · BSB · 1 occurrence
If you know that He is righteous, you also know that everyone who practices righteousness has been born of Him.
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1 John 3:1 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Behold what manner of love the Father has given to us, that we should be called children of God. And that is what we are! The reason the world does not know us is that it did not know Him.
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1 John 3:2 · BSB · 4 occurrences
Beloved, we are now children of God, and what we will be has not yet been revealed. We know that when Christ appears, we will be like Him, for we will see Him as He is.
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1 John 3:3 · BSB · 1 occurrence
And everyone who has this hope in Him purifies himself, just as Christ is pure.
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1 John 3:4 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Everyone who practices sin practices lawlessness as well. Indeed, sin is lawlessness.
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1 John 3:5 · BSB · 1 occurrence
But you know that Christ appeared to take away sins, and in Him there is no sin.
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1 John 3:7 · BSB · 2 occurrences
Little children, let no one deceive you: The one who practices righteousness is righteous, just as Christ is righteous.
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1 John 3:8 · BSB · 1 occurrence
The one who practices sin is of the devil, because the devil has been sinning from the very start. This is why the Son of God was revealed, to destroy the works of the devil.
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1 John 3:10 · BSB · 2 occurrences
By this the children of God are distinguished from the children of the devil: Anyone who does not practice righteousness is not of God, nor is anyone who does not love his brother.
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1 John 3:11 · BSB · 1 occurrence
This is the message you have heard from the beginning: We should love one another.
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1 John 3:12 · BSB · 2 occurrences
Do not be like Cain, who belonged to the evil one and murdered his brother. And why did Cain slay him? Because his own deeds were evil, while those of his brother were righteous.
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1 John 3:15 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Everyone who hates his brother is a murderer, and you know that eternal life does not reside in a murderer.
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1 John 3:19 · BSB · 1 occurrence
And by this we will know that we belong to the truth, and will assure our hearts in His presence:
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1 John 3:20 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Even if our hearts condemn us, God is greater than our hearts, and He knows all things.
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1 John 3:23 · BSB · 1 occurrence
And this is His commandment: that we should believe in the name of His Son, Jesus Christ, and we should love one another just as He commanded us.
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1 John 4:1 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Beloved, do not believe every spirit, but test the spirits to see whether they are from God. For many false prophets have gone out into the world.
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1 John 4:2 · BSB · 1 occurrence
By this you will know the Spirit of God: Every spirit that confesses that Jesus Christ has come in the flesh is from God,
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1 John 4:3 · BSB · 3 occurrences
and every spirit that does not confess Jesus is not from God. This is the spirit of the antichrist, which you have heard is coming and which is already in the world at this time.
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1 John 4:4 · BSB · 2 occurrences
You, little children, are from God and have overcome them, because greater is He who is in you than he who is in the world.
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1 John 4:5 · BSB · 1 occurrence
They are of the world. That is why they speak from the world’s perspective, and the world listens to them.
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1 John 4:6 · BSB · 2 occurrences
We are from God. Whoever knows God listens to us; whoever is not from God does not listen to us. That is how we know the Spirit of truth and the spirit of deception.
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1 John 4:7 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Beloved, let us love one another, because love comes from God. Everyone who loves has been born of God and knows God.
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1 John 4:8 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Whoever does not love does not know God, because God is love.
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1 John 4:10 · BSB · 1 occurrence
And love consists in this: not that we loved God, but that He loved us and sent His Son as the atoning sacrifice for our sins.
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1 John 4:12 · BSB · 1 occurrence
No one has ever seen God; but if we love one another, God remains in us, and His love is perfected in us.
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1 John 4:15 · BSB · 1 occurrence
If anyone confesses that Jesus is the Son of God, God abides in him, and he in God.
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1 John 4:16 · BSB · 1 occurrence
And we have come to know and believe the love that God has for us. God is love; whoever abides in love abides in God, and God in him.
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1 John 4:17 · BSB · 2 occurrences
In this way, love has been perfected among us, so that we may have confidence on the day of judgment; for in this world we are just like Him.
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1 John 4:18 · BSB · 1 occurrence
There is no fear in love, but perfect love drives out fear, because fear involves punishment. The one who fears has not been perfected in love.
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1 John 4:20 · BSB · 1 occurrence
If anyone says, “I love God,” but hates his brother, he is a liar. For anyone who does not love his brother, whom he has seen, cannot love God, whom he has not seen.
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1 John 5:1 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Everyone who believes that Jesus is the Christ has been born of God, and everyone who loves the Father also loves those born of Him.
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1 John 5:3 · BSB · 2 occurrences
For this is the love of God, that we keep His commandments. And His commandments are not burdensome,
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1 John 5:4 · BSB · 1 occurrence
because everyone born of God overcomes the world. And this is the victory that has overcome the world: our faith.
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1 John 5:5 · BSB · 2 occurrences
Who then overcomes the world? Only he who believes that Jesus is the Son of God.
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1 John 5:6 · BSB · 3 occurrences
This is the One who came by water and blood, Jesus Christ—not by water alone, but by water and blood. And it is the Spirit who testifies to this, because the Spirit is the truth.
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1 John 5:7 · BSB · 1 occurrence
For there are three that testify:
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1 John 5:8 · BSB · 1 occurrence
the Spirit, the water, and the blood—and these three are in agreement.
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1 John 5:9 · BSB · 2 occurrences
Even if we accept human testimony, the testimony of God is greater. For this is the testimony that God has given about His Son.
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1 John 5:11 · BSB · 2 occurrences
And this is that testimony: God has given us eternal life, and this life is in His Son.
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1 John 5:14 · BSB · 1 occurrence
And this is the confidence that we have before Him: If we ask anything according to His will, He hears us.
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1 John 5:16 · BSB · 1 occurrence
If anyone sees his brother committing a sin not leading to death, he should ask God, who will give life to those who commit this kind of sin. There is a sin that leads to death; I am not saying he should ask regarding that sin.
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1 John 5:17 · BSB · 2 occurrences
All unrighteousness is sin, yet there is sin that does not lead to death.
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1 John 5:19 · BSB · 1 occurrence
We know that we are of God, and that the whole world is under the power of the evil one.
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1 John 5:20 · BSB · 2 occurrences
And we know that the Son of God has come and has given us understanding, so that we may know Him who is true; and we are in Him who is true—in His Son Jesus Christ. He is the true God and eternal life.
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2 John 1:2 · BSB · 1 occurrence
because of the truth that abides in us and will be with us forever:
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2 John 1:3 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Grace, mercy, and peace from God the Father and from Jesus Christ, the Son of the Father, will be with us in truth and love.
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2 John 1:6 · BSB · 2 occurrences
And this is love, that we walk according to His commandments. This is the very commandment you have heard from the beginning, that you must walk in love.
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2 John 1:7 · BSB · 1 occurrence
For many deceivers have gone out into the world, refusing to confess the coming of Jesus Christ in the flesh. Any such person is the deceiver and the antichrist.
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