1 John 2:8

Greek	πάλιν ἐντολὴν καινὴν γράφω ὑμῖν, ὅ ἐστινplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigεἰμί greek εἰμί is the first person singular verb for “to be” (εἶναι [the infinitive form] = “to be”). It an irregular verb, and, like English, changes significantly between person and tense. For example εἰμί is the word for am and ἦν is the word for was, e.g. ἀληθὲς ἐνplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigἐν greek Preposition meaning “in”. αὐτῷplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigαὐτός greek Meaning * He, she, it * Himself, herself, itself * Same Personal pronoun (reflexive). Occurs more than 5,000 times in the New Testament. Core uses Function English Equivalent Typical Translation Example (Greek) Example (English) καὶplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigκαί greek Meaning * And * Also * Both * Even * Too * So Is a conjunction that connects single words or terms or sentences. IT is most frequently translated as “and” ἐνplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigἐν greek Preposition meaning “in”. ὑμῖν, ὅτι ἡplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigὁ greek The definite article σκοτία παράγεται καὶplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigκαί greek Meaning * And * Also * Both * Even * Too * So Is a conjunction that connects single words or terms or sentences. IT is most frequently translated as “and” τὸplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigὁ greek The definite article φῶς τὸplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigὁ greek The definite article ἀληθινὸν ἤδη φαίνει.
ESV	At the same time, it is a new commandment that I am writing to you, which is true in him and in you, because the darkness is passing away and the true light is already shining.
NIV	Yet I am writing you a new command; its truth is seen in him and you, because the darkness is passing and the true light is already shining.
NLT	Yet it is also new. Jesus lived the truth of this commandment, and you also are living it. For the darkness is disappearing, and the true light is already shining.
KJV	Again, a new commandment I write unto you, which thing is true in him and in you: because the darkness is past, and the true light now shineth.

^{1 John 2:7 ← 1 John 2:8 → 1 John 2:9}

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