Title: If We Say that We Have Fellowship With Him and Walk in the Darkness, We Lie
The text is, “ἐὰν εἴπωμεν ὅτι κοινωνίαν ἔχομεν μετ’ αὐτοῦ καὶ ἐν τῷ σκότει περιπατῶμεν ψευδόμεθα καὶ οὐ ποιοῦμεν τὴν ἀλήθειαν”.
ἐὰν ->subordinating conditional conjunction -> if
εἴπωμεν -> first person, plural, aorist, active, subjunctive verb -> we say
ὅτι -> subordinating conjunction -> that
κοινωνίαν -> feminine, singular, accusative noun -> fellowship
ἔχομεν -> first person, plural, present, active, indicative verb -> we have
μετ’ -> preposition taking the genitive for its object word -> with
αὐτοῦ -> third person, personal, masculine, singular, genitive pronoun -> him
καὶ -> coordinating conjunction -> and
ἐν -> preposition taking the dative for its object word -> in
τῷ -> neuter, singular, dative article -> the
σκότει -> neuter, singular, dative noun -> darkness
περιπατῶμεν -> first person, plural, present, active, subjunctive verb meaning “should walk”
ψευδόμεθα -> first person, plural, present, middle, indicative verb meaning “we lie”.
καὶ -> coordinating conjunction -> and
οὐ -> negative particle -> not
ποιοῦμεν -> first person, plural, present, indicative verb -> do practice
τὴν -> feminine, singular, accusative article -> the
ἀλήθειαν -> feminine, singular, accusative noun -> truth
The meaning of this verse is,
If we say that we have fellowship with him and walk in the darkness, we lie, and do not practice the truth.
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