OET interlinear 1 YHN (1 JHN) 3:8

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / idiom

ἐκ τοῦ διαβόλου ἐστίν

of the devil is

Here the preposition from indicates influence. The usage here is similar to that in the phrase “from the world” in [2:16](../02/16.md). Alternate translation: [is acting under the influence of the devil]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / idiom

ἀπ’ ἀρχῆς

from ˓the˒_beginning

John uses the phrase from the beginning in various ways in this letter. Here it refers to the time when God created the world. In this case, the word from indicates not that the devil began to sin at that time, but that he had already begun to sin by that time. Alternate translation: [even before the world was created]

Note 3 topic: guidelines-sonofgodprinciples

ὁ Υἱὸς τοῦ Θεοῦ

the (Some words not found in SR-GNT: Ὁ ποιῶν τήν ἁμαρτίαν ἐκ τοῦ διαβόλου ἐστίν ὅτι ἀπʼ ἀρχῆς ὁ διάβολος ἁμαρτάνει εἰς τοῦτο ἐφανερώθη Ὁ Υἱός τοῦ Θεοῦ ἵνα λύσῃ τά ἔργα τοῦ διαβόλου)

Son of God is an important title for Jesus. Alternate translation: [Jesus, the Son of God] or [God’s Son Jesus]

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / activepassive

ἐφανερώθη

˓was˒_revealed

See the discussion of the term “appear” in Part 3 of the Introduction to 1 John. Here the term seems to have an active meaning and to mean the same thing as in [3:5](../03/05.md), that Jesus came to earth. It does not mean that he only appeared to come. Alternate translation: [came to earth]

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

ἵνα λύσῃ τὰ ἔργα τοῦ διαβόλου

in_order_that ˱he˲_˓may˒_destroy (Some words not found in SR-GNT: Ὁ ποιῶν τήν ἁμαρτίαν ἐκ τοῦ διαβόλου ἐστίν ὅτι ἀπʼ ἀρχῆς ὁ διάβολος ἁμαρτάνει εἰς τοῦτο ἐφανερώθη Ὁ Υἱός τοῦ Θεοῦ ἵνα λύσῃ τά ἔργα τοῦ διαβόλου)

If it would be helpful to your readers, you could state explicitly what works John is talking about. Alternate translation: [so that he might free people from continually sinning, as the devil had influenced them to do]