OET interlinear 1 YHN (1 JHN) 5:3

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: grammar-connect-logic-result

γάρ

(Some words not found in SR-GNT: αὕτη Γάρ ἐστίν ἡ ἀγάπη τοῦ Θεοῦ ἵνα τάς ἐντολάς αὐτοῦ τηρῶμεν καί αἱ ἐντολαί αὐτοῦ βαρεῖαι οὐκ εἰσίν)

In this verse, John gives a reason why his readers should recognize that the statement he makes in the previous verse is true. Alternate translation: [After all,]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

αὕτη γάρ ἐστιν ἡ ἀγάπη τοῦ Θεοῦ, ἵνα τὰς ἐντολὰς αὐτοῦ τηρῶμεν

this (Some words not found in SR-GNT: αὕτη Γάρ ἐστίν ἡ ἀγάπη τοῦ Θεοῦ ἵνα τάς ἐντολάς αὐτοῦ τηρῶμεν καί αἱ ἐντολαί αὐτοῦ βαρεῖαι οὐκ εἰσίν)

If it would be helpful to your readers, you could state explicitly why this is the reason for the statement that John makes in the previous verse. Alternate translation: [And this is why: If we really do love God, we will love other believers, as he has commanded]

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / possession

ἡ ἀγάπη τοῦ Θεοῦ

the love ¬the ˱of˲_God

In this context, the phrase the love of God refers to believers loving God. John speaks in the previous verse of “when we love God.” Alternate translation: [what it means to love God]

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / idiom

ἵνα τὰς ἐντολὰς αὐτοῦ τηρῶμεν

that (Some words not found in SR-GNT: αὕτη Γάρ ἐστίν ἡ ἀγάπη τοῦ Θεοῦ ἵνα τάς ἐντολάς αὐτοῦ τηρῶμεν καί αἱ ἐντολαί αὐτοῦ βαρεῖαι οὐκ εἰσίν)

Here, keep is an idiom that means “obey.” Alternate translation: [that we should obey his commandments]

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

αἱ ἐντολαὶ αὐτοῦ βαρεῖαι οὐκ εἰσίν

the (Some words not found in SR-GNT: αὕτη Γάρ ἐστίν ἡ ἀγάπη τοῦ Θεοῦ ἵνα τάς ἐντολάς αὐτοῦ τηρῶμεν καί αἱ ἐντολαί αὐτοῦ βαρεῖαι οὐκ εἰσίν)

John speaks of God’s commandments as if they had weight but did not weigh very much. Alternate translation: [his commandments are not difficult to obey]