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OET (OET-RV) Anyone who confesses that Yeshua is God’s son, God lives in that person and they live in God.
OET-LV Whoever wishfully may_confess that Yaʸsous/(Yəhōshūˊa) is the son of_ the _god, the god is_remaining in him, and he in the god.
SR-GNT Ὃς ἂν ὁμολογήσῃ ὅτι ˚Ἰησοῦς ἐστιν ὁ Υἱὸς τοῦ ˚Θεοῦ, ὁ ˚Θεὸς ἐν αὐτῷ μένει, καὶ αὐτὸς ἐν τῷ ˚Θεῷ. ‡
(Hos an homologaʸsaʸ hoti ˚Yaʸsous estin ho Huios tou ˚Theou, ho ˚Theos en autōi menei, kai autos en tōi ˚Theōi.)
Key: khaki:verbs, light-green:nominative/subject, pink:genitive/possessor, cyan:dative/indirect object.
Note: Automatic aligning of the OET-RV to the LV is done by some temporary software, hence the OET-RV alignments are incomplete (and may occasionally be wrong).
ULT Whoever confesses that Jesus is the Son of God, God remains in him and he in God.
UST So God continues to share life with those who say the truth about Jesus. They say, “He is the Son of God.” And so they continue to share life with God.
BSB § If anyone confesses that Jesus is the Son of God, God abides in him, and he in God.
BLB Whoever shall confess that Jesus is the Son of God, God abides in him, and he in God.
AICNT Whoever confesses that Jesus [[Christ]][fn] [[having come in the flesh]][fn] is the Son of God, God abides in him and he in God.
4:15, Christ: Some manuscripts include. B(03) BYZ TR
4:15, having come in the flesh: Later manuscripts add. BYZ TR
OEB Whoever acknowledges that Jesus Christ is the Son of God, God lives in them, and they live in God.
WEB Whoever confesses that Jesus is the Son of God, God remains in him, and he in God.
WMB Whoever confesses that Yeshua is the Son of God, God remains in him, and he in God.
NET If anyone confesses that Jesus is the Son of God, God resides in him and he in God.
LSV whoever may confess that Jesus is the Son of God, God remains in him, and he in God;
FBV God lives in everyone who declares that Jesus is the Son of God, and they live in God.
TCNT If anyone confesses that [fn]Jesus is the Son of God, God abides in him, and he in God.
4:15 Jesus ¦ Jesus Christ WH
T4T So those who affirm/say that Jesus is the ◄Son of/one who is also► God, God is within them, and they have a close relationship with God.
LEB Whoever confesses that Jesus is the Son of God, God resides in him and he in God.
BBE Everyone who says openly that Jesus is the Son of God, has God in him and is in God.
MOF No MOF 1YHN (1JHN) book available
ASV Whosoever shall confess that Jesus is the Son of God, God abideth in him, and he in God.
DRA Whosoever shall confess that Jesus is the Son of God, God abideth in him, and he in God.
YLT whoever may confess that Jesus is the Son of God, God in him doth remain, and he in God;
DBY Whosoever shall confess that Jesus is the Son of [fn]God, [fn]God abides in him, and he in [fn]God.
RV Whosoever shall confess that Jesus is the Son of God, God abideth in him, and he in God.
WBS Whoever shall confess that Jesus is the Son of God, God dwelleth in him, and he in God.
KJB Whosoever shall confess that Jesus is the Son of God, God dwelleth in him, and he in God.
(Whosoever shall confess that Jesus is the Son of God, God dwells in him, and he in God. )
BB Whosoeuer confesseth that Iesus is the sonne of God, in him dwelleth God, and he in God.
(Whosoever confesseth that Yesus/Yeshua is the son of God, in him dwells God, and he in God.)
GNV Whosoeuer confesseth that Iesus is the Sone of God, in him dwelleth God, and he in God.
(Whosoever confesseth that Yesus/Yeshua is the Sone of God, in him dwells God, and he in God. )
CB Whosoeuer now confesseth yt Iesus is the sonne of God in him dwelleth God, and he in God:
(Whosoever now confesseth it Yesus/Yeshua is the son of God in him dwells God, and he in God:)
TNT Whosoever confesseth that Iesus is the sonne of god in him dwelleth god and he in god.
(Whosoever confesseth that Yesus/Yeshua is the son of god in him dwells god and he in god. )
WYC Who euer knowlechith, that Jhesu is the sone of God, God dwellith in him, and he in God.
(Who ever knowlechith, that Yhesu is the son of God, God dwells in him, and he in God.)
LUT Welcher nun bekennet, daß JEsus Gottes Sohn ist, in dem bleibet GOtt und er in GOtt.
(Welcher now bekennet, that Yesus God’s son is, in to_him bleibet God and he in God.)
CLV Quisquis confessus fuerit quoniam Jesus est Filius Dei, Deus in eo manet, et ipse in Deo.
(Quiswho/any confessus has_been quoniam Yesus it_is Filius God, God in eo manet, and himself in Deo. )
UGNT ὃς ἐὰν ὁμολογήσῃ ὅτι Ἰησοῦς ἐστιν ὁ Υἱὸς τοῦ Θεοῦ, ὁ Θεὸς ἐν αὐτῷ μένει, καὶ αὐτὸς ἐν τῷ Θεῷ.
(hos ean homologaʸsaʸ hoti Yaʸsous estin ho Huios tou Theou, ho Theos en autōi menei, kai autos en tōi Theōi.)
SBL-GNT ὃς ⸀ἐὰν ὁμολογήσῃ ὅτι ⸀Ἰησοῦς ἐστιν ὁ υἱὸς τοῦ θεοῦ, ὁ θεὸς ἐν αὐτῷ μένει καὶ αὐτὸς ἐν τῷ θεῷ.
(hos ⸀ean homologaʸsaʸ hoti ⸀Yaʸsous estin ho huios tou theou, ho theos en autōi menei kai autos en tōi theōi. )
TC-GNT Ὃς [fn]ἂν ὁμολογήσῃ ὅτι [fn]Ἰησοῦς ἐστιν ὁ υἱὸς τοῦ Θεοῦ, ὁ Θεὸς ἐν αὐτῷ μένει, καὶ αὐτὸς ἐν τῷ Θεῷ.
(Hos an homologaʸsaʸ hoti Yaʸsous estin ho huios tou Theou, ho Theos en autōi menei, kai autos en tōi Theōi.)
Key for above GNTs: yellow:punctuation differs, red:words differ (from our SR-GNT base).
4:15 Those who believe in Christ have God living in them, and they live in God. The Father and the Son experience this fellowship (John 10:38; 14:10; 17:21). Experiencing God in this way is a special privilege for believers (see John 14:20; 15:5; 17:21-24).
Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / hypo
ὃς ἐὰν ὁμολογήσῃ ὅτι Ἰησοῦς ἐστιν ὁ Υἱὸς τοῦ Θεοῦ, ὁ Θεὸς ἐν αὐτῷ μένει, καὶ αὐτὸς ἐν τῷ Θεῷ
whoever (Some words not found in SR-GNT: ὃς ἂν ὁμολογήσῃ ὅτι Ἰησοῦς ἐστιν ὁ Υἱὸς τοῦ Θεοῦ ὁ Θεὸς ἐν αὐτῷ μένει καὶ αὐτὸς ἐν τῷ Θεῷ)
This can be translated as a conditional statement if that would be helpful in your language. John is saying that what he describes in the second phrase will happen only if what he describes in the first phrase happens. Then it will certainly happen. Alternate translation: “If someone confesses that Jesus is the Son of God, then God will remain in him and he will remain in God”
Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit
ὃς ἐὰν ὁμολογήσῃ ὅτι Ἰησοῦς ἐστιν ὁ Υἱὸς τοῦ Θεοῦ
whoever (Some words not found in SR-GNT: ὃς ἂν ὁμολογήσῃ ὅτι Ἰησοῦς ἐστιν ὁ Υἱὸς τοῦ Θεοῦ ὁ Θεὸς ἐν αὐτῷ μένει καὶ αὐτὸς ἐν τῷ Θεῷ)
The meaning of this expression is similar to the expression “the one who confesses the Son” in 2:23. See how you translated it there. Alternate translation: “Everyone who truly believes and acknowledges publicly that Jesus is the Son of God”
Note 3 topic: guidelines-sonofgodprinciples
ὁ Υἱὸς τοῦ Θεοῦ
the Son ¬the ˱of˲_God
Son of God is an important title for Jesus that describes his relationship to God.
Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / ellipsis
ὁ Θεὸς ἐν αὐτῷ μένει, καὶ αὐτὸς ἐν τῷ Θεῷ
the ¬the God in him /is/_remaining and he in ¬the God
In the expression and he in God, John is leaving out some of the words that a sentence would need in many languages in order to be complete. These words can be supplied from the previous phrase. Alternate translation: “God remains in him and he remains in God”
Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor
ὁ Θεὸς ἐν αὐτῷ μένει, καὶ αὐτὸς ἐν τῷ Θεῷ
the ¬the God in him /is/_remaining and he in ¬the God
See the discussion of the term “remain” in Part 3 of the Introduction to 1 John. In this instance, it seems to mean the same thing as in 2:6. See how you translated it there. Alternate translation: “God continues to have a close relationship with him, and he continues to have a close relationship with God”