1 John 1:7-8

1 John 1:7-8

 

(7) ἐὰν δὲ ἐν τῷ φωτὶ περιπατῶμεν ὡς αὐτός ἐστιν ἐν τῷ φωτί, κοινωνίαν ἔχομεν μετ’ ἀλλήλων καὶ τὸ αἷμα Ἰησοῦ τοῦ υἱοῦ αὐτοῦ καθαρίζει ἡμᾶς ἀπὸ πάσης ἁμαρτίας. (8) ἐὰν εἴπωμεν ὅτι ἁμαρτίαν οὐκ ἔχομεν, ἑαυτοὺς πλανῶμεν καὶ ἡ ἀλήθεια οὐκ ἔστιν ἐν ἡμῖν.

(7) But if we should walk in the light as he is in the light, we have fellowship with one another and the blood of Jesus his Son is purifying us from every sin. (8) If we should say that we have no sin we deceive ourselves and the truth is not in us.

Term	Tense	Voice	Mood	Person	Gender/ Number	Lexical Form
περιπατῶμεν	Pres	Act	Sub	1	P	περιπατέω
ἐστιν	Pres	Act	Indic	3	S	εἰμί
ἔχομεν	Pres	Act	Indic	1	P	ἔχω
καθαρίζει	Pres	Act	Ind	3	S	καθαρίζω
εἴπωμεν	Aor	Act	Sub	1	P	λέγω
ἔχομεν	Pres	Act	Indic	1	P	ἔχω
πλανῶμεν	Pres	Act	Ind	1	P	πλανάω
ἐστιν	Pres	Act	Indic	3	S	εἰμί

 

Lexical and Syntactic Notes:

1:7-8 These conditions includes a “present general reality” (Wallace, 663) in that it is more than merely hypothetical or probable. Due to this, these verses would refer to believers and not the opposite (see Wallace, 698-9).