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NIV 1 John 2:
the
τοῦ (tou)
Article - Genitive Masculine Singular
Strong's Greek 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.
Father
Πατρὸς (Patros)
Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular
Strong's Greek 3962: Father, (Heavenly) Father, ancestor, elder, senior. Apparently a primary word; a 'father'.
The genitive of possession stressed the person who owned something. In this case, the person was the Father. It was the Father's love, not a human's love.
For this verse, ESV translation was more faithful than NIV.
In Biblehub, 17 versions translate it as "of the Father". Only 3 translate it as "for the Father".
My translation:
ESV:
Which translation is better?
the
τοῦ (tou)
Article - Genitive Masculine Singular
Strong's Greek 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.
Father
Πατρὸς (Patros)
Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular
Strong's Greek 3962: Father, (Heavenly) Father, ancestor, elder, senior. Apparently a primary word; a 'father'.
The genitive of possession stressed the person who owned something. In this case, the person was the Father. It was the Father's love, not a human's love.
For this verse, ESV translation was more faithful than NIV.
In Biblehub, 17 versions translate it as "of the Father". Only 3 translate it as "for the Father".
My translation:
It is not your love for the Father that is not in you. The truth is that you do not have the Father's love in you. It is about the Father's love and not your love.
