↵ Letter of John 3
Letter of John 3:12

οὐ καθὼς Κάϊν ἐκ τοῦ πονηροῦ ἦν καὶ ἔσφαξε τὸν ἀδελφὸν αὐτοῦ· καὶ χάριν τίνος ἔσφαξεν αὐτόν; ὅτι τὰ ἔργα αὐτοῦ πονηρὰ ἦν, τὰ δὲ τοῦ ἀδελφοῦ αὐτοῦ δίκαια.

  1. οὐ
    not
  2. καθὼς
    as
  3. Κάϊν
    Cain
  4. ἐκ
    from
    out of
  5. τοῦ
    of the
    the
  6. πονηροῦ
    evil
  7. ἦν
    was
  8. καὶ
    and
  9. ἔσφαξε
    he slaughtered
  10. τὸν
    the
  11. ἀδελφὸν
    brother
  12. αὐτοῦ
    his
  13.  
    ·
     
  14. καὶ
    and
  15. χάριν
    for the sake of
    favor, for the sake
  16. τίνος
    some
  17. ἔσφαξεν
    he slaughtered
    slaughtered
  18. αὐτόν
    him
  19.  
    ;
     
  20. ὅτι
    that
    because
  21. τὰ
    the
  22. ἔργα
    works
  23. αὐτοῦ
    his
  24. πονηρὰ
    evil
  25. ἦν
    was
  26.  
    ,
     
  27. τὰ
    the
  28. δὲ
    but
    and
  29. τοῦ
    of the
    the
  30. ἀδελφοῦ
    brother
  31. αὐτοῦ
    his
  32. δίκαια
    just
    just things
  33.  
    .
     

Not as Cain, who was from the evil one and slaughtered his brother—and for what reason did he slaughter him? Because his works were evil, but his brother's works were just.