1 John 4:13

1 John 4:13 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Hereby know we that we dwell in him, and he in us, because he hath given us of his Spirit.
• New International Version (NIV)This is how we know that we live in him and he in us: He has given us of his Spirit.
• English Standard Version (ESV)By this we know that we abide in him and he in us, because he has given us of his Spirit.
• New King James Version (NKJV)By this we know that we abide in Him, and He in us, because He has given us of His Spirit.

Context of 1 John 4:13

11Dear friends, if this is the way God loved us, we must also love each other. 12No one has ever seen God. If we love each other, God lives in us, and his love is perfected in us. We know that we live in him and he lives in us because he has given us his Spirit. 14We have seen and testify to the fact that the Father sent his Son as the Savior of the world. 15God lives in those who declare that Jesus is the Son of God, and they live in God.

1 John 4:13 word by word

ἐν τούτῳ γινώσκομεν ὅτι ἐν αὐτῷ μένομεν καὶ αὐτὸς ἐν ἡμῖν, ὅτι ἐκ τοῦ πνεύματος αὐτοῦ δέδωκεν ἡμῖν.Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Herebyἐνen · in/on/amongG1722
• ·οὗτοςhoutos houtoi hautē hautai · this/he/she/itG3778
• know weγινώσκωginōskō · to knowG1097
• thatὅτιhoti · that/since: thatG3754
• we dwellμένωmenō · to stayG3306
• himαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
• andκαίkai · andG2532
• usἐγώegō · I/weG1473
• becauseὅτιhoti · that/since: sinceG3754
• he hath givenδίδωμιdidōmi · to giveG1325
• ofἐκek ex · out fromG1537
• Spiritὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• Spiritπνεῦμαpneuma · spirit/breath: spiritG4151

Cross-references for 1 John 4:13

• 1 John 4:15God lives in those who declare that Jesus is the Son of God, and they live in God.
• 1 John 3:24Those who obey Christ’s commandments live in God, and God lives in them. We know that he lives in us because he has given us the Spirit.
• John 14:20On that day you will know that I am in my Father and that you are in me and that I am in you.
• Romans 8:9But if God’s Spirit lives in you, you are under the control of your spiritual nature, not your corrupt nature. Whoever doesn’t have the Spirit of Christ doesn’t belong to him.
• 1 Corinthians 2:12Now, we didn’t receive the spirit that belongs to the world. Instead, we received the Spirit who comes from God so that we could know the things which God has freely given us.
• 1 Corinthians 3:16Don’t you know that you are God’s temple and that God’s Spirit lives in you?
• 1 Corinthians 6:19Don’t you know that your body is a temple that belongs to the Holy Spirit? The Holy Spirit, whom you received from God, lives in you. You don’t belong to yourselves.
• Galatians 5:22But the spiritual nature produces love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness,
• Ephesians 2:20You are built on the foundation of the apostles and prophets. Christ Jesus himself is the cornerstone.

Commentaries on 1 John 4:13

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 13Hereby know we, etc. - See the note on 1 John 3:24.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 13Hereby know we that we dwell in him - Here is another, or an additional evidence of it. Because he hath given us of his Spirit - He has imparted the influences of that Spirit to our souls, producing “love, joy, peace, long-suffering, gentleness, goodness, faith,” etc., Galatians 5:22-23. It was one of the promises which the Lord Jesus made to his disciples that he would send the Holy Spirit to be with them after he should be withdrawn from them, John…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 7-13Verses 7-13 The Spirit of God is the Spirit of love. He that does not love the image of God in his people, has no saving knowledge of God. For it is God's nature to be kind, and to give happiness. The law of God is love; and all would have been perfectly happy, had all obeyed it. The provision of the gospel, for the forgiveness of sin, and the salvation of sinners, consistently with God's glory and justice, shows that God is love. Mystery and darkness…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 7-21John explains where a Christian’s love comes from and how it is shown in daily life.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1313. Hereby--"Herein." The token vouchsafed to us of God's dwelling (Greek, "abide") in us, though we see Him not, is this, that He hath given us "of His Spirit" (1Jo 3:24). Where the Spirit of God is, there God is. One Spirit dwells in the Church: each believer receives a measure "of" that Spirit in the proportion God thinks fit. Love is His first-fruit (Ga 5:22). In Jesus alone the Spirit dwelt without measure (Joh 3:34).Read the comment

Topics related to 1 John 4:13

• Assurance
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Commentaries on 1 John 4

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Illustrated New Testament
• Burkitt’s Expository Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Family Bible Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Luther’s Commentary on Selected Bible Passages
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• The People’s New Testament
• Robertson’s Word Pictures
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings