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

11Beloved, if God so loved us, we ought also to love one another. 12No man hath seen God at any time. If we love one another, God dwelleth in us, and his love is perfected in us. By this we know that we dwell in him, and he in us, because he hath given us of his Spirit. 14And we have seen and do testify that the Father sent the Son to be the Saviour of the world. 15Whoever shall confess that Jesus is the Son of God, God dwelleth in him, and he 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

• Byἐνen · in/on/amongG1722
• thisτούτῳtoutō · to thisG5129
• knowγινώσκωginōskō · to knowG1097
• thatὅτιhoti · that/since: thatG3754
• dwellμένωmenō · to stayG3306
• himαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
• andκαίkai · andG2532
• usἡμῖνhēmin · to usG2254
• becauseὅτιhoti · that/since: sinceG3754
• givenδίδωμιdidōmi · to giveG1325
• ofἐκek ex · out fromG1537
• Spiritπνεῦμαpneuma · spirit/breath: spiritG4151

Cross-references for 1 John 4:13

• 1 John 4:15Whoever shall confess that Jesus is the Son of God, God dwelleth in him, and he in God.
• 1 John 3:24And he that keepeth his commandments dwelleth in him, and he in him. And by this we know that he abideth in us, by the Spirit who he hath given to us.
• John 14:20At that day ye shall know that I am in my Father, and ye in me, and I in you.
• Romans 8:9But ye are not in the flesh, but in the Spirit, if the Spirit of God dwelleth in you. Now if any man hath not the Spirit of Christ, he is not his.
• 1 Corinthians 2:12Now we have received, not the spirit of the world, but the Spirit who is from God; that we may know the things that are freely given to us by God.
• 1 Corinthians 3:16Know ye not that ye are the temple of God, and that the Spirit of God dwelleth in you?
• 1 Corinthians 6:19What? know ye not that your body is the temple of the Holy Spirit who is in you, which ye have from God, and ye are not your own?
• Galatians 5:22But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith,
• Ephesians 2:20And are built upon the foundation of the apostles and prophets, Jesus Christ himself being the chief corner stone ;

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

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• 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