1 John 4:13 — Community Reflections

1 JOHN 4:13 — KING JAMES VERSION 1 0

“Hereby know we that we dwell in him, and he in us, because he hath given us of his Spirit.”

By this we know that we abide in him and he in us, because he has given us of his Spirit — the mutual indwelling (menō) is known through the Spirit's (pneuma) presence. The giving (didomi) of the Spirit is God's permanent gift. The Spirit is the proof of mutual union.

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Alice Morgan (test user)1d ago

The covenant promise — 1 John 4

I love how this passage doesn't shy away from the difficulty of obedience. The Hebrew word used here carries a richness that English can't fully capture. The early church would have heard this very di...