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1 John 4:13 — King James Version← Study notes

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


1 John 4:13Greek Interlinear

Greek · 1 John 4:1318 words
GreekMeaning
ἘνEn
ByprepositionG1722
τούτῳtoutō
thisdemonstrativeG3778
γινώσκομενginōskomen
we knowverbG1097
ὅτιhoti
thatwordG3754
ἐνen
inprepositionG1722
αὐτῷautō
HimpronounG846
μένομενmenomen
we abideverbG3306
καὶkai
andwordG2532
αὐτὸςautos
HepronounG846
ἐνen
inprepositionG1722
ἡμῖνhēmin
uspronounG1473
ὅτιhoti
becausewordG3754
ἐκek
from outprepositionG1537
τοῦtou
thearticleG3588
πνεύματοςpneumatos
SpiritnounG4151
αὐτοῦautou
of HimpronounG846
δέδωκενdedōken
He has givenverbG1325
ἡμῖνhēmin
to uspronounG1473
Greek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.

Church Fathers on 1 John 4:13

Love is a sweet word, but sweeter the deed. To be always speaking of it, is not in our power: for we have many things to do, and various businesses draw us different ways, so that our tongue has not leisure to be always speaking of love: as indeed our tongue could have nothing better to do. But though we may not always be speaking of it, we may always keep it. Just as it is with the Alleluia which we sing at this present time, are we always doing this? Not one hour, I do not…

Augustine · 4th century · Homily 8 on the First Epistle of John
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Alice MorganNote3mo 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...
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