1 John 4:16 — King James Version← Study notes
“And we have known and believed the love that God hath to us. God is love; and he that dwelleth in love dwelleth in God, and God in him.”
1 John 4:16 — Greek Interlinear
Greek · 1 John 4:1633 words
καὶkaiand / also
ἡμεῖςhēmeisI
ἐγνώκαμενegnōkamenallow, be aware (of), feel
καὶkaiand / also
πεπιστεύκαμενpepisteukamenbelieve
τὴνtēnthe
ἀγάπηνagapēn(feast of) charity(-ably), dear, love
ἣνhēnwho / which
ἔχειecheihave
ὁhothe
θεὸςtheosGod
ἐνenabout, after, against
ἡμῖνhēminI
ὉHothe
θεὸςtheosGod
ἀγάπηagapē(feast of) charity(-ably), dear, love
ἐστίνestinam, have been, is I
καὶkaiand / also
ὁhothe
μένωνmenōnabide, continue, dwell
ἐνenabout, after, against
τῇtēthe
ἀγάπῃagapē(feast of) charity(-ably), dear, love
ἐνenabout, after, against
τῷtōthe
θεῷtheōGod
μένειmeneiabide, continue, dwell
καὶkaiand / also
ὁhothe
θεὸςtheosGod
ἐνenabout, after, against
αὐτῷautōhe / she / it / same
μένειmeneiabide, continue, dwell
ℹGreek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.
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