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1 John 4:7 — King James Version← Study notes

Beloved, let us love one another: for love is of God; and every one that loveth is born of God, and knoweth God.


1 John 4:7Greek Interlinear

Greek · 1 John 4:722 words
GreekMeaning
ἈγαπητοίAgapētoi
BelovedadjectiveG27
ἀγαπῶμενagapōmen
we may loveverbG25
ἀλλήλουςallēlous
one anotherpronounG240
ὅτιhoti
becausewordG3754
thearticleG3588
ἀγάπηagapē
lovenounG26
ἐκek
fromprepositionG1537
τοῦtou
thearticleG3588
θεοῦtheou
GodnounG2316
ἐστινestin
isverbG1510
καὶkai
andwordG2532
πᾶςpas
everyoneadjectiveG3956
ho
whoarticleG3588
ἀγαπῶνagapōn
is lovingverbG25
ἐκek
fromprepositionG1537
τοῦtou
thearticleG3588
θεοῦtheou
GodnounG2316
γεγέννηταιgegennētai
has been bornverbG1080
καὶkai
andwordG2532
γινώσκειginōskei
knowsverbG1097
τὸνton
thearticleG3588
θεόνtheon
GodnounG2316
Greek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.

Church Fathers on 1 John 4:7

“We are of God.” 1 John 4:6 Let us see why; see whether it be for any other thing than charity. “We are of God: he that knows God hears us; he that is not of God hears not us. Hereby know we the spirit of truth, and of error:” namely by this, that he that hears us has the spirit of truth; he that hears not us, has the spirit of error. Let us see what he advises, and let us choose rather to hear him advising in the spirit of truth, and not antichrists, not lovers of the world,…

Augustine · 4th century · Homily 7 on the First Epistle of John
Nicene & Post-Nicene / Ante-Nicene Fathers translations · public domain
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The thread of covenant runs through every book of the Bible. God meets us exactly where we are - broken, uncertain, yet chosen. God is faithful in every circumstance. I love how this passage doesn't s...
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