1 John 4:13
in 1 John 4By this we know that we remain in Him, and He in us: He has given us of His Spirit.
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ASV
hereby we know that we abide in him and he in us, because he hath given us of his Spirit.
KJV
Hereby know we that we dwell in him, and he in us, because he hath given us of his Spirit.
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This verse in 1 John 4
Commentary
11 notes on this verseIt is a sign of our abiding in Him and of His abiding in us, and also because He has given us of His Spirit. For the Pure One begets what is pure and unblemished.
This site's exposition
By this we know that we remain in Him
on 1 John 4:13-15
Assurance rests on the Spirit's presence: He has given us of His Spirit. The apostles have seen and testify that the Father has sent His Son to be the Savior of the world, the witness of 1:1. Verse 15 returns to the confession of verses 2 and 3.
The record, by era
The Church Fathers2 voices
"In this we know that we dwell in Him and He in us, because He hath given us of His Spirit." It is well: thanks be to God! We come to know that He dwelleth in us. And whence come we to know this very thing, to wit, that we do know that He dwelleth in us? Because John himself has said this: "Because He hath given us of His Spirit." Whence know we that He hath given us of His Spirit? This very thing, that He hath given thee of His Spirit, whence comest thou to know it? Ask thine own bowels: if they are full of charity, thou hast the Spirit of God. Whence know we that by this thou knowest that the Spirit of God dwelleth in thee? "Because the love of God is shed abroad in our hearts by the Holy Spirit which is given unto us."
By this we know that we abide in Him and He in us, because He has given us of His Spirit. And we have seen and testify that the Father has sent His Son as the Savior of the world. For this is effective and …
The Medieval Church1 voice
In this we know that we abide in Him, etc. This very thing, because He gave His Spirit to you, how do you know? Ask your own inner parts. If they are full of charity, you have the Spirit of God, as Paul attests, who …
The Puritans and the Awakening2 voices
Hereby know we that we dwell in him, and he in us,....
Certainly this mutual inhabitation is something more noble and great than we are well acquainted with or can declare. One would think that to speak of God dwelling in us, and we in him, were to use words too high for mortals, had not God gone before us therein. What this indwelling imports has been briefly explained on ch. iii.
4 more voices on this verse
The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice
In them, and in his appearance for them and with them, is God to be loved; and thus, if we love one another, God dwelleth in us. The sacred lovers of the brethren are the temples of God; the divine Majesty has a peculiar residence there." V. Herein the divine love attains a considerable end and accomplishment in us: " And his love is perfected in us,
The Nineteenth Century3 voices
A commentator
Albert Barnes1798–1870
Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)
Hereby 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., Gal 5:22-
A commentator
Jamieson, Fausset & Brown1802–1910
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)
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.
Hereby know we, etc. - See the note on 1Jn 3:24.
The words behind it
18 Greek wordsEvery Greek word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.
| Greek | Sound | Meaning | Word study | In the Bible |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ἐν | en | By | G1722 → | 2738 times |
| τούτῳ | touto | this | G3778 → | 1381 times |
| γινώσκομεν | ginoskomen | we know | G1097 → | 221 times |
| ὅτι | hoti | that | G3754 → | 1292 times |
| ἐν | en | in | G1722 → | 2738 times |
| αὐτῷ | auto | Him | G846 → | 5565 times |
| μένομεν | menomen | we abide | G3306 → | 118 times |
| καὶ | kai | and | G2532 → | 9120 times |
| αὐτὸς | autos | He | G846 → | 5565 times |
| ἐν | en | in | G1722 → | 2738 times |
| ἡμῖν, | hemin | us, | G3165 → | 1936 times |
| ὅτι | hoti | because | G3754 → | 1292 times |
| ἐκ | ek | from out | G1537 → | 911 times |
| τοῦ | tou | the | G3588 → | 19766 times |
| πνεύματος | pneumatos | Spirit | G4151 → | 378 times |
| αὐτοῦ | autou | of Him | G846 → | 5565 times |
| δέδωκεν | dedoken | He has given | G1325 → | 412 times |
| ἡμῖν. | hemin | to us. | G3165 → | 1936 times |
ἐνBy
enG1722 →2738 times
τούτῳthis
toutoG3778 →1381 times
γινώσκομενwe know
ginoskomenG1097 →221 times
ὅτιthat
hotiG3754 →1292 times
ἐνin
enG1722 →2738 times
αὐτῷHim
autoG846 →5565 times
μένομενwe abide
menomenG3306 →118 times
καὶand
kaiG2532 →9120 times
αὐτὸςHe
autosG846 →5565 times
ἐνin
enG1722 →2738 times
ἡμῖν,us,
heminG3165 →1936 times
ὅτιbecause
hotiG3754 →1292 times
ἐκfrom out
ekG1537 →911 times
τοῦthe
touG3588 →19766 times
πνεύματοςSpirit
pneumatosG4151 →378 times
αὐτοῦof Him
autouG846 →5565 times
δέδωκενHe has given
dedokenG1325 →412 times
ἡμῖν.to us.
heminG3165 →1936 times
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
The walk
8 stopsEach card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.
Through
1 Corinthians 2:12We have not received the spirit of the world, but the Spirit who is from God, that we may understand what God has freely given us.
it leads to
- 1 John 2:27
And as for you, the anointing you received from Him remains in you, and you do not need anyone to teach you. But just as His true and genuine anointing teaches you about all…
- Romans 8:5–6
Those who live according to the flesh set their minds on the things of the flesh; but those who live according to the Spirit set their minds on the things of the Spirit.
- 1 John 2:20
You, however, have an anointing from the Holy One, and all of you know the truth.
- 1 John 5:19–20
We know that we are of God, and that the whole world is under the power of the evil one.
- 1 John 4:4–5
You, little children, are from God and have overcome them, because greater is He who is in you than he who is in the world.
- 1 John 2:27
Through
1 John 3:24Whoever keeps His commandments remains in God, and God in him. And by this we know that He remains in us: by the Spirit He has given us.
it leads to
- 1 Corinthians 3:16
Do you not know that you yourselves are God’s temple, and that God’s Spirit dwells in you?
- 1 John 4:15–16
If anyone confesses that Jesus is the Son of God, God abides in him, and he in God.
- 1 John 4:12–13
No one has ever seen God; but if we love one another, God remains in us, and His love is perfected in us.
- 1 Corinthians 3:16
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This page draws on Adam Clarke, Commentary on the Bible; Albert Barnes, Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869); Augustine of Hippo, Ten Homilies on 1 John 8; Bede, Commentary on the Catholic Epistles; Jamieson, Fausset & Brown, Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible; John Gill, Exposition of the New Testament; John Gill, Exposition of the New Testament (1746-1748); John Wesley, Explanatory Notes upon the New Testament; Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible; Oecumenius, Commentary on 1 John and Theophylact of Ohrid, Commentary on 1 John.