Focused Passage

1 John 4:13-16

Testing the Spirits, Confessing the Son, and Abiding in God’s Love

The chapter moves from testing spiritual claims by the confession of Jesus Christ come in the flesh to living in the love of God revealed through the sending of the Son and confirmed by the Spirit.

Berean Standard Bible, Public Domain - Translation notes - Reference sources

13By this we know that we remain in Him, and He in us: He has given us of His Spirit.

14And we have seen and testify that the Father has sent His Son to be the Savior of the world.

15If anyone confesses that Jesus is the Son of God, God abides in him, and he in God.

16And we have come to know and believe the love that God has for us. God is love; whoever abides in love abides in God, and God in him.

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References and Original Words

Verse 13

Cross-references

1 John 4:4Classic cross-references Romans 8:16Classic cross-references 1 John 3:24Classic cross-references Ephesians 2:20Classic cross-references 1 John 2:3Classic cross-references 1 John 2:23OliveGrove study links John 15:4-5OliveGrove study links Romans 5:5OliveGrove study links

Original words

ByἐνG1722PrepositionthisτούτῳG3778Demonstrative Pronoun - Dative Neuter Singularwe knowγινώσκομενG1097Verb - Present Indicative Active - 1st Person PluralthatὅτιG3754Conjunctionwe remainμένομενG3306Verb - Present Indicative Active - 1st Person PluralinἐνG1722PrepositionHimαὐτῷG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 3rd Person SingularandκαὶG2532ConjunctionHeαὐτὸςG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative Masculine 3rd Person SingularinἐνG1722PrepositionusἡμῖνG1473Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative 1st Person Plural-ὅτιG3754ConjunctionHe has givenδέδωκενG1325Verb - Perfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingularusἡμῖνG1473Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative 1st Person PluralofἐκG1537PrepositionHisαὐτοῦG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singular-τοῦG3588Article - Genitive Neuter SingularSpiritΠνεύματοςG4151Noun - Genitive Neuter Singular

Verse 14

Cross-references

John 3:17Classic cross-references John 8:42Classic cross-references 1 John 1:1Classic cross-references 1 John 2:2Classic cross-references John 1:14Classic cross-references 1 John 2:23OliveGrove study links John 15:4-5OliveGrove study links Romans 5:5OliveGrove study links

Original words

AndκαὶG2532ConjunctionweἡμεῖςG1473Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative 1st Person Pluralhave seenτεθεάμεθαG2300Verb - Perfect Indicative Middle or Passive - 1st Person PluralandκαὶG2532ConjunctiontestifyμαρτυροῦμενG3140Verb - Present Indicative Active - 1st Person PluralthatὅτιG3754ConjunctiontheὁG3588Article - Nominative Masculine SingularFatherΠατὴρG3962Noun - Nominative Masculine Singularhas sentἀπέσταλκενG649Verb - Perfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular[His]τὸνG3588Article - Accusative Masculine SingularSon [to be]ΥἱὸνG5207Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular[the] SaviorΣωτῆραG4990Noun - Accusative Masculine Singularof theτοῦG3588Article - Genitive Masculine SingularworldκόσμουG2889Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular

Verse 15

Cross-references

Psalms 91:1Classic cross-references 2 Corinthians 6:16Classic cross-references Isaiah 45:17Classic cross-references Matthew 16:16Classic cross-references Romans 10:10Classic cross-references 1 John 2:23OliveGrove study links John 15:4-5OliveGrove study links Romans 5:5OliveGrove study links

Original words

IfἐὰνG1437ConjunctionanyoneὋςG3739Personal / Relative Pronoun - Nominative Masculine SingularconfessesὁμολογήσῃG3670Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Active - 3rd Person SingularthatὅτιG3754ConjunctionJesusἸησοῦςG2424Noun - Nominative Masculine SingularisἐστινG1510Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingulartheὁG3588Article - Nominative Masculine SingularSonΥἱὸςG5207Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular-τοῦG3588Article - Genitive Masculine Singularof GodΘεοῦG2316Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular-ὁG3588Article - Nominative Masculine SingularGodΘεὸςG2316Noun - Nominative Masculine SingularabidesμένειG3306Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingularinἐνG1722PrepositionhimαὐτῷG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 3rd Person SingularandκαὶG2532ConjunctionheαὐτὸςG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative Masculine 3rd Person SingularinἐνG1722Preposition-τῷG3588Article - Dative Masculine SingularGodΘεῷG2316Noun - Dative Masculine Singular

Verse 16

Cross-references

1 John 4:4Classic cross-references 1 John 4:8Classic cross-references Ephesians 3:17Classic cross-references Jude 1:21Classic cross-references 1 John 3:24Classic cross-references 1 John 2:23OliveGrove study links John 15:4-5OliveGrove study links Romans 5:5OliveGrove study links

Original words

AndκαὶG2532ConjunctionweἡμεῖςG1473Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative 1st Person Pluralhave come to knowἐγνώκαμενG1097Verb - Perfect Indicative Active - 1st Person PluralandκαὶG2532ConjunctionbelieveπεπιστεύκαμενG4100Verb - Perfect Indicative Active - 1st Person PluraltheτὴνG3588Article - Accusative Feminine SingularloveἀγάπηνG26Noun - Accusative Feminine SingularthatἣνG3739Personal / Relative Pronoun - Accusative Feminine Singular-ὁG3588Article - Nominative Masculine SingularGodΘεὸςG2316Noun - Nominative Masculine SingularhasἔχειG2192Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingularforἐνG1722PrepositionusἡμῖνG1473Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative 1st Person Plural-ὉG3588Article - Nominative Masculine SingularGodΘεὸςG2316Noun - Nominative Masculine SingularisἐστίνG1510Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingularloveἀγάπηG26Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular-καὶG2532ConjunctionwhoeverὁG3588Article - Nominative Masculine SingularabidesμένωνG3306Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine SingularinἐνG1722Preposition-τῇG3588Article - Dative Feminine SingularloveἀγάπῃG26Noun - Dative Feminine SingularabidesμένειG3306Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingularinἐνG1722Preposition-τῷG3588Article - Dative Masculine SingularGodΘεῷG2316Noun - Dative Masculine SingularandκαὶG2532Conjunction-ὁG3588Article - Nominative Masculine SingularGodΘεὸςG2316Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular-μένειG3306Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingularinἐνG1722PrepositionhimαὐτῷG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 3rd Person Singular

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