Focused Passage

1 John 4:7-12

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

7 Beloved, let us love one another, because love comes from God. Everyone who loves has been born of God and knows God.

8 Whoever does not love does not know God, because God is love.

9 This is how God’s love was revealed among us: God sent His one and only Son into the world, so that we might live through Him.

10 And love consists in this: not that we loved God, but that He loved us and sent His Son as the atoning sacrifice for our sins.

11 Beloved, if God so loved us, we also ought to love one another.

12 No one has ever seen God; but if we love one another, God remains in us, and His love is perfected in us.

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References and Original Words

Verse 7

Cross-references

1 Corinthians 13:13 Classic cross-references John 15:13 Classic cross-references 1 John 4:20 Classic cross-references 1 John 4:8 Classic cross-references 1 Peter 1:22 Classic cross-references 1 John 2:2 OliveGrove study links John 3:16 OliveGrove study links Romans 5:8 OliveGrove study links

Original words

Beloved Ἀγαπητοί G27 Adjective - Vocative Masculine Plural let us love ἀγαπῶμεν G25 Verb - Present Subjunctive Active - 1st Person Plural one another ἀλλήλους G240 Personal / Reciprocal Pronoun - Accusative Masculine Plural because ὅτι G3754 Conjunction - ἡ G3588 Article - Nominative Feminine Singular love ἀγάπη G26 Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular comes ἐστιν G1510 Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular from ἐκ G1537 Preposition - τοῦ G3588 Article - Genitive Masculine Singular God Θεοῦ G2316 Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular - καὶ G2532 Conjunction Everyone πᾶς G3956 Adjective - Nominative Masculine Singular who ὁ G3588 Article - Nominative Masculine Singular loves ἀγαπῶν G25 Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular has been born γεγέννηται G1080 Verb - Perfect Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person Singular of ἐκ G1537 Preposition - τοῦ G3588 Article - Genitive Masculine Singular God Θεοῦ G2316 Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular and καὶ G2532 Conjunction knows γινώσκει G1097 Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular - τὸν G3588 Article - Accusative Masculine Singular God Θεόν G2316 Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular

Verse 8

Cross-references

1 John 4:16 Classic cross-references 1 John 4:7 Classic cross-references Psalms 86:15 Classic cross-references 2 Corinthians 13:11 Classic cross-references 1 Corinthians 13:2 Classic cross-references 1 John 2:2 OliveGrove study links John 3:16 OliveGrove study links Romans 5:8 OliveGrove study links

Original words

Whoever ὁ G3588 Article - Nominative Masculine Singular vvv μὴ G3361 Adverb does not love ἀγαπῶν G25 Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular vvv οὐκ G3756 Adverb does not know ἔγνω G1097 Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular - τὸν G3588 Article - Accusative Masculine Singular God Θεόν G2316 Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular because ὅτι G3754 Conjunction - ὁ G3588 Article - Nominative Masculine Singular God Θεὸς G2316 Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular is ἐστίν G1510 Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular love ἀγάπη G26 Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular

Verse 9

Cross-references

John 3:16 Classic cross-references John 1:14 Classic cross-references Romans 5:8 Classic cross-references 1 John 3:16 Classic cross-references Luke 19:10 Classic cross-references 1 John 2:2 OliveGrove study links

Original words

This is how Ἐν G1722 Preposition . . . τούτῳ G3778 Demonstrative Pronoun - Dative Neuter Singular - τοῦ G3588 Article - Genitive Masculine Singular God’s Θεοῦ G2316 Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular - ἡ G3588 Article - Nominative Feminine Singular love ἀγάπη G26 Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular was revealed ἐφανερώθη G5319 Verb - Aorist Indicative Passive - 3rd Person Singular among ἐν G1722 Preposition us ἡμῖν G1473 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative 1st Person Plural - ὅτι G3754 Conjunction - ὁ G3588 Article - Nominative Masculine Singular God Θεὸς G2316 Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular sent ἀπέσταλκεν G649 Verb - Perfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular His αὐτοῦ G846 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singular - τὸν G3588 Article - Accusative Masculine Singular one and only μονογενῆ G3439 Adjective - Accusative Masculine Singular - τὸν G3588 Article - Accusative Masculine Singular Son Υἱὸν G5207 Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular into εἰς G1519 Preposition the τὸν G3588 Article - Accusative Masculine Singular world κόσμον G2889 Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular so that ἵνα G2443 Conjunction we might live ζήσωμεν G2198 Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Active - 1st Person Plural through δι’ G1223 Preposition Him αὐτοῦ G846 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singular

BSB notes

Or only begotten or unique

Verse 10

Cross-references

1 John 4:19 Classic cross-references Romans 8:28 Classic cross-references Ephesians 2:4 Classic cross-references Romans 5:8 Classic cross-references Romans 8:32 Classic cross-references 1 John 2:2 OliveGrove study links John 3:16 OliveGrove study links

Original words

- ἡ G3588 Article - Nominative Feminine Singular [And] love ἀγάπη G26 Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular consists ἐστὶν G1510 Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular in ἐν G1722 Preposition this τούτῳ G3778 Demonstrative Pronoun - Dative Neuter Singular not οὐχ G3756 Adverb that ὅτι G3754 Conjunction we ἡμεῖς G1473 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative 1st Person Plural loved ἠγαπήκαμεν G25 Verb - Perfect Indicative Active - 1st Person Plural - τὸν G3588 Article - Accusative Masculine Singular God Θεόν G2316 Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular but ἀλλ’ G235 Conjunction that ὅτι G3754 Conjunction He αὐτὸς G846 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative Masculine 3rd Person Singular loved ἠγάπησεν G25 Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular us ἡμᾶς G1473 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative 1st Person Plural and καὶ G2532 Conjunction sent ἀπέστειλεν G649 Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular His αὐτοῦ G846 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singular - τὸν G3588 Article - Accusative Masculine Singular Son Υἱὸν G5207 Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular [as the] atoning sacrifice ἱλασμὸν G2434 Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular for περὶ G4012 Preposition our ἡμῶν G1473 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 1st Person Plural - τῶν G3588 Article - Genitive Feminine Plural sins ἁμαρτιῶν G266 Noun - Genitive Feminine Plural

BSB notes

Or as a propitiation

Verse 11

Cross-references

Ephesians 5:1 Classic cross-references 1 Corinthians 13:4 Classic cross-references Romans 12:10 Classic cross-references John 15:12 Classic cross-references Colossians 3:13 Classic cross-references 1 John 2:2 OliveGrove study links John 3:16 OliveGrove study links Romans 5:8 OliveGrove study links

Original words

Beloved Ἀγαπητοί G27 Adjective - Vocative Masculine Plural if εἰ G1487 Conjunction - ὁ G3588 Article - Nominative Masculine Singular God Θεὸς G2316 Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular so οὕτως G3779 Adverb loved ἠγάπησεν G25 Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular us ἡμᾶς G1473 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative 1st Person Plural we ἡμεῖς G1473 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative 1st Person Plural also καὶ G2532 Conjunction ought ὀφείλομεν G3784 Verb - Present Indicative Active - 1st Person Plural to love ἀγαπᾶν G25 Verb - Present Infinitive Active one another ἀλλήλους G240 Personal / Reciprocal Pronoun - Accusative Masculine Plural

Verse 12

Cross-references

1 John 4:18 Classic cross-references 2 Corinthians 6:16 Classic cross-references John 1:18 Classic cross-references 1 Corinthians 3:16 Classic cross-references 1 John 4:7 Classic cross-references 1 John 2:2 OliveGrove study links John 3:16 OliveGrove study links Romans 5:8 OliveGrove study links

Original words

No one οὐδεὶς G3762 Adjective - Nominative Masculine Singular has ever seen τεθέαται G2300 Verb - Perfect Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person Singular . . . πώποτε G4455 Adverb God Θεὸν G2316 Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular [but] if ἐὰν G1437 Conjunction we love ἀγαπῶμεν G25 Verb - Present Subjunctive Active - 1st Person Plural one another ἀλλήλους G240 Personal / Reciprocal Pronoun - Accusative Masculine Plural - ὁ G3588 Article - Nominative Masculine Singular God Θεὸς G2316 Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular remains μένει G3306 Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular in ἐν G1722 Preposition us ἡμῖν G1473 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative 1st Person Plural and καὶ G2532 Conjunction His αὐτοῦ G846 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singular - ἡ G3588 Article - Nominative Feminine Singular love ἀγάπη G26 Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular is ἐστιν G1510 Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular perfected τετελειωμένη G5048 Verb - Perfect Participle Middle or Passive - Nominative Feminine Singular in «ἐν G1722 Preposition us ἡμῖν» G1473 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative 1st Person Plural

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