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

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

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

9This 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.

10And 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.

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

12No 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 13:13Classic cross-references John 15:13Classic cross-references 1 John 4:20Classic cross-references 1 John 4:8Classic cross-references 1 Peter 1:22Classic cross-references 1 John 2:2OliveGrove study links John 3:16OliveGrove study links Romans 5:8OliveGrove study links

Original words

BelovedἈγαπητοίG27Adjective - Vocative Masculine Plurallet us loveἀγαπῶμενG25Verb - Present Subjunctive Active - 1st Person Pluralone anotherἀλλήλουςG240Personal / Reciprocal Pronoun - Accusative Masculine PluralbecauseὅτιG3754Conjunction-ἡG3588Article - Nominative Feminine SingularloveἀγάπηG26Noun - Nominative Feminine SingularcomesἐστινG1510Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingularfromἐκG1537Preposition-τοῦG3588Article - Genitive Masculine SingularGodΘεοῦG2316Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular-καὶG2532ConjunctionEveryoneπᾶςG3956Adjective - Nominative Masculine SingularwhoὁG3588Article - Nominative Masculine SingularlovesἀγαπῶνG25Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singularhas been bornγεγέννηταιG1080Verb - Perfect Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person SingularofἐκG1537Preposition-τοῦG3588Article - Genitive Masculine SingularGodΘεοῦG2316Noun - Genitive Masculine SingularandκαὶG2532ConjunctionknowsγινώσκειG1097Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular-τὸνG3588Article - Accusative Masculine SingularGodΘεόνG2316Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular

Verse 8

Cross-references

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

Original words

WhoeverὁG3588Article - Nominative Masculine SingularvvvμὴG3361Adverbdoes not loveἀγαπῶνG25Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine SingularvvvοὐκG3756Adverbdoes not knowἔγνωG1097Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular-τὸνG3588Article - Accusative Masculine SingularGodΘεόνG2316Noun - Accusative Masculine SingularbecauseὅτιG3754Conjunction-ὁG3588Article - Nominative Masculine SingularGodΘεὸςG2316Noun - Nominative Masculine SingularisἐστίνG1510Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingularloveἀγάπηG26Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular

Verse 9

Cross-references

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

Original words

This is howἘνG1722Preposition. . .τούτῳG3778Demonstrative Pronoun - Dative Neuter Singular-τοῦG3588Article - Genitive Masculine SingularGod’sΘεοῦG2316Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular-ἡG3588Article - Nominative Feminine SingularloveἀγάπηG26Noun - Nominative Feminine Singularwas revealedἐφανερώθηG5319Verb - Aorist Indicative Passive - 3rd Person SingularamongἐνG1722PrepositionusἡμῖνG1473Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative 1st Person Plural-ὅτιG3754Conjunction-ὁG3588Article - Nominative Masculine SingularGodΘεὸςG2316Noun - Nominative Masculine SingularsentἀπέσταλκενG649Verb - Perfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingularHisαὐτοῦG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singular-τὸνG3588Article - Accusative Masculine Singularone and onlyμονογενῆG3439Adjective - Accusative Masculine Singular-τὸνG3588Article - Accusative Masculine SingularSonΥἱὸνG5207Noun - Accusative Masculine SingularintoεἰςG1519PrepositiontheτὸνG3588Article - Accusative Masculine SingularworldκόσμονG2889Noun - Accusative Masculine Singularso thatἵναG2443Conjunctionwe might liveζήσωμενG2198Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Active - 1st Person Pluralthroughδι’G1223PrepositionHimαὐτοῦG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singular

BSB notes

Or only begotten or unique

Verse 10

Cross-references

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

Original words

-ἡG3588Article - Nominative Feminine Singular[And] loveἀγάπηG26Noun - Nominative Feminine SingularconsistsἐστὶνG1510Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingularinἐνG1722PrepositionthisτούτῳG3778Demonstrative Pronoun - Dative Neuter SingularnotοὐχG3756AdverbthatὅτιG3754ConjunctionweἡμεῖςG1473Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative 1st Person PlurallovedἠγαπήκαμενG25Verb - Perfect Indicative Active - 1st Person Plural-τὸνG3588Article - Accusative Masculine SingularGodΘεόνG2316Noun - Accusative Masculine Singularbutἀλλ’G235ConjunctionthatὅτιG3754ConjunctionHeαὐτὸςG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative Masculine 3rd Person SingularlovedἠγάπησενG25Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingularusἡμᾶςG1473Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative 1st Person PluralandκαὶG2532ConjunctionsentἀπέστειλενG649Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingularHisαὐτοῦG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singular-τὸνG3588Article - Accusative Masculine SingularSonΥἱὸνG5207Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular[as the] atoning sacrificeἱλασμὸνG2434Noun - Accusative Masculine SingularforπερὶG4012PrepositionourἡμῶνG1473Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 1st Person Plural-τῶνG3588Article - Genitive Feminine PluralsinsἁμαρτιῶνG266Noun - Genitive Feminine Plural

BSB notes

Or as a propitiation

Verse 11

Cross-references

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

Original words

BelovedἈγαπητοίG27Adjective - Vocative Masculine PluralifεἰG1487Conjunction-ὁG3588Article - Nominative Masculine SingularGodΘεὸςG2316Noun - Nominative Masculine SingularsoοὕτωςG3779AdverblovedἠγάπησενG25Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingularusἡμᾶςG1473Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative 1st Person PluralweἡμεῖςG1473Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative 1st Person PluralalsoκαὶG2532ConjunctionoughtὀφείλομενG3784Verb - Present Indicative Active - 1st Person Pluralto loveἀγαπᾶνG25Verb - Present Infinitive Activeone anotherἀλλήλουςG240Personal / Reciprocal Pronoun - Accusative Masculine Plural

Verse 12

Cross-references

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

Original words

No oneοὐδεὶςG3762Adjective - Nominative Masculine Singularhas ever seenτεθέαταιG2300Verb - Perfect Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person Singular. . .πώποτεG4455AdverbGodΘεὸνG2316Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular[but] ifἐὰνG1437Conjunctionwe loveἀγαπῶμενG25Verb - Present Subjunctive Active - 1st Person Pluralone anotherἀλλήλουςG240Personal / Reciprocal Pronoun - Accusative Masculine Plural-ὁG3588Article - Nominative Masculine SingularGodΘεὸςG2316Noun - Nominative Masculine SingularremainsμένειG3306Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingularinἐνG1722PrepositionusἡμῖνG1473Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative 1st Person PluralandκαὶG2532ConjunctionHisαὐτοῦG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singular-ἡG3588Article - Nominative Feminine SingularloveἀγάπηG26Noun - Nominative Feminine SingularisἐστινG1510Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingularperfectedτετελειωμένηG5048Verb - Perfect Participle Middle or Passive - Nominative Feminine Singularin«ἐνG1722Prepositionusἡμῖν»G1473Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative 1st Person Plural

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