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ByἘνthisτούτῳwe knowγινώσκομενthatὅτιwe remainμένομενinἐνhimαὐτῷandκαὶheαὐτὸςinἐνus:ἡμῖνbecauseὅτιhe has givenδέδωκενusἡμῖνofἐκhis Spirit.τοῦ πνεύματος αὐτοῦ
1 John 4:13
Study it in the app“By this we know that we remain in him and he in us: because he has given us of his Spirit.”
With the Greek beneath
1 John 4:13, word by word
- we knowγινώσκομενginōskomen
find out
To find out something, to realize.
Where else “ginōskomen” appears- we remainμένομενmenomen
remain
To stay joined to someone: "abide in me".
Where else “menomen” appears- he has givenδέδωκενdedōken
give
To hand something to another freely, as a gift.
Where else “dedōken” appears- his Spiritπνεύματοςpneumatos
Spirit
God himself at work, giving life and dwelling in believers.
Where else “pneumatos” appears
The context
12No one has ever seen God; if we love one another, God remains in us, and his love has been brought to completion in us.
13 · This verse (above)
14And we have seen and testify that the Father has sent the Son as Savior of the world.
To study 1 John 4 in a group
1. What it says
What does John ask us to do with every spirit, and why (v. 1-3)?
2. What it means
John says, "God is love" (v. 8, 16). How does the text show that love, and what does it expect of us (v. 9-11)?
3. How I live it
John writes that perfect love casts out fear (v. 18). What fear would you like to hand to God today?