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Andκαὶweἡμεῖςhave seenτεθεάμεθαandκαὶtestifyμαρτυροῦμενthatὅτιthe Fatherὁ πατὴρhas sentἀπέσταλκενthe Sonτὸν υἱὸνasSaviorσωτῆραof the world.τοῦ κόσμου
1 John 4:14
Study it in the app“And we have seen and testify that the Father has sent the Son as Savior of the world.”
With the Greek beneath
1 John 4:14, word by word
- have seenτεθεάμεθαtetheametha
see, behold
See, look at closely, behold.
Where else “tetheametha” appears- testifyμαρτυροῦμενmartyroumen
testify
To tell what one knows or has seen.
Where else “martyroumen” appears- the Fatherπατὴρpatēr
Father
God, who gives life and cares for his own; the Father of Jesus.
Where else “patēr” appears- has sentἀπέσταλκενapestalken
send
To send someone somewhere on an errand, on behalf of the sender.
Where else “apestalken” appears- the Sonυἱὸνhuion
Son
Jesus, the Son of God.
Where else “huion” appears- Saviorσωτῆραsōtēra
Savior
Savior.
Where else “sōtēra” appears- of the worldκόσμουkosmou
world of people
People everywhere, whom God loves.
Where else “kosmou” appears
The context
13By this we know that we remain in him and he in us: because he has given us of his Spirit.
14 · This verse (above)
15Whoever confesses that Jesus is the Son of God, God remains in him, and he in God.
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?