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Whoeverὃς ἐὰνconfessesὁμολογήσῃthatὅτιJesusἸησοῦςisἐστινthe Sonὁ υἱὸςof God,τοῦ θεοῦGodὁ θεὸςremainsμένειinἐνhim,αὐτῷandκαὶheαὐτὸςinἐνGod.τῷ θεῷ
1 John 4:15
Study it in the app“Whoever confesses that Jesus is the Son of God, God remains in him, and he in God.”
With the Greek beneath
1 John 4:15, word by word
- confessesὁμολογήσῃhomologēsēi
confess
To state openly what one believes, as that Christ is Lord.
Where else “homologēsēi” appears- JesusἸησοῦςIēsous
Jesus
Jesus, the Greek form of the Hebrew Yehoshua (Joshua), which means "YHWH saves". It is the name the angel told Joseph to give him (Matthew 1:21).
Where else “Iēsous” appears- isἐστινestin
be
To be: says who or what something is.
Where else “estin” appears- the Sonυἱὸςhuios
Son
Jesus, the Son of God.
Where else “huios” appears- of Godθεοῦtheou
God
The Creator and Lord of all, the one God of Israel.
Where else “theou” appears- remainsμένειmenei
remain
To stay joined to someone: "abide in me".
Where else “menei” appears
The context
14And we have seen and testify that the Father has sent the Son as Savior of the world.
15 · This verse (above)
16And we have come to know and have believed the love that God has in us. God is love, and whoever remains in love remains in God, and God remains in him.
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?