1 John 4:13

Modern

By this we know that we remain in Him, and He in us: He has given us of His Spirit.

Traditional

Hereby know we that we dwell in him, and he in us, because he hath given us of his Spirit.

Literal

In this we know that we remain in Him and He in us: because from out of His Spirit He has given to us.

Latin

In hoc cognoscimus quoniam in eo manemus, et ipse in nobis: quoniam de Spiritu suo dedit nobis.

Greek

English

By this we know that we remain in Him, and He in us: He has given us of His Spirit.

John explains where a Christian’s love comes from and how it is shown in daily life.

Theme notes and profiles

1 John 3:24
Whoever keeps His commandments remains in God, and God in him. And by this we know that He remains in us: by the Spirit He has given us.
Ephesians 2:20–22
…built on the foundation of the apostles and prophets, with Christ Jesus Himself as the cornerstone.
1 Corinthians 3:16–17
Do you not know that you yourselves are God’s temple, and that God’s Spirit dwells in you?
Galatians 5:22–25
But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness,
1 Corinthians 2:12
We have not received the spirit of the world, but the Spirit who is from God, that we may understand what God has freely given us.
Romans 8:9–17
You, however, are controlled not by the flesh, but by the Spirit, if the Spirit of God lives in you. And if anyone does not have the Spirit of Christ, he does not belong to Christ.
1 John 4:15–16
If anyone confesses that Jesus is the Son of God, God abides in him, and he in God.
John 14:20–26
On that day you will know that I am in My Father, and you are in Me, and I am in you.
1 Corinthians 6:19
Do you not know that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit who is in you, whom you have received from God? You are not your own;