KJV King James Version
Hereby know we that we dwell in him, and he in us, because he hath given us of his Spirit.
VERSE STUDY • KJV
1 John 4:13
Hereby know we that we dwell in him, and he in us, because he hath given us of his Spirit.
Read it in 5 translations
BSB Berean Standard Bible
By this we know that we remain in Him, and He in us: He has given us of His Spirit.
WEB World English Bible
By this we know that we remain in him and he in us, because he has given us of his Spirit.
ASV American Standard Version
hereby we know that we abide in him and he in us, because he hath given us of his Spirit.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
in this we know that in Him we do remain, and He in us, because of His Spirit He hath given us.
Surrounding context — 1 John 4
10 Herein is love, not that we loved God, but that he loved us, and sent his Son [to be] the propitiation for our sins.
11 Beloved, if God so loved us, we ought also to love one another.
12 No man hath seen God at any time. If we love one another, God dwelleth in us, and his love is perfected in us.
13 Hereby know we that we dwell in him, and he in us, because he hath given us of his Spirit.
14 And we have seen and do testify that the Father sent the Son [to be] the Saviour of the world.
15 Whosoever shall confess that Jesus is the Son of God, God dwelleth in him, and he in God.
16 And we have known and believed the love that God hath to us. God is love; and he that dwelleth in love dwelleth in God, and God in him.
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These Hebrew/Greek tokens are linked by Strong's number. Click one for its lexicon definition and other occurrences.
ἐνG1722 · enin/on/amongτούτῳG3778 · ohutosthis/he/she/itγινώσκομενG1097 · ginōskōto knowὅτιG3754 · hotithat/since: thatἐνG1722 · enin/on/amongαὐτῷG846 · autosit/s/heμένομενG3306 · menōto stayκαὶG2532 · kaiandαὐτὸςG846 · autosit/s/heἐνG1722 · enin/on/amongἡμῖν,G3165 · memeὅτιG3754 · hotithat/since: thatἐκG1537 · ekout fromτοῦG3588 · hothe/this/whoπνεύματοςG4151 · pneumaspirit/breath: spiritαὐτοῦG846 · autosit/s/heδέδωκενG1325 · didōmito giveἡμῖν.G3165 · meme
Cross-references
1 John 3:24And he that keepeth his commandments dwelleth in him, and he in him. And hereby we know that he abideth in us, by the Spirit which he hath given us.Ephesians 2:20-22And are built upon the foundation of the apostles and prophets, Jesus Christ himself being the chief corner [stone];1 Corinthians 3:16-17Know ye not that ye are the temple of God, and [that] the Spirit of God dwelleth in you?Galatians 5:22-25But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith,1 Corinthians 2:12Now we have received, not the spirit of the world, but the spirit which is of God; that we might know the things that are freely given to us of God.Romans 8:9-17But ye are not in the flesh, but in the Spirit, if so be that the Spirit of God dwell in you. Now if any man have not the Spirit of Christ, he is none of his.1 John 4:15-16Whosoever shall confess that Jesus is the Son of God, God dwelleth in him, and he in God.John 14:20-26At that day ye shall know that I [am] in my Father, and ye in me, and I in you.1 Corinthians 6:19What? know ye not that your body is the temple of the Holy Ghost [which is] in you, which ye have of God, and ye are not your own?
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