1 John 4:13

13 This is how we know that we live in him and he in us: He has given us of his Spirit.

1 John 4:13 in Other Translations

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

13 By this we know that we abide in him and he in us, because he has given us of his Spirit.

13 And God has given us his Spirit as proof that we live in him and he in us.

13 This is how we know we're living steadily and deeply in him, and he in us: He's given us life from his life, from his very own Spirit.

13 This is how we know that we remain in Him and He in us: He has given to us from His Spirit.

1 John 4:13 Meaning and Commentary

1 John 4:13

Hereby know we that we dwell in him, and he in us
That there is a communion between God and us, and a communication of his love and grace to us, and an exercise of grace upon him; for God dwells in his people by his Spirit and grace, and they dwell in him by the exercise of faith and love upon him: and this is known,

because he hath given us of his Spirit:
not of the essence and nature of the Spirit, which is the same with the nature of the Father and of the Son, and is incommunicable; but either of the gifts of the Spirit, which are divided to every man as he pleases, and which being bestowed on men, and used by them, for the profit and advantage of the church of God, show that God is with them, and dwells among them of a truth; or of the graces of the Spirit, such as faith, hope, and love, which are each the gifts of God; and these being bestowed and exercised, are proofs of the mutual indwelling of God and his people; (See Gill on 1 John 3:24).

1 John 4:13 In-Context

11 Dear friends, since God so loved us, we also ought to love one another.

12 No one has ever seen God; but if we love one another, God lives in us and his love is made complete in us.

13 This is how we know that we live in him and he in us: He has given us of his Spirit.

14 And we have seen and testify that the Father has sent his Son to be the Savior of the world.

15 If anyone acknowledges that Jesus is the Son of God, God lives in them and they in God.

Cross References

• 1. S 1 John 2:3
• 2. 1 John 3:24