1 John
1 John 4:12–13
12No one has ever seen God; but if we love one another, God remains in us, and His love is perfected in us. 13By this we know that we remain in Him, and He in us: He has given us of His Spirit.
Word by word
Each English word or phrase beside the Greek it translates, in the order of the English. Choose a number to open that word’s study.
1 John 4:12
| English | Greek | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| No one | οὐδεὶς | oudeis | Adjective - Nominative Masculine Singular | G3762 no one, none, nothing |
| has ever seen | τεθέαται | tetheatai | Verb - Perfect Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person Singular | G2300 I see, behold, contemplate, visit |
| God | Θεὸν | Theon | Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular | G2316 God, a god |
| if | ἐὰν | ean | Conjunction | G1437 if |
| we love | ἀγαπῶμεν | agapōmen | Verb - Present Subjunctive Active - 1st Person Plural | G25 I love |
| one another | ἀλλήλους | allēlous | Personal / Reciprocal Pronoun - Accusative Masculine Plural | G240 one another |
| God | Θεὸς | Theos | Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular | G2316 God, a god |
| remains | μένει | menei | Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular | G3306 I remain, abide |
| in | ἐν | en | Preposition | G1722 in, on, among |
| us | ἡμῖν | hēmin | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative 1st Person Plural | G1473 I |
| and | καὶ | kai | Conjunction | G2532 and, even, also, namely |
| His | αὐτοῦ | autou | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singular | G846 he, she, it, they, them, same |
| love | ἀγάπη | agapē | Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular | G26 love |
| is | ἐστιν | estin | Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular | G1510 I am, exist |
| perfected | τετελειωμένη | teteleiōmenē | Verb - Perfect Participle Middle or Passive - Nominative Feminine Singular | G5048 I complete, accomplish, make perfect |
| in | ἐν | en | Preposition | G1722 in, on, among |
| us | ἡμῖν | hēmin | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative 1st Person Plural | G1473 I |
1 John 4:13
| English | Greek | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| By | ἐν | en | Preposition | G1722 in, on, among |
| this | τούτῳ | toutō | Demonstrative Pronoun - Dative Neuter Singular | G3778 this, he, she, it |
| we know | γινώσκομεν | ginōskomen | Verb - Present Indicative Active - 1st Person Plural | G1097 I come to know, learn, realize |
| that | ὅτι | hoti | Conjunction | G3754 that, since, because |
| we remain | μένομεν | menomen | Verb - Present Indicative Active - 1st Person Plural | G3306 I remain, abide |
| in | ἐν | en | Preposition | G1722 in, on, among |
| Him | αὐτῷ | autō | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 3rd Person Singular | G846 he, she, it, they, them, same |
| and | καὶ | kai | Conjunction | G2532 and, even, also, namely |
| He | αὐτὸς | autos | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative Masculine 3rd Person Singular | G846 he, she, it, they, them, same |
| in | ἐν | en | Preposition | G1722 in, on, among |
| us | ἡμῖν | hēmin | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative 1st Person Plural | G1473 I |
| He has given | δέδωκεν | dedōken | Verb - Perfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular | G1325 I offer, give |
| us | ἡμῖν | hēmin | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative 1st Person Plural | G1473 I |
| of | ἐκ | ek | Preposition | G1537 from out, out from among, from |
| His | αὐτοῦ | autou | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singular | G846 he, she, it, they, them, same |
| Spirit | Πνεύματος | Pneumatos | Noun - Genitive Neuter Singular | G4151 wind, breath, spirit |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
1 John 4:12 John 1:18 · 1 John 2:5 · 1 Timothy 6:16 · 1 John 4:17–18 · 1 John 4:20 · 1 John 3:24 · Exodus 33:20 · 1 John 4:6 · 1 Timothy 1:17 · Numbers 12:8 · Hebrews 11:27 · Genesis 32:30
1 John 4:13 1 John 3:24 · Ephesians 2:20–22 · 1 Corinthians 3:16–17 · Galatians 5:22–25 · 1 Corinthians 2:12 · Romans 8:9–17 · 1 John 4:15–16 · John 14:20–26
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.