1 John

1 John 4:12–15

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

15If anyone confesses that Jesus is the Son of God, God abides in him, and he in God.

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1 John 4:12

EnglishGreekSounds likeGrammarWord study
No oneοὐδεὶςoudeisAdjective - Nominative Masculine SingularG3762 no one, none, nothing
has ever seenτεθέαταιtetheataiVerb - Perfect Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person SingularG2300 I see, behold, contemplate, visit
GodΘεὸνTheonNoun - Accusative Masculine SingularG2316 God, a god
ifἐὰνeanConjunctionG1437 if
we loveἀγαπῶμενagapōmenVerb - Present Subjunctive Active - 1st Person PluralG25 I love
one anotherἀλλήλουςallēlousPersonal / Reciprocal Pronoun - Accusative Masculine PluralG240 one another
GodΘεὸςTheosNoun - Nominative Masculine SingularG2316 God, a god
remainsμένειmeneiVerb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingularG3306 I remain, abide
inἐνenPrepositionG1722 in, on, among
usἡμῖνhēminPersonal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative 1st Person PluralG1473 I
andκαὶkaiConjunctionG2532 and, even, also, namely
HisαὐτοῦautouPersonal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person SingularG846 he, she, it, they, them, same
loveἀγάπηagapēNoun - Nominative Feminine SingularG26 love
isἐστινestinVerb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingularG1510 I am, exist
perfectedτετελειωμένηteteleiōmenēVerb - Perfect Participle Middle or Passive - Nominative Feminine SingularG5048 I complete, accomplish, make perfect
inἐνenPrepositionG1722 in, on, among
usἡμῖνhēminPersonal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative 1st Person PluralG1473 I

1 John 4:13

EnglishGreekSounds likeGrammarWord study
ByἐνenPrepositionG1722 in, on, among
thisτούτῳtoutōDemonstrative Pronoun - Dative Neuter SingularG3778 this, he, she, it
we knowγινώσκομενginōskomenVerb - Present Indicative Active - 1st Person PluralG1097 I come to know, learn, realize
thatὅτιhotiConjunctionG3754 that, since, because
we remainμένομενmenomenVerb - Present Indicative Active - 1st Person PluralG3306 I remain, abide
inἐνenPrepositionG1722 in, on, among
HimαὐτῷautōPersonal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 3rd Person SingularG846 he, she, it, they, them, same
andκαὶkaiConjunctionG2532 and, even, also, namely
HeαὐτὸςautosPersonal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative Masculine 3rd Person SingularG846 he, she, it, they, them, same
inἐνenPrepositionG1722 in, on, among
usἡμῖνhēminPersonal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative 1st Person PluralG1473 I
He has givenδέδωκενdedōkenVerb - Perfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingularG1325 I offer, give
usἡμῖνhēminPersonal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative 1st Person PluralG1473 I
ofἐκekPrepositionG1537 from out, out from among, from
HisαὐτοῦautouPersonal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person SingularG846 he, she, it, they, them, same
SpiritΠνεύματοςPneumatosNoun - Genitive Neuter SingularG4151 wind, breath, spirit

1 John 4:14

EnglishGreekSounds likeGrammarWord study
AndκαὶkaiConjunctionG2532 and, even, also, namely
weἡμεῖςhēmeisPersonal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative 1st Person PluralG1473 I
have seenτεθεάμεθαtetheamethaVerb - Perfect Indicative Middle or Passive - 1st Person PluralG2300 I see, behold, contemplate, visit
andκαὶkaiConjunctionG2532 and, even, also, namely
testifyμαρτυροῦμενmartyroumenVerb - Present Indicative Active - 1st Person PluralG3140 I witness, testify
thatὅτιhotiConjunctionG3754 that, since, because
theὁhoArticle - Nominative Masculine SingularG3588 the
FatherΠατὴρPatērNoun - Nominative Masculine SingularG3962 father, Father, ancestor
has sentἀπέσταλκενapestalkenVerb - Perfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingularG649 I send forth, send, send away, dismiss
SonΥἱὸνHuionNoun - Accusative Masculine SingularG5207 a son, descendent
SaviorΣωτῆραSōtēraNoun - Accusative Masculine SingularG4990 a savior, deliverer, preserver
of theτοῦtouArticle - Genitive Masculine SingularG3588 the
worldκόσμουkosmouNoun - Genitive Masculine SingularG2889 the world, universe

1 John 4:15

EnglishGreekSounds likeGrammarWord study
IfἐὰνeanConjunctionG1437 if
anyoneὋςHosPersonal / Relative Pronoun - Nominative Masculine SingularG3739 who, which, what, that
confessesὁμολογήσῃhomologēsēVerb - Aorist Subjunctive Active - 3rd Person SingularG3670 I confess, profess, acknowledge, praise
thatὅτιhotiConjunctionG3754 that, since, because
JesusἸησοῦςIēsousNoun - Nominative Masculine SingularG2424 Jesus
isἐστινestinVerb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingularG1510 I am, exist
theὁhoArticle - Nominative Masculine SingularG3588 the
SonΥἱὸςHuiosNoun - Nominative Masculine SingularG5207 a son, descendent
of GodΘεοῦTheouNoun - Genitive Masculine SingularG2316 God, a god
GodΘεὸςTheosNoun - Nominative Masculine SingularG2316 God, a god
abidesμένειmeneiVerb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingularG3306 I remain, abide
inἐνenPrepositionG1722 in, on, among
himαὐτῷautōPersonal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 3rd Person SingularG846 he, she, it, they, them, same
andκαὶkaiConjunctionG2532 and, even, also, namely
heαὐτὸςautosPersonal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative Masculine 3rd Person SingularG846 he, she, it, they, them, same
inἐνenPrepositionG1722 in, on, among
GodΘεῷTheōNoun - Dative Masculine SingularG2316 God, a god

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

1 John 4:14 1 John 4:10 · John 3:16–17 · John 1:14 · John 4:42 · John 15:26–27 · 1 John 2:1–2 · John 1:29 · 1 Peter 5:12 · 1 John 5:9 · John 5:39 · John 12:47 · John 3:34

1 John 4:15 Romans 10:9 · Matthew 10:32 · 1 John 5:5 · 1 John 3:24 · 1 John 4:2 · Philippians 2:11 · 1 John 4:12 · 1 John 5:1 · Luke 12:8 · 2 John 1:7

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.