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God is love. Whoever lives in love lives in God, and God in them. <a href="/nlt/1_john/4.htm">New Living Translation</a> We know how much God loves us, and we have put our trust in his love. God is love, and all who live in love live in God, and God lives in them. <a href="/esv/1_john/4.htm">English Standard Version</a> So we have come to know and to believe the love that God has for us. God is love, and whoever abides in love abides in God, and God abides in him. <a href="/bsb/1_john/4.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> And we have come to know and believe the love that God has for us. God is love; whoever abides in love abides in God, and God in him. <a href="/blb/1_john/4.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a> And we have come to know and have come to believe the love that God has as to us. God is love, and the one abiding in love abides in God, and God abides in him. <a href="/kjv/1_john/4.htm">King James Bible</a> 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. <a href="/nkjv/1_john/4.htm">New King James Version</a> And we have known and believed the love that God has for us. God is love, and he who abides in love abides in God, and God in him. <a href="/nasb_/1_john/4.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> We have come to know and have believed the love which God has for us. God is love, and the one who remains in love remains in God, and God remains in him. <a href="/nasb/1_john/4.htm">NASB 1995</a> We have come to know and have believed the love which God has for us. God is love, and the one who abides in love abides in God, and God abides in him. <a href="/nasb77/1_john/4.htm">NASB 1977 </a> And we have come to know and have believed the love which God has for us. God is love, and the one who abides in love abides in God, and God abides in him. <a href="/lsb/1_john/4.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> And we have come to know and have believed the love which God has in us. God is love, and the one who abides in love abides in God, and God abides in him. <a href="/amp/1_john/4.htm">Amplified Bible</a> We have come to know [by personal observation and experience], and have believed [with deep, consistent faith] the love which God has for us. God is love, and the one who abides in love abides in God, and God abides continually in him. <a href="/csb/1_john/4.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> And we have come to know and to believe the love that God has for us. God is love, and the one who remains in love remains in God, and God remains in him. <a href="/hcsb/1_john/4.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> And we have come to know and to believe the love that God has for us. God is love, and the one who remains in love remains in God, and God remains in him. <a href="/asv/1_john/4.htm">American Standard Version</a> And we know and have believed the love which God hath in us. God is love; and he that abideth in love abideth in God, and God abideth in him. <a href="/cev/1_john/4.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> and are sure God loves us. God is love. If we keep on loving others, we will stay one in our hearts with God, and he will stay one with us. <a href="/erv/1_john/4.htm">English Revised Version</a> And we know and have believed the love which God hath in us. God is love; and he that abideth in love abideth in God, and God abideth in him. <a href="/gwt/1_john/4.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> We have known and believed that God loves us. God is love. Those who live in God's love live in God, and God lives in them. <a href="/gnt/1_john/4.htm">Good News Translation</a> And we ourselves know and believe the love which God has for us. God is love, and those who live in love live in union with God and God lives in union with them. <a href="/isv/1_john/4.htm">International Standard Version</a> We have come to know and rely on the love that God has for us. God is love, and the person who abides in love abides in God, and God abides in him. <a href="/msb/1_john/4.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> And we have come to know and believe the love that God has for us. God is love; whoever abides in love abides in God, and God in him. <a href="/net/1_john/4.htm">NET Bible</a> And we have come to know and to believe the love that God has in us. God is love, and the one who resides in love resides in God, and God resides in him. <a href="/nheb/1_john/4.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> We know and have believed the love which God has for us. God is love, and he who remains in love remains in God, and God remains in him. <a href="/wbt/1_john/4.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> 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. <a href="/wey/1_john/4.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a> And, as for us, we know the love which God has for us, and we confide in it. God is love, and he who continues to love continues in union with God, and God continues in union with him. <a href="/web/1_john/4.htm">World English Bible</a> We know and have believed the love which God has for us. God is love, and he who remains in love remains in God, and God remains in him. <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/1_john/4.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> and we have known and believed the love that God has in us; God is love, and he who is remaining in love, remains in God, and God in him. <a href="/blb/1_john/4.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a> And we have come to know and have come to believe the love that God has as to us. God is love, and the one abiding in love abides in God, and God abides in him. <a href="/ylt/1_john/4.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> and we -- we have known and believed the love, that God hath in us; God is love, and he who is remaining in the love, in God he doth remain, and God in him. <a href="/slt/1_john/4.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> And we have known and have believed the love which God has in us. God is love; and he remaining in love remains in God, and God in him.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/1_john/4.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> And we have known, and have believed the charity, which God hath to us. God is charity: and he that abideth in charity, abideth in God, and God in him. <a href="/cpdv/1_john/4.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> And we have known and believed the love that God has for us. God is love. And he who abides in love, abides in God, and God in him. <a href="/nabre/1_john/4.htm">New American Bible</a> We have come to know and to believe in the love God has for us. God is love, and whoever remains in love remains in God and God in him. <a href="/nrsvce/1_john/4.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> So we have known and believe the love that God has for us. God is love, and those who abide in love abide in God, and God abides in them.<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/1_john/4.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> And we have believed and have known the love that God has for us. God is love; and he who dwells in love, abides in God. <a href="/aramaic-plain-english/1_john/4.htm">Aramaic Bible in Plain English</a> And we believe and we know the love that God has for us, for God is love, and everyone who dwells in love dwells in God.<div class="vheading2">NT Translations</div><a href="/anderson/1_john/4.htm">Anderson New Testament</a> And we have known and believed the love which God has for us. God is love; and he that dwells in love, dwells in God, and God in him. <a href="/godbey/1_john/4.htm">Godbey New Testament</a> And we have known and we have believed the divine love which God has in us. God is divine love; and the one abiding in divine love abides in God, and God abides in him. <a href="/haweis/1_john/4.htm">Haweis New Testament</a> And we have known and believed the love which God hath towards us. God is love; and he that abideth in love, abideth in God, and God in him. <a href="/mace/1_john/4.htm">Mace New Testament</a> and we have known, and are convinced that God hath loved us. God is love; and he that cultivates social affection, dwelleth in God, and God in him. <a href="/wey/1_john/4.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a> And, as for us, we know the love which God has for us, and we confide in it. God is love, and he who continues to love continues in union with God, and God continues in union with him. <a href="/worrell/1_john/4.htm">Worrell New Testament</a> And we have known and believed the love which God hath in us. God is love, and he that abides in love abides in God, and God abideth in him. <a href="/worsley/1_john/4.htm">Worsley New Testament</a> And we have known and believed the love which God hath towards us: for God is love; and he, that dwelleth in love, dwelleth in God, and God in him. <a href="/parallel/1_john/4-16.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/rlZ5ywDtQGE?start=826" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/1_john/4.htm">Love Comes from God</a> …15If anyone confesses that Jesus is the Son of God, God abides in him, and he in God. 16<a href="/greek/2532.htm" title="2532: kai (Conj) -- And, even, also, namely. ">And</a> <a href="/greek/1473.htm" title="1473: hēmeis (PPro-N1P) -- I, the first-person pronoun. A primary pronoun of the first person I.">we</a> <a href="/greek/1097.htm" title="1097: egnōkamen (V-RIA-1P) -- A prolonged form of a primary verb; to know in a great variety of applications and with many implications.">have come to know</a> <a href="/greek/2532.htm" title="2532: kai (Conj) -- And, even, also, namely. ">and</a> <a href="/greek/4100.htm" title="4100: pepisteukamen (V-RIA-1P) -- From pistis; to have faith, i.e. Credit; by implication, to entrust.">believe</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: tēn (Art-AFS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.">the</a> <a href="/greek/26.htm" title="26: agapēn (N-AFS) -- From agapao; love, i.e. Affection or benevolence; specially a love-feast.">love</a> <a href="/greek/3739.htm" title="3739: hēn (RelPro-AFS) -- Who, which, what, that. ">that</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: ho (Art-NMS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the."></a> <a href="/greek/2316.htm" title="2316: Theos (N-NMS) -- A deity, especially the supreme Divinity; figuratively, a magistrate; by Hebraism, very.">God</a> <a href="/greek/2192.htm" title="2192: echei (V-PIA-3S) -- To have, hold, possess. Including an alternate form scheo skheh'-o; a primary verb; to hold.">has</a> <a href="/greek/1722.htm" title="1722: en (Prep) -- In, on, among. A primary preposition denoting position, and instrumentality, i.e. A relation of rest; in, at, on, by, etc.">for</a> <a href="/greek/1473.htm" title="1473: hēmin (PPro-D1P) -- I, the first-person pronoun. A primary pronoun of the first person I.">us.</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: HO (Art-NMS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the."></a> <a href="/greek/2316.htm" title="2316: Theos (N-NMS) -- A deity, especially the supreme Divinity; figuratively, a magistrate; by Hebraism, very.">God</a> <a href="/greek/1510.htm" title="1510: estin (V-PIA-3S) -- I am, exist. The first person singular present indicative; a prolonged form of a primary and defective verb; I exist.">is</a> <a href="/greek/26.htm" title="26: agapē (N-NFS) -- From agapao; love, i.e. Affection or benevolence; specially a love-feast.">love;</a> <a href="/greek/2532.htm" title="2532: kai (Conj) -- And, even, also, namely. "></a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: ho (Art-NMS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.">whoever</a> <a href="/greek/3306.htm" title="3306: menōn (V-PPA-NMS) -- To remain, abide, stay, wait; with acc: I wait for, await. A primary verb; to stay.">abides</a> <a href="/greek/1722.htm" title="1722: en (Prep) -- In, on, among. A primary preposition denoting position, and instrumentality, i.e. A relation of rest; in, at, on, by, etc.">in</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: tē (Art-DFS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the."></a> <a href="/greek/26.htm" title="26: agapē (N-DFS) -- From agapao; love, i.e. Affection or benevolence; specially a love-feast.">love</a> <a href="/greek/3306.htm" title="3306: menei (V-PIA-3S) -- To remain, abide, stay, wait; with acc: I wait for, await. A primary verb; to stay.">abides</a> <a href="/greek/1722.htm" title="1722: en (Prep) -- In, on, among. A primary preposition denoting position, and instrumentality, i.e. A relation of rest; in, at, on, by, etc.">in</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: tō (Art-DMS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the."></a> <a href="/greek/2316.htm" title="2316: Theō (N-DMS) -- A deity, especially the supreme Divinity; figuratively, a magistrate; by Hebraism, very.">God,</a> <a href="/greek/2532.htm" title="2532: kai (Conj) -- And, even, also, namely. ">and</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: ho (Art-NMS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the."></a> <a href="/greek/2316.htm" title="2316: Theos (N-NMS) -- A deity, especially the supreme Divinity; figuratively, a magistrate; by Hebraism, very.">God</a> <a href="/greek/3306.htm" title="3306: menei (V-PIA-3S) -- To remain, abide, stay, wait; with acc: I wait for, await. A primary verb; to stay."></a> <a href="/greek/1722.htm" title="1722: en (Prep) -- In, on, among. A primary preposition denoting position, and instrumentality, i.e. A relation of rest; in, at, on, by, etc.">in</a> <a href="/greek/846.htm" title="846: autō (PPro-DM3S) -- He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons.">him.</a> 17In this way, love has been perfected among us, so that we may have confidence on the day of judgment; for in this world we are just like Him.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/john/3-16.htm">John 3:16</a> For God so loved the world that He gave His one and only Son, that everyone who believes in Him shall not perish but have eternal life. <a href="/romans/8-38.htm">Romans 8:38-39</a> For I am convinced that neither death nor life, neither angels nor principalities, neither the present nor the future, nor any powers, / neither height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God that is in Christ Jesus our Lord. <a href="/1_john/3-24.htm">1 John 3:24</a> 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. <a href="/john/15-9.htm">John 15:9-10</a> As the Father has loved Me, so have I loved you. Remain in My love. / If you keep My commandments, you will remain in My love, just as I have kept My Father’s commandments and remain in His love. <a href="/ephesians/3-17.htm">Ephesians 3:17-19</a> so that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith. Then you, being rooted and grounded in love, / will have power, together with all the saints, to comprehend the length and width and height and depth / of the love of Christ, and to know this love that surpasses knowledge, that you may be filled with all the fullness of God. <a href="/1_john/2-5.htm">1 John 2:5</a> But if anyone keeps His word, the love of God has been truly perfected in him. By this we know that we are in Him: <a href="/1_corinthians/13-4.htm">1 Corinthians 13:4-7</a> Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. / It is not rude, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no account of wrongs. / Love takes no pleasure in evil, but rejoices in the truth. ... <a href="/john/14-23.htm">John 14:23</a> Jesus replied, “If anyone loves Me, he will keep My word. My Father will love him, and We will come to him and make Our home with him. <a href="/galatians/5-22.htm">Galatians 5:22</a> But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, <a href="/1_john/2-27.htm">1 John 2:27</a> And as for you, the anointing you received from Him remains in you, and you do not need anyone to teach you. But just as His true and genuine anointing teaches you about all things, so remain in Him as you have been taught. <a href="/psalms/136-1.htm">Psalm 136:1-3</a> Give thanks to the LORD, for He is good. His loving devotion endures forever. / Give thanks to the God of gods. His loving devotion endures forever. / Give thanks to the Lord of lords. His loving devotion endures forever. <a href="/jeremiah/31-3.htm">Jeremiah 31:3</a> The LORD appeared to us in the past, saying: “I have loved you with an everlasting love; therefore I have drawn you with loving devotion. <a href="/deuteronomy/7-9.htm">Deuteronomy 7:9</a> Know therefore that the LORD your God is God, the faithful God who keeps His covenant of loving devotion for a thousand generations of those who love Him and keep His commandments. <a href="/psalms/103-17.htm">Psalm 103:17</a> But from everlasting to everlasting the loving devotion of the LORD extends to those who fear Him, and His righteousness to their children’s children— <a href="/isaiah/54-10.htm">Isaiah 54:10</a> Though the mountains may be removed and the hills may be shaken, My loving devotion will not depart from you, and My covenant of peace will not be broken,” says the LORD, who has compassion on you.</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>And we have known and believed the love that God has to us. God is love; and he that dwells in love dwells in God, and God in him.we.<a href="/1_john/4-9.htm">1 John 4:9,10</a> In this was manifested the love of God toward us, because that God sent his only begotten Son into the world, that we might live through him… <a href="/1_john/3-1.htm">1 John 3:1,16</a> Behold, what manner of love the Father hath bestowed upon us, that we should be called the sons of God: therefore the world knoweth us not, because it knew him not… <a href="/psalms/18-1.htm">Psalm 18:1-3</a> To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David, the servant of the LORD, who spake unto the LORD the words of this song in the day that the LORD delivered him from the hand of all his enemies, and from the hand of Saul: And he said, I will love thee, O LORD, my strength… God is love.<a href="/1_john/4-8.htm">1 John 4:8,12,13</a> He that loveth not knoweth not God; for God is love… and he.<a href="/1_john/4-12.htm">1 John 4:12</a> No man hath seen God at any time. If we love one another, God dwelleth in us, and his love is perfected in us.<a href="/1_john/3-24.htm">1 John 3:24</a> And 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.<div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/1_john/4-15.htm">Abides</a> <a href="/1_john/4-15.htm">Abideth</a> <a href="/1_john/4-1.htm">Believe</a> <a href="/james/2-23.htm">Believed</a> <a href="/hosea/10-13.htm">Confide</a> <a href="/1_john/4-15.htm">Continues</a> <a href="/1_john/4-15.htm">Dwelleth</a> <a href="/1_john/3-23.htm">Faith</a> <a href="/1_john/4-12.htm">Love</a> <a href="/galatians/3-10.htm">Rely</a> <a href="/1_john/3-15.htm">Remaining</a> <a href="/1_john/4-15.htm">Union</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/2_john/1-2.htm">Abides</a> <a href="/2_john/1-2.htm">Abideth</a> <a href="/1_john/5-10.htm">Believe</a> <a href="/1_john/5-10.htm">Believed</a> <a href="/judges/16-15.htm">Confide</a> <a href="/2_john/1-9.htm">Continues</a> <a href="/2_john/1-2.htm">Dwelleth</a> <a href="/1_john/5-1.htm">Faith</a> <a href="/1_john/4-17.htm">Love</a> <a href="/2_kings/18-20.htm">Rely</a> <a href="/2_john/1-2.htm">Remaining</a> <a href="/zechariah/11-7.htm">Union</a><div class="vheading2">1 John 4</div>1. <a href="/1_john/4-1.htm">He warns them not to believe all who boast of the Spirit;</a> 7. <a href="/1_john/4-7.htm">and exhorts to brotherly love.</a> </div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/1_john/4.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/1_john/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/1_john/4.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div>And we have come to know and believe the love that God has for us. This phrase emphasizes the experiential and intellectual acknowledgment of God's love. The Greek word for "know" (γινώσκω) implies a deep, personal understanding, while "believe" (πιστεύω) suggests trust and faith. This dual aspect of knowing and believing reflects the Christian journey of faith, where believers are called to both understand and trust in God's love. The love of God is a central theme throughout Scripture, seen in passages like <a href="/john/3-16.htm">John 3:16</a> and <a href="/romans/5-8.htm">Romans 5:8</a>, where God's love is demonstrated through the sacrifice of Jesus Christ. Historically, the early church faced persecution, and this assurance of God's love provided comfort and strength.God is love; This profound statement encapsulates the essence of God's nature. It is not merely that God loves, but that He is love itself. This aligns with other attributes of God, such as holiness and justice, showing that His actions are always rooted in love. The concept of God as love is unique to the Christian faith and is foundational to understanding the Trinity, where the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit exist in a perfect relationship of love. This truth is echoed in other scriptures, such as <a href="/1_corinthians/13.htm">1 Corinthians 13</a>, which describes the characteristics of love, and in the life of Jesus, who perfectly embodied God's love.whoever abides in love abides in God, The term "abides" (μένω) suggests a continual, enduring relationship. To abide in love means to live in a state of love, reflecting God's nature in one's life. This is a call to action for believers, encouraging them to remain steadfast in love, as seen in <a href="/john/15-4.htm">John 15:4-10</a>, where Jesus speaks of abiding in Him as the vine. The cultural context of the early church, with its emphasis on community and mutual support, highlights the importance of love as a defining characteristic of Christian fellowship.and God in him. This mutual indwelling signifies a profound spiritual union between the believer and God. It reflects the promise of the Holy Spirit dwelling within believers, as mentioned in <a href="/john/14-17.htm">John 14:17</a> and <a href="/1_corinthians/6-19.htm">1 Corinthians 6:19</a>. This indwelling is both a privilege and a responsibility, as it calls believers to live in a manner worthy of God's presence. The historical context of the early church, with its challenges and need for divine guidance, underscores the importance of this intimate relationship with God.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/j/john_the_apostle.htm">John the Apostle</a> The author of 1 John, one of Jesus' original twelve disciples, known for his close relationship with Jesus and his emphasis on love in his writings. 2. <a href="/topical/g/god.htm">God</a> The central figure in this verse, described as the embodiment of love. 3. <a href="/topical/b/believers.htm">Believers</a> The recipients of John's letter, encouraged to abide in love as a reflection of their relationship with God.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/u/understanding_god's_nature.htm">Understanding God's Nature</a> Recognize that God's very essence is love, and this should shape our understanding of His actions and character. <a href="/topical/e/experiencing_god's_love.htm">Experiencing God's Love</a> Emphasize the importance of both knowing and believing in the love God has for us, which is foundational to our faith. <a href="/topical/a/abiding_in_love.htm">Abiding in Love</a> Encourage believers to remain in love, which is evidence of their relationship with God and a reflection of His presence in their lives. <a href="/topical/r/reflecting_god's_love.htm">Reflecting God's Love</a> Challenge believers to demonstrate God's love in their interactions with others, as a testimony of their faith. <a href="/topical/l/love_as_a_measure_of_faith.htm">Love as a Measure of Faith</a> Use love as a measure of spiritual maturity and authenticity in one's relationship with God.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_1_john_4.htm">Top 10 Lessons from 1 John 4</a> <a href="/q/does_god_love_those_in_hell.htm">Does God love those in hell?</a> <a href="/q/is_god_synonymous_with_love.htm">Is God synonymous with love?</a> <a href="/q/why_love_fleeting_worldly_desires.htm">Why love the world and its fleeting desires?</a> <a href="/q/how_does_suffering_fit_a_benevolent_god's_plan.htm">In 2 Corinthians 1:3–4, Paul describes suffering as part of God’s plan for comfort—how does this align with the concept of a benevolent deity allowing widespread suffering?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/1_john/4.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verse 16. - And we have come to know and believe. Both perfects are virtually presents, expressing the present continuance of a condition begun in the past: "We know and continue to believe." Experience and faith are intimately connected; and sometimes the one precedes, sometimes the other (<a href="/john/6-69.htm">John 6:69</a>). As in verse 9 ἐν ἡμῖν should be rendered in us, not "to us" or "toward us;" and here also the interpretation, "in our case," is certainly possible, and perhaps safer. But the meaning may be that the object of our knowledge and faith is that portion of his own love which God has in us. It is "in us," and is exercised towards him and our brethren, but in reality it is his - it is himself abiding in us. In either case love is the object of our faith. Thus love is not only the true note of the Church (<a href="/john/13-35.htm">John 13:35</a>), it is also the Church's creed. The second half of the verse restates the main proposition of this section with a view to further development. <a href="/commentaries/1_john/4-16.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Greek</div>And καὶ (kai) Conjunction <a href="/greek/strongs_2532.htm">Strong's 2532: </a> And, even, also, namely. we ἡμεῖς (hēmeis) Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative 1st Person Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_1473.htm">Strong's 1473: </a> I, the first-person pronoun. A primary pronoun of the first person I. have come to know ἐγνώκαμεν (egnōkamen) Verb - Perfect Indicative Active - 1st Person Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_1097.htm">Strong's 1097: </a> A prolonged form of a primary verb; to 'know' in a great variety of applications and with many implications. and καὶ (kai) Conjunction <a href="/greek/strongs_2532.htm">Strong's 2532: </a> And, even, also, namely. believe πεπιστεύκαμεν (pepisteukamen) Verb - Perfect Indicative Active - 1st Person Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_4100.htm">Strong's 4100: </a> From pistis; to have faith, i.e. Credit; by implication, to entrust. the τὴν (tēn) Article - Accusative Feminine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the. love ἀγάπην (agapēn) Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_26.htm">Strong's 26: </a> From agapao; love, i.e. Affection or benevolence; specially a love-feast. that ἣν (hēn) Personal / Relative Pronoun - Accusative Feminine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_3739.htm">Strong's 3739: </a> Who, which, what, that. God Θεὸς (Theos) Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_2316.htm">Strong's 2316: </a> A deity, especially the supreme Divinity; figuratively, a magistrate; by Hebraism, very. has ἔχει (echei) Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_2192.htm">Strong's 2192: </a> To have, hold, possess. Including an alternate form scheo skheh'-o; a primary verb; to hold. for ἐν (en) Preposition <a href="/greek/strongs_1722.htm">Strong's 1722: </a> In, on, among. A primary preposition denoting position, and instrumentality, i.e. A relation of rest; 'in, ' at, on, by, etc. us. ἡμῖν (hēmin) Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative 1st Person Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_1473.htm">Strong's 1473: </a> I, the first-person pronoun. A primary pronoun of the first person I. God Θεὸς (Theos) Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_2316.htm">Strong's 2316: </a> A deity, especially the supreme Divinity; figuratively, a magistrate; by Hebraism, very. is ἐστίν (estin) Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_1510.htm">Strong's 1510: </a> I am, exist. The first person singular present indicative; a prolonged form of a primary and defective verb; I exist. love; ἀγάπη (agapē) Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_26.htm">Strong's 26: </a> From agapao; love, i.e. Affection or benevolence; specially a love-feast. whoever ὁ (ho) Article - Nominative Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the. abides μένων (menōn) Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_3306.htm">Strong's 3306: </a> To remain, abide, stay, wait; with acc: I wait for, await. A primary verb; to stay. in ἐν (en) Preposition <a href="/greek/strongs_1722.htm">Strong's 1722: </a> In, on, among. A primary preposition denoting position, and instrumentality, i.e. A relation of rest; 'in, ' at, on, by, etc. love ἀγάπῃ (agapē) Noun - Dative Feminine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_26.htm">Strong's 26: </a> From agapao; love, i.e. Affection or benevolence; specially a love-feast. abides μένει (menei) Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_3306.htm">Strong's 3306: </a> To remain, abide, stay, wait; with acc: I wait for, await. A primary verb; to stay. in ἐν (en) Preposition <a href="/greek/strongs_1722.htm">Strong's 1722: </a> In, on, among. A primary preposition denoting position, and instrumentality, i.e. A relation of rest; 'in, ' at, on, by, etc. God, Θεῷ (Theō) Noun - Dative Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_2316.htm">Strong's 2316: </a> A deity, especially the supreme Divinity; figuratively, a magistrate; by Hebraism, very. and καὶ (kai) Conjunction <a href="/greek/strongs_2532.htm">Strong's 2532: </a> And, even, also, namely. God Θεὸς (Theos) Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_2316.htm">Strong's 2316: </a> A deity, especially the supreme Divinity; figuratively, a magistrate; by Hebraism, very. in ἐν (en) Preposition <a href="/greek/strongs_1722.htm">Strong's 1722: </a> In, on, among. A primary preposition denoting position, and instrumentality, i.e. A relation of rest; 'in, ' at, on, by, etc. him. αὐτῷ (autō) Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 3rd Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_846.htm">Strong's 846: </a> He, she, it, they, them, same. 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