¹⁴And ^hwe have seen and ⁱdo testify that ^jthe Father sent the Son to be ^kthe Saviour of the world. ¹⁵^lWhosoever shall confess ^mthat Jesus is the Son of God, ^dGod dwelleth in him, and he in God. ¹⁶And we have known and believed ⁿthe love that God hath to us. ^oGod is love; and he that dwelleth in love ^ddwelleth in God, and God in him.

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1 John 4:13: By this we know that we abide in him and he in us, because he has given us of his Spirit.

Footnotes

fSo ch. 2:5.
gch. 3:24. Comp. John 5:38.
dSee ch. 2:24.
gch. 3:24. Comp. John 5:38.
hSee ch. 1:1.
iSee ch. 1:2.
j John 3:17. See Matt. 18:11.
k John 4:42. So 1 Tim. 4:10. See ch. 2:2.
lSee ver. 2. Comp. ch. 2:23.
mch. 5:5. See Matt. 14:33.
dSee ch. 2:24.
nSo ver. 9 (Gk.).
over. 8.
dSee ch. 2:24.

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ESVEnglish Standard Version

By this we know that we abide in him and he in us, because he has given us of his Spirit. And we have seen and testify that the Father has sent his Son to be the Savior of the world. Whoever confesses that Jesus is the Son of God, God abides in him, and he in God. 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.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

This is how we know that we live in him and he in us: He has given us of his Spirit. And we have seen and testify that the Father has sent his Son to be the Savior of the world. If anyone acknowledges that Jesus is the Son of God, God lives in them and they in God. And so we know and rely on the love God has for us.

God is love. Whoever lives in love lives in God, and God in them.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

This is how we know that we remain in him and he in us: He has given us of his Spirit. And we have seen and we testify that the Father has sent his Son as the world’s Savior. Whoever confesses that Jesus is the Son of God—God remains in him and he in God. 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.

NLTNew Living Translation

And God has given us his Spirit as proof that we live in him and he in us. Furthermore, we have seen with our own eyes and now testify that the Father sent his Son to be the Savior of the world. All who declare that Jesus is the Son of God have God living in them, and they live in God. 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.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

By this we know that we reside in him and he in us: that he has given us of his Spirit. And we have seen and testify that the Father has sent the Son to be the Savior of the world.

Whoever confesses that Jesus is the Son of God, God resides in him and he in God. And we have come to know and have believed 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.