1 John 4:13 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

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

1 John 4:13 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Hereby know we that we dwell in him - Here is another, or an additional evidence of it. Because he hath given us of his Spirit - He has imparted the influences of that Spirit to our souls, pr...
1 John 4:13 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

John returns to the theme of 1 John 3:14 ff., be cause if the Church is the home of truth, still more is it the home of love. The evidence for our Divine sonship is that the love manifested by God...
1 John 4:13 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Spirit. i.e. the gifts. App-101.
1 John 4:13 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Hereby know we that we dwell in him, and he in us, because he hath given us of his Spirit. Hereby know we, etc. - See the note on 1 John 3:24 .
1 John 4:13 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Hereby know we, &c.— "By this we have a comfortable evidence of a mutual inhabitation between God and us, of our dwelling by faith and love inunion and communion, through Jesus Christ, with him...
1 John 4:13 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Hereby know we that we dwell in him, and he in us, because he hath given us of his Spirit. 'Herein.' The token vouchsafed to us of God's dwelling (abiding) in us, though we see Him not, is tha...
1 John 4:13 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Fellowship with God in Love 1. Try the spirits] RV 'Prove the spirits.' The verb is used of testing metals. 2, 3 . See on 2 John 1:7 .
1 John 4:13 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

THE PERFECT LOVE THE SUREST TEST ( 1 John 4:7-21 ). ( a ) Fraternal love the necessary product of the true knowledge of God, because God is love ( 1 John 4:7-8 ). ( b ) The grand recent histor...
1 John 4:13 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

the Test of Our Love 1 John 4:12-21 If we are willing to be channels through which God's love flows to others, there need be no limit to the fullness of that holy current. In humility, selfless...
1 John 4:13 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Two closely related perils threaten our fellowship with God as love, false prophets and the spirit which actuates them. Teaching is to be tested by the indwelling Spirit. All who refuse to confess th...
1 John 4:13 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

Beloved, let us love one another: for love is of God; and everyone that loveth is born of God, and knoweth God. (8) He that loveth not knoweth not God; for God is love. (9) In this was manifested the...
1 John 4:13 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

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 dwel...
1 John 4:13 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

Hereby know we that we dwell in him, and he in us, because he hath given us of his Spirit. Ver. 13. He hath given us of his Spirit ] That is, of the fruits of his Spirit, his holy motions and gra...
1 John 4:13 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Hereby Εν τουτω, by this, we know Have full proof; that we dwell , μενομεν, we abide in him, and he in us, because he hath given us of his Spirit In the enlightening, quickening, renewing, and...
1 John 4:13 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

But there must be guards as to the operation of the Spirit of God, that is, the child of God must be guarded against all that would imitate the operation of the Spirit. Satan is extremely cunning, an...
1 John 4:13 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Brotherly Love. A. D. 80. 7 Beloved, let us love one another: for love is of God; and every on...
1 John 4:13 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

The near inward union between him and us, is best to be discerned by the operations of his Spirit, which is the Spirit of all love and goodness, 1 John 3:24 Ephesians 5:9 .
1 John 4:13 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

‘No man has beheld God at any time. If we love one another, God abides in us, and his love is perfected in us. By this we know that we abide in him and he in us, because he has given us of his Spirit...
1 John 4:13 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

CRITICAL AND EXEGETICAL NOTES 1 John 4:7 .—The previous verses are in some sense an “aside.” The apostle now resumes his proper theme. His main truth is this—Love is the mark of the children of G...
1 John 4:13 - Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

1 John 4:1 . Beloved, believe not every spirit, but try the spirits whether they are of God: because many false prophets are gone out into the world. If John had need to say that in the early mor...
1 John 4:13 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

1 John 4:1 . Believe not every spirit, but try the spirits whether they are of God. Whether those teachers believe that Christ is come in the flesh, which to the present hour the unbelieving jews...
1 John 4:13 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

EXPOSITION 1 John 4:1 - 1 John 5:12 (2) The source of son-ship. Possession of the Spirit. 1 John 4:1-62 Confession of the Incarnation is the assurance that the Spirit of God,...
1 John 4:13 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Dwelling in God and in His love:
1 John 4:13 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

1 Corinthians 2:12 ; 1 Corinthians 3:16 ; 1 Corinthians 3:17 ; 1 Corinthians 6:19 ; 1 John 3:24 ; 1 John 4:15 ; 1 John 4:16 ; Ephesians 2:20-22 ; Galatians 5:22-25 ; John 14:20-26 ; Romans...
1 John 4:13 - Wells of Living Water Commentary

Testing the True and the False 1 John 4:1-21 INTRODUCTORY WORDS We have in our opening verses some important admonitions, and also some important instructions. 1. Important admonitions. (1...

1 John 4:13 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

1 John 4:13 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

1 John 4:13 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

1 John 4:13 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

1 John 4:13 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

1 John 4:13 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

1 John 4:13 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

1 John 4:13 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

1 John 4:13 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

1 John 4:13 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

1 John 4:13 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

1 John 4:13 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

1 John 4:13 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

1 John 4:13 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

1 John 4:13 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

1 John 4:13 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

1 John 4:13 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

1 John 4:13 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

1 John 4:13 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

1 John 4:13 - Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

1 John 4:13 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

1 John 4:13 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

1 John 4:13 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

1 John 4:13 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

1 John 4:13 - Wells of Living Water Commentary