1 John 4:16

Greek/English Interlinear with Strong’s Numbers
1 Jn. 4 - Greek/English/Strong’s Interlinear


King James Version

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.
New King James Version

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.
New American Standard Bible

And we have come to know and have believed the love which God has for (in) us. God is love, and the one who abides in love abides in God, and God abides in him.
New International Version

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 him.
The Amplified Bible

And we know (understand, recognize, are conscious of, by observation and by experience), and believe (adhere to and put faith in and rely on) the love God cherishes for us. God is love, and he who dwells in and continues in love dwells and continues in God, and God dwells and continues in him.
Wuest’s Expanded Translation

And as for us, we have known experientially the love which God has in our case, and have that knowledge at present, and we have believed and at present maintain that attitude. God is, as to His nature, love, and he who dwells in the aforementioned love in God is dwelling, and God in him is dwelling.
Phillips’ Modern English

So have we come to know and trust the love God has for us. God is love, and the man whose life is lived in love does, in fact, live in God, and God does, in fact, live in him.
Williams’ Language of the People

So we know by experience and trust the love that God has for us. God is love, and whoever continues to love continues in union with God and God in union with him.
KJV with Strong’s Numbers

And 2532 we 2249 have known 1097 and 2532 believed 4100 the 3588 love 26 that 3739 God 2316 hath 2192 to 1722 us. 2254 God 2316 is 2076 love; 26 and 2532 he that dwelleth 3306 in 1722 love 26 dwelleth 3306 in 1722 God, 2316 and 2532 God 2316 in 1722 him. 846
1 Jn. 4:15 π 1 Jn. 4:17
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  1. Christ and His Kingdom - Abraham Varghese A brother’s exploration of what the Scriptures say about Christ and His kingdom.

  2. The Eternal Gospel - Neil Girrard - ( in Adobe/pdf format ) Sometimes when we read the book of Revelation we can easily miss some detail or fail to grasp the profound significance of some sparsely described event – even about something as important as the eternal gospel of Christ.

  3. Kingdom or Church? - Neil Girrard - ( in Adobe/pdf format ) Did Christ come to found and institute the church or did He come to bring forth the kingdom of God among men?

  4. One Small Hiccup: Chip Brogden’s The Church in the Wilderness - Neil Girrard - ( in Adobe/pdf format ) A nearly flawless work of spiritual insights and wisdom is unfortunately marred by one expression of the author’s opinions – but don’t let that stop you from buying or reading the book for yourself!
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