Apologetics Bible

1John 4:1

Greek

Ἀγαπητοί, μὴ παντὶ πνεύματι πιστεύετε, ἀλλὰ δοκιμάζετε τὰ πνεύματα εἰ ἐκ τοῦ θεοῦ ἐστιν, ὅτι πολλοὶ ψευδοπροφῆται ἐξεληλύθασιν εἰς τὸν κόσμον.

Agapetoi, me panti pneymati pisteyete, alla dokimazete ta pneymata ei ek toy theoy estin, oti polloi pseydoprophetai exelelythasin eis ton kosmon.

KJV: Beloved, believe not every spirit, but try the spirits whether they are of God: because many false prophets are gone out into the world.

AKJV: Beloved, believe not every spirit, but try the spirits whether they are of God: because many false prophets are gone out into the world.

ASV: Beloved, believe not every spirit, but prove the spirits, whether they are of God; because many false prophets are gone out into the world.

YLT: Beloved, every spirit believe not, but prove the spirits, if of God they are, because many false prophets have gone forth to the world;

Exposition: 1John 4:1 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'Beloved, believe not every spirit, but try the spirits whether they are of God: because many false prophets are gone out into the world.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Koine Greek Grammar: A close Koine Greek reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

1John 4:2

Greek

ἐν τούτῳ ⸀γινώσκετε τὸ πνεῦμα τοῦ θεοῦ· πᾶν πνεῦμα ὃ ὁμολογεῖ Ἰησοῦν Χριστὸν ἐν σαρκὶ ἐληλυθότα ἐκ τοῦ θεοῦ ἐστιν,

en toyto ginoskete to pneyma toy theoy· pan pneyma o omologei Iesoyn Christon en sarki elelythota ek toy theoy estin,

KJV: Hereby know ye the Spirit of God: Every spirit that confesseth that Jesus Christ is come in the flesh is of God:

AKJV: Hereby know you the Spirit of God: Every spirit that confesses that Jesus Christ is come in the flesh is of God:

ASV: Hereby know ye the Spirit of God: every spirit that confesseth that Jesus Christ is come in the flesh is of God:

YLT: in this know ye the Spirit of God; every spirit that doth confess Jesus Christ in the flesh having come, of God it is,

Exposition: 1John 4:2 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'Hereby know ye the Spirit of God: Every spirit that confesseth that Jesus Christ is come in the flesh is of God:'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Koine Greek Grammar: A close Koine Greek reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

1John 4:3

Greek

καὶ πᾶν πνεῦμα ὃ μὴ ὁμολογεῖ ⸀τὸν ⸀Ἰησοῦν ἐκ τοῦ θεοῦ οὐκ ἔστιν· καὶ τοῦτό ἐστιν τὸ τοῦ ἀντιχρίστου, ὃ ἀκηκόατε ὅτι ἔρχεται, καὶ νῦν ἐν τῷ κόσμῳ ἐστὶν ἤδη.

kai pan pneyma o me omologei ton Iesoyn ek toy theoy oyk estin· kai toyto estin to toy antichristoy, o akekoate oti erchetai, kai nyn en to kosmo estin ede.

KJV: And every spirit that confesseth not that Jesus Christ is come in the flesh is not of God: and this is that spirit of antichrist, whereof ye have heard that it should come; and even now already is it in the world.

AKJV: And every spirit that confesses not that Jesus Christ is come in the flesh is not of God: and this is that spirit of antichrist, whereof you have heard that it should come; and even now already is it in the world.

ASV: and every spirit that confesseth not Jesus is not of God: and this is the spirit of the antichrist, whereof ye have heard that it cometh; and now it is in the world already.

YLT: and every spirit that doth not confess Jesus Christ in the flesh having come, of God it is not; and this is that of the antichrist, which ye heard that it doth come, and now in the world it is already.

Exposition: 1John 4:3 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And every spirit that confesseth not that Jesus Christ is come in the flesh is not of God: and this is that spirit of antichrist, whereof ye have heard that it should come; and even now already is it in the world.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Koine Greek Grammar: A close Koine Greek reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

1John 4:4

Greek

ὑμεῖς ἐκ τοῦ θεοῦ ἐστε, τεκνία, καὶ νενικήκατε αὐτούς, ὅτι μείζων ἐστὶν ὁ ἐν ὑμῖν ἢ ὁ ἐν τῷ κόσμῳ·

ymeis ek toy theoy este, teknia, kai nenikekate aytoys, oti meizon estin o en ymin e o en to kosmo·

KJV: Ye are of God, little children, and have overcome them: because greater is he that is in you, than he that is in the world.

AKJV: You are of God, little children, and have overcome them: because greater is he that is in you, than he that is in the world.

ASV: Ye are of God, my little children, and have overcome them: because greater is he that is in you than he that is in the world.

YLT: Ye--of God ye are, little children, and ye have overcome them; because greater is He who is in you, than he who is in the world.

Exposition: 1John 4:4 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'Ye are of God, little children, and have overcome them: because greater is he that is in you, than he that is in the world.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Koine Greek Grammar: A close Koine Greek reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

1John 4:5

Greek

αὐτοὶ ἐκ τοῦ κόσμου εἰσίν· διὰ τοῦτο ἐκ τοῦ κόσμου λαλοῦσιν καὶ ὁ κόσμος αὐτῶν ἀκούει.

aytoi ek toy kosmoy eisin· dia toyto ek toy kosmoy laloysin kai o kosmos ayton akoyei.

KJV: They are of the world: therefore speak they of the world, and the world heareth them.

AKJV: They are of the world: therefore speak they of the world, and the world hears them.

ASV: They are of the world: therefore speak they as of the world, and the world heareth them.

YLT: They--of the world they are; because of this from the world they speak, and the world doth hear them;

Exposition: 1John 4:5 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'They are of the world: therefore speak they of the world, and the world heareth them.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Koine Greek Grammar: A close Koine Greek reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

1John 4:6

Greek

ἡμεῖς ἐκ τοῦ θεοῦ ἐσμεν· ὁ γινώσκων τὸν θεὸν ἀκούει ἡμῶν, ὃς οὐκ ἔστιν ἐκ τοῦ θεοῦ οὐκ ἀκούει ἡμῶν. ἐκ τούτου γινώσκομεν τὸ πνεῦμα τῆς ἀληθείας καὶ τὸ πνεῦμα τῆς πλάνης.

emeis ek toy theoy esmen· o ginoskon ton theon akoyei emon, os oyk estin ek toy theoy oyk akoyei emon. ek toytoy ginoskomen to pneyma tes aletheias kai to pneyma tes planes.

KJV: We are of God: he that knoweth God heareth us; he that is not of God heareth not us. Hereby know we the spirit of truth, and the spirit of error.

AKJV: We are of God: he that knows God hears us; he that is not of God hears not us. Hereby know we the spirit of truth, and the spirit of error.

ASV: We are of God: he that knoweth God heareth us; he who is not of God heareth us not. By this we know the spirit of truth, and the spirit of error.

YLT: we--of God we are; he who is knowing God doth hear us; he who is not of God, doth not hear us; from this we know the spirit of the truth, and the spirit of the error.

Exposition: 1John 4:6 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'We are of God: he that knoweth God heareth us; he that is not of God heareth not us. Hereby know we the spirit of truth, and the spirit of error.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Koine Greek Grammar: A close Koine Greek reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

1John 4:7

Greek

Ἀγαπητοί, ἀγαπῶμεν ἀλλήλους, ὅτι ἡ ἀγάπη ἐκ τοῦ θεοῦ ἐστιν, καὶ πᾶς ὁ ἀγαπῶν ἐκ τοῦ θεοῦ γεγέννηται καὶ γινώσκει τὸν θεόν.

Agapetoi, agapomen alleloys, oti e agape ek toy theoy estin, kai pas o agapon ek toy theoy gegennetai kai ginoskei ton theon.

KJV: Beloved, let us love one another: for love is of God; and every one that loveth is born of God, and knoweth God.

AKJV: Beloved, let us love one another: for love is of God; and every one that loves is born of God, and knows God.

ASV: Beloved, let us love one another: for love is of God; and every one that loveth is begotten of God, and knoweth God.

YLT: Beloved, may we love one another, because the love is of God, and every one who is loving, of God he hath been begotten, and doth know God;

Exposition: 1John 4:7 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'Beloved, let us love one another: for love is of God; and every one that loveth is born of God, and knoweth God.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Koine Greek Grammar: A close Koine Greek reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

1John 4:8

Greek

ὁ μὴ ἀγαπῶν οὐκ ἔγνω τὸν θεόν, ὅτι ὁ θεὸς ἀγάπη ἐστίν.

o me agapon oyk egno ton theon, oti o theos agape estin.

KJV: He that loveth not knoweth not God; for God is love.

AKJV: He that loves not knows not God; for God is love.

ASV: He that loveth not knoweth not God; for God is love.

YLT: he who is not loving did not know God, because God is love.

Exposition: 1John 4:8 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'He that loveth not knoweth not God; for God is love.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Koine Greek Grammar: A close Koine Greek reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

1John 4:9

Greek

ἐν τούτῳ ἐφανερώθη ἡ ἀγάπη τοῦ θεοῦ ἐν ἡμῖν, ὅτι τὸν υἱὸν αὐτοῦ τὸν μονογενῆ ἀπέσταλκεν ὁ θεὸς εἰς τὸν κόσμον ἵνα ζήσωμεν διʼ αὐτοῦ.

en toyto ephanerothe e agape toy theoy en emin, oti ton yion aytoy ton monogene apestalken o theos eis ton kosmon ina zesomen di aytoy.

KJV: 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.

AKJV: 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.

ASV: Herein was the love of God manifested in us, that God hath sent his only begotten Son into the world that we might live through him.

YLT: In this was manifested the love of God in us, because His Son--the only begotten--hath God sent to the world, that we may live through him;

Exposition: 1John 4:9 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: '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.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Koine Greek Grammar: A close Koine Greek reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

1John 4:10

Greek

ἐν τούτῳ ἐστὶν ἡ ἀγάπη, οὐχ ὅτι ἡμεῖς ⸀ἠγαπήκαμεν τὸν θεόν, ἀλλʼ ὅτι αὐτὸς ἠγάπησεν ἡμᾶς καὶ ἀπέστειλεν τὸν υἱὸν αὐτοῦ ἱλασμὸν περὶ τῶν ἁμαρτιῶν ἡμῶν.

en toyto estin e agape, oych oti emeis egapekamen ton theon, all oti aytos egapesen emas kai apesteilen ton yion aytoy ilasmon peri ton amartion emon.

KJV: Herein is love, not that we loved God, but that he loved us, and sent his Son to be the propitiation for our sins.

AKJV: Herein is love, not that we loved God, but that he loved us, and sent his Son to be the propitiation for our sins.

ASV: Herein is love, not that we loved God, but that he loved us, and sent his Son to be the propitiation for our sins.

YLT: in this is the love, not that we loved God, but that He did love us, and did send His Son a propitiation for our sins.

Exposition: 1John 4:10 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'Herein is love, not that we loved God, but that he loved us, and sent his Son to be the propitiation for our sins.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Koine Greek Grammar: A close Koine Greek reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

1John 4:11

Greek

ἀγαπητοί, εἰ οὕτως ὁ θεὸς ἠγάπησεν ἡμᾶς, καὶ ἡμεῖς ὀφείλομεν ἀλλήλους ἀγαπᾶν.

agapetoi, ei oytos o theos egapesen emas, kai emeis opheilomen alleloys agapan.

KJV: Beloved, if God so loved us, we ought also to love one another.

AKJV: Beloved, if God so loved us, we ought also to love one another.

ASV: Beloved, if God so loved us, we also ought to love one another.

YLT: Beloved, if thus did God love us, we also ought one another to love;

Exposition: 1John 4:11 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'Beloved, if God so loved us, we ought also to love one another.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Koine Greek Grammar: A close Koine Greek reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

1John 4:12

Greek

θεὸν οὐδεὶς πώποτε τεθέαται· ἐὰν ἀγαπῶμεν ἀλλήλους, ὁ θεὸς ἐν ἡμῖν μένει καὶ ἡ ἀγάπη αὐτοῦ ⸂ἐν ἡμῖν τετελειωμένη ἐστιν⸃.

theon oydeis popote tetheatai· ean agapomen alleloys, o theos en emin menei kai e agape aytoy en emin teteleiomene estin.

KJV: No man hath seen God at any time. If we love one another, God dwelleth in us, and his love is perfected in us.

AKJV: No man has seen God at any time. If we love one another, God dwells in us, and his love is perfected in us.

ASV: No man hath beheld God at any time: if we love one another, God abideth in us, and his love is perfected in us:

YLT: God no one hath ever seen; if we may love one another, God in us doth remain, and His love is having been perfected in us;

Exposition: 1John 4:12 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'No man hath seen God at any time. If we love one another, God dwelleth in us, and his love is perfected in us.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Koine Greek Grammar: A close Koine Greek reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

1John 4:13

Greek

Ἐν τούτῳ γινώσκομεν ὅτι ἐν αὐτῷ μένομεν καὶ αὐτὸς ἐν ἡμῖν, ὅτι ἐκ τοῦ πνεύματος αὐτοῦ δέδωκεν ἡμῖν.

En toyto ginoskomen oti en ayto menomen kai aytos en emin, oti ek toy pneymatos aytoy dedoken emin.

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

AKJV: Hereby know we that we dwell in him, and he in us, because he has given us of his Spirit.

ASV: hereby we know that we abide in him and he in us, because he hath given us of his Spirit.

YLT: in this we know that in Him we do remain, and He in us, because of His Spirit He hath given us.

Exposition: 1John 4:13 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'Hereby know we that we dwell in him, and he in us, because he hath given us of his Spirit.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Koine Greek Grammar: A close Koine Greek reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

1John 4:14

Greek

καὶ ἡμεῖς τεθεάμεθα καὶ μαρτυροῦμεν ὅτι ὁ πατὴρ ἀπέσταλκεν τὸν υἱὸν σωτῆρα τοῦ κόσμου.

kai emeis tetheametha kai martyroymen oti o pater apestalken ton yion sotera toy kosmoy.

KJV: And we have seen and do testify that the Father sent the Son to be the Saviour of the world.

AKJV: And we have seen and do testify that the Father sent the Son to be the Savior of the world.

ASV: And we have beheld and bear witness that the Father hath sent the Son to be the Saviour of the world.

YLT: And we--we have seen and do testify, that the Father hath sent the Son--Saviour of the world;

Exposition: 1John 4:14 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And we have seen and do testify that the Father sent the Son to be the Saviour of the world.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Koine Greek Grammar: A close Koine Greek reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

1John 4:15

Greek

ὃς ⸀ἐὰν ὁμολογήσῃ ὅτι ⸀Ἰησοῦς ἐστιν ὁ υἱὸς τοῦ θεοῦ, ὁ θεὸς ἐν αὐτῷ μένει καὶ αὐτὸς ἐν τῷ θεῷ.

os ean omologese oti Iesoys estin o yios toy theoy, o theos en ayto menei kai aytos en to theo.

KJV: Whosoever shall confess that Jesus is the Son of God, God dwelleth in him, and he in God.

AKJV: Whoever shall confess that Jesus is the Son of God, God dwells in him, and he in God.

ASV: Whosoever shall confess that Jesus is the Son of God, God abideth in him, and he in God.

YLT: whoever may confess that Jesus is the Son of God, God in him doth remain, and he in God;

Exposition: 1John 4:15 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'Whosoever shall confess that Jesus is the Son of God, God dwelleth in him, and he in God.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Koine Greek Grammar: A close Koine Greek reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

1John 4:16

Greek

καὶ ἡμεῖς ἐγνώκαμεν καὶ πεπιστεύκαμεν τὴν ἀγάπην ἣν ἔχει ὁ θεὸς ἐν ἡμῖν. Ὁ θεὸς ἀγάπη ἐστίν, καὶ ὁ μένων ἐν τῇ ἀγάπῃ ἐν τῷ θεῷ μένει καὶ ὁ θεὸς ἐν αὐτῷ ⸀μένει.

kai emeis egnokamen kai pepisteykamen ten agapen en echei o theos en emin. O theos agape estin, kai o menon en te agape en to theo menei kai o theos en ayto menei.

KJV: 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.

AKJV: 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.

ASV: 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.

YLT: 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.

Exposition: 1John 4:16 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: '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.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Koine Greek Grammar: A close Koine Greek reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

1John 4:17

Greek

ἐν τούτῳ τετελείωται ἡ ἀγάπη μεθʼ ἡμῶν, ἵνα παρρησίαν ἔχωμεν ἐν τῇ ἡμέρᾳ τῆς κρίσεως, ὅτι καθὼς ἐκεῖνός ἐστιν καὶ ἡμεῖς ἐσμεν ἐν τῷ κόσμῳ τούτῳ.

en toyto teteleiotai e agape meth emon, ina parresian echomen en te emera tes kriseos, oti kathos ekeinos estin kai emeis esmen en to kosmo toyto.

KJV: Herein is our love made perfect, that we may have boldness in the day of judgment: because as he is, so are we in this world.

AKJV: Herein is our love made perfect, that we may have boldness in the day of judgment: because as he is, so are we in this world.

ASV: Herein is love made perfect with us, that we may have boldness in the day of judgment; because as he is, even so are we in this world.

YLT: In this made perfect hath been the love with us, that boldness we may have in the day of the judgment, because even as He is, we--we also are in this world;

Exposition: 1John 4:17 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'Herein is our love made perfect, that we may have boldness in the day of judgment: because as he is, so are we in this world.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Koine Greek Grammar: A close Koine Greek reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

1John 4:18

Greek

φόβος οὐκ ἔστιν ἐν τῇ ἀγάπῃ, ἀλλʼ ἡ τελεία ἀγάπη ἔξω βάλλει τὸν φόβον, ὅτι ὁ φόβος κόλασιν ἔχει, ὁ δὲ φοβούμενος οὐ τετελείωται ἐν τῇ ἀγάπῃ.

phobos oyk estin en te agape, all e teleia agape exo ballei ton phobon, oti o phobos kolasin echei, o de phoboymenos oy teteleiotai en te agape.

KJV: There is no fear in love; but perfect love casteth out fear: because fear hath torment. He that feareth is not made perfect in love.

AKJV: There is no fear in love; but perfect love casts out fear: because fear has torment. He that fears is not made perfect in love.

ASV: There is no fear in love: but perfect love casteth out fear, because fear hath punishment; and he that feareth is not made perfect in love.

YLT: fear is not in the love, but the perfect love doth cast out the fear, because the fear hath punishment, and he who is fearing hath not been made perfect in the love;

Exposition: 1John 4:18 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'There is no fear in love; but perfect love casteth out fear: because fear hath torment. He that feareth is not made perfect in love.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Koine Greek Grammar: A close Koine Greek reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

1John 4:19

Greek

ἡμεῖς ⸀ἀγαπῶμεν, ὅτι αὐτὸς πρῶτος ἠγάπησεν ἡμᾶς.

emeis agapomen, oti aytos protos egapesen emas.

KJV: We love him, because he first loved us.

AKJV: We love him, because he first loved us.

ASV: We love, because he first loved us.

YLT: we--we love him, because He--He first loved us;

Exposition: 1John 4:19 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'We love him, because he first loved us.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Koine Greek Grammar: A close Koine Greek reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

1John 4:20

Greek

ἐάν τις εἴπῃ ὅτι Ἀγαπῶ τὸν θεόν, καὶ τὸν ἀδελφὸν αὐτοῦ μισῇ, ψεύστης ἐστίν· ὁ γὰρ μὴ ἀγαπῶν τὸν ἀδελφὸν αὐτοῦ ὃν ἑώρακεν, τὸν θεὸν ὃν οὐχ ἑώρακεν ⸀οὐ δύναται ἀγαπᾶν.

ean tis eipe oti Agapo ton theon, kai ton adelphon aytoy mise, pseystes estin· o gar me agapon ton adelphon aytoy on eoraken, ton theon on oych eoraken oy dynatai agapan.

KJV: If a man say, I love God, and hateth his brother, he is a liar: for he that loveth not his brother whom he hath seen, how can he love God whom he hath not seen?

AKJV: If a man say, I love God, and hates his brother, he is a liar: for he that loves not his brother whom he has seen, how can he love God whom he has not seen?

ASV: If a man say, I love God, and hateth his brother, he is a liar: for he that loveth not his brother whom he hath seen, cannot love God whom he hath not seen.

YLT: if any one may say--`I love God,' and his brother he may hate, a liar he is; for he who is not loving his brother whom he hath seen, God--whom he hath not seen--how is he able to love?

Exposition: 1John 4:20 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'If a man say, I love God, and hateth his brother, he is a liar: for he that loveth not his brother whom he hath seen, how can he love God whom he hath not seen?'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Koine Greek Grammar: A close Koine Greek reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

1John 4:21

Greek

καὶ ταύτην τὴν ἐντολὴν ἔχομεν ἀπʼ αὐτοῦ, ἵνα ὁ ἀγαπῶν τὸν θεὸν ἀγαπᾷ καὶ τὸν ἀδελφὸν αὐτοῦ.

kai tayten ten entolen echomen ap aytoy, ina o agapon ton theon agapa kai ton adelphon aytoy.

KJV: And this commandment have we from him, That he who loveth God love his brother also.

AKJV: And this commandment have we from him, That he who loves God love his brother also.

ASV: And this commandment have we from him, that he who loveth God love his brother also.

YLT: and this is the command we have from Him, that he who is loving God, may also love his brother.

Exposition: 1John 4:21 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And this commandment have we from him, That he who loveth God love his brother also.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Koine Greek Grammar: A close Koine Greek reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.