1 John 4:13 - An Understandable Version (2005 edition)

¹³ This is [one way] to know we live in [fellowship with] God and that He lives in our hearts: [It is] because He has given us His Holy Spirit [to live within us, See 3:24].

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

¹³ Hereby know we that we dwell in him, and he in us, because he hath given us of his Spirit.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

¹³ By this we come to know (perceive, recognize, and understand) that we abide (live and remain) in Him and He in us: because He has given (imparted) to us of His [Holy] Spirit.

American Standard Version (1901)

¹³ hereby we know that we abide in him and he in us, because he hath given us of his Spirit.

Common English Bible

¹³ This is how we know we remain in him and he remains in us, because he has given us a measure of his Spirit.

Catholic Public Domain Version

¹³ In this way, we know that we abide in him, and he in us: because he has given to us from his Spirit.

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

¹³ In this we know that we abide in him, and he in us: because he hath given us of his spirit.

1 John 4:13 Cross References

1 Corinthians 2:12

But we [apostles] did not receive the spirit of the world [i.e., human wisdom. See verse 6], but the Holy Spirit from God, so that we could understand what was freely given to us from God [i.e., the gift of inspiration. See verses 9-10].

1 Corinthians 6:19

Or, do you not know that your [physical] body is a temple [i.e., sanctuary] for the Holy Spirit, who lives in you and who was given to you by God? You do not belong to yourselves,

1 John 2:3

And here is how we can be assured that we know Jesus [i.e., that we are saved]: [It is] by obeying what He commands us.

1 John 2:5

But the person who obeys what His teaching requires, truly in this person love for God has been made complete. This is [another way] to be sure that we are in [fellowship with] Him:

1 John 3:24

And God lives in the heart of the person who [continually] obeys His commands, and he lives in [fellowship with] God. And here is [another] way we know that God lives in our hearts: It is by [means of] the Holy Spirit, whom God gave to us. [See Rom. 8:9, 11; James 4:5; I Cor. 6:19].