We did not receive the spirit of the world. But we received the Spirit that is from God. We received this Spirit so that we can know the things that God has given us.
1 John 4:13 - Easy To Read Version We know that we live in God and God lives in us. We know this because God gave us his Spirit. {\cf2\super [17]} Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 Hereby know we that we dwell in him, and he in us, because he hath given us of his Spirit. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition 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) hereby we know that we abide in him and he in us, because he hath given us of his Spirit. Common English Bible 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 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 In this we know that we abide in him, and he in us: because he hath given us of his spirit. |
We did not receive the spirit of the world. But we received the Spirit that is from God. We received this Spirit so that we can know the things that God has given us.
You should know that your body is a temple (house) for the Holy Spirit. {\cf2\super [40]} The Holy Spirit is in you. You have received the Holy Spirit from God. You don’t own yourselves.
If we obey what God has told us to do, then we are sure that we truly know God.
But when a person obeys God’s teaching, then God’s love has truly arrived at its goal in that person. This is how we know that we are following God:
The person who obeys God’s commands lives in God. And God lives in that person. How do we know that God lives in us? We know because of the Spirit {\cf2\super [13]} that God gave us.