1 John 4:16 — compare English translations
Compare translations1 John 4:16 in 3 English versions, beneath the original-language interlinear. Each original word links to its lexicon entry, so you can weigh the renderings against the morphology yourself. Full word study →
καὶ
kaí
G2532
and
ἡμεῖς
hēmeîs
G2249
we
ἐγνώκαμεν
ginṓskō
G1097
to know
καὶ
kaí
G2532
and
πεπιστεύκαμεν
pisteúō
G4100
to believe
τὴν
ho
G3588
the
ἀγάπην
agápē
G26
brotherly love
ἣν
hós
G3739
who
ἔχει
échō
G2192
to have
ὁ
ho
G3588
the
θεὸς
theós
G2316
God
ἐν
en
G1722
in
ἡμῖν
hēmeîs
G2249
we
ὁ
ho
G3588
the
θεὸς
theós
G2316
God
ἀγάπη
agápē
G26
brotherly love
ἐστίν
eimí
G1510
to be
καὶ
kaí
G2532
and
ὁ
ho
G3588
the
μένων
ménō
G3306
to remain
ἐν
en
G1722
in
τῇ
ho
G3588
the
ἀγάπῃ
agápē
G26
brotherly love
ἐν
en
G1722
in
τῷ
ho
G3588
the
θεῷ
theós
G2316
God
μένει
ménō
G3306
to remain
καὶ
kaí
G2532
and
ὁ
ho
G3588
the
θεὸς
theós
G2316
God
ἐν
en
G1722
in
αὐτῷ
autós
G846
he
μένει
ménō
G3306
to remain
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World English Bible Public Domain
We know and have believed the love which God has for us. God is love, and he who remains in love remains in God, and God remains in him.
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King James Version Public Domain
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.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
And we have known and believed the love that God has in us. God is love, and the one remaining in love remains in God, and God remains in him.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).