1 John 4:13 (WEB)
By this we know that we remain in him and he in us, because he has given us of his Spirit.
Fathers and councils · 7
Jerome
“But the Evangelist John, who had drunk in wisdom from the breast of Christ, agrees herewith, and says:“Hereby know we that we abide in him, and he in us, because he hath given us of his Spirit.” — editor's note: 1 John iv. 13, 15.
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Athanasius of Alexandria
- Athanasius of Alexandria, Against the Arians III.3Discourse III
“John then thus writes; ‘Hereby know we that we dwell in Him and He in us, because He hath given us of His Spirit.’” — editor's note: 1 John iv. 13.
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Catena Aurea on Matthew
- Augustine of HippoCatena Aurea on Matthew
“…to Him we may pray, “Forgive us our sins; And hereby we know:” speaks John, “that Christ abideth in us, by the Holy Spirit which He hath given unto us.” [1 John 4:13]” — the author cites it
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Augustine of Hippo
“Fellowship with God must be had, other hope of life eternal is none; now “God is Light, and in Him is no darkness at all:” now iniquities are darkness; by iniquities we are pressed down, that we cannot have fellowship with God: what hope have we then?” — editor's note: [Fellowship.—The primary object of the apostle’s communication in this epistle (1 John i. 3), is that his readers may have fellowship with the apostolic body,…
Read the whole comment““In this we know that we dwell in Him and He in us, because He hath given us of His Spirit.”” — editor's note: 1 John iv. 13.
Read the whole comment“For man has not whence to love God, unless from God; and therefore he says a little after, “Let us love Him, because He first loved us.”” — editor's note: 1 John iv. 7–19
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Ambrose of Milan
“And John says: “Hereby we know that He is in us because He hath given us of His Spirit.”” — editor's note: 1 John iv. 13.
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Cross-references · 8
Cited together in Augustine of Hippo on Matthew 12:31–32 (5) (Catena Aurea).
Cited together in Augustine of Hippo on Matthew 12:31–32 (5) (Catena Aurea).
Cited together in Augustine of Hippo on Matthew 12:31–32 (5) (Catena Aurea).
Cited together in Augustine of Hippo on Matthew 12:31–32 (5) (Catena Aurea).
Cited together in Augustine of Hippo on Matthew 12:31–32 (5) (Catena Aurea).
Cited together in Augustine of Hippo on Matthew 12:31–32 (5) (Catena Aurea).
Cited together in Augustine of Hippo on Matthew 12:31–32 (5) (Catena Aurea).
Cited together in Augustine of Hippo on Matthew 12:31–32 (5) (Catena Aurea).