1 John 4:6

“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.”

"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." - 1 John 4:6
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What does 1 John 4:6 mean?

The verse 1 John 4:6 from the King James Version of the Bible 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." This verse comes from the first epistle of John, which is a…

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The Spirit of Truth vs. The Spirit of Error

The Apostle John, in his first epistle, presents a profound understanding of the relationship between the followers of Christ and the world. In 1 John 4:6 (KJV), he declares, "We are of God: he that knoweth God heareth us; he that is not of God heareth not us. Hereby know we the…

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Prayer for Discernment and Truth

Heavenly Father, I come before You today with a heart full of reverence and a spirit yearning for Your guidance. In the quiet stillness of this moment, I lift my voice to You, inspired by the profound words of 1 John 4:6, which reminds us, "We are of God: he that knoweth God…

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1 John 4:18
John 6:4 - "And the passover, a feast of the Jews, was nigh."
1 John 4:19 - "We love him, because he first loved us."
John 1:6 - "¶ There was a man sent from God, whose name was John."
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"And the passover, a feast of the Jews, was nigh." - John 6:4
1 John 4:8 - "He that loveth not knoweth not God; for God is love."
"We love him, because he first loved us." - 1 John 4:19
"We love him, because he first loved us." - 1 John 4:19
1 John 4:5 - "They are of the world: therefore speak they of the world, and the world heareth them."
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1 John 4:21 - "And this commandment have we from him, That he who loveth God love his brother also."
1 John 4:11 - "Beloved, if God so loved us, we ought also to love one another."
2 John 1:6 – "And this is love: that we walk in obedience to his commands."
2 John 1:6 – "And this is love: that we walk in obedience to his commands."
John 1:4 - "In him was life; and the life was the light of men."
1 John 1:4 - "And these things write we unto you, that your joy may be full."
"He that loveth not knoweth not God; for God is love." - 1 John 4:8
"¶ There was a man sent from God, whose name was John." - John 1:6
1 John 4:14 - "And we have seen and do testify that the Father sent the Son to be the Saviour of the world."
John 4:1 - "When therefore the Lord knew how the Pharisees had heard that Jesus made and baptized more disciples than John,"
John 4:6 - "Now Jacob's well was there. Jesus therefore, being wearied with his journey, sat thus on the well: and it was about the sixth hour."
Acts 4:6 - "And Annas the high priest, and Caiaphas, and John, and Alexander, and as many as were of the kindred of the high priest, were gathered together at Jerusalem."
1 John 4:13 - "Hereby know we that we dwell in him, and he in us, because he hath given us of his Spirit."