1 John 4:14 (DRB)

Passage

And we have seen and do testify that the Father hath sent his Son to be the Saviour of the world.

Nearby Context

1 John 4:12 No man hath seen God at any time. If we love one another, God abideth in us: and his charity is perfected in us.

1 John 4:13 In this we know that we abide in him, and he in us: because he hath given us of his spirit.

1 John 4:14 And we have seen and do testify that the Father hath sent his Son to be the Saviour of the world.

1 John 4:15 Whosoever shall confess that Jesus is the Son of God, God abideth in him, and he in God.

1 John 4:16 And we have known and have believed the charity which God hath to us. God is charity: and he that abideth in charity abideth in God, and God in him.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "world", "seen", "testify", "father", "hath", "sent", and "saviour". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "world" and "seen", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 13's "In this we know that we abide..." into verse 15's "Whosoever shall confess that Jesus is the...", so "world" and "seen" belong inside that flow. In 1 John context, the local focus is Christ, faith, and discipleship.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "world" and "seen" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.