1 John 4:13 (YLT)

Passage

in this we know that in Him we do remain, and He in us, because of His Spirit He hath given us.

Nearby Context

1 John 4:11 Beloved, if thus did God love us, we also ought one another to love;

1 John 4:12 God no one hath ever seen; if we may love one another, God in us doth remain, and His love is having been perfected in us;

1 John 4:13 in this we know that in Him we do remain, and He in us, because of His Spirit He hath given us.

1 John 4:14 And we--we have seen and do testify, that the Father hath sent the Son--Saviour of the world;

1 John 4:15 whoever may confess that Jesus is the Son of God, God in him doth remain, and he in God;

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "Spirit", "remain", "hath", and "given". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "Spirit" and "remain", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 12's "God no one hath ever seen if..." into verse 14's "And we--we have seen and do testify...", so "Spirit" and "remain" 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 "Spirit" and "remain" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.