1 John 4:6 (YLT)

Passage

we--of God we are; he who is knowing God doth hear us; he who is not of God, doth not hear us; from this we know the spirit of the truth, and the spirit of the error.

Nearby Context

1 John 4:4 Ye--of God ye are, little children, and ye have overcome them; because greater is He who <FI>is<Fi> in you, than he who is in the world.

1 John 4:5 They--of the world they are; because of this from the world they speak, and the world doth hear them;

1 John 4:6 we--of God we are; he who is knowing God doth hear us; he who is not of God, doth not hear us; from this we know the spirit of the truth, and the spirit of the error.

1 John 4:7 Beloved, may we love one another, because the love is of God, and every one who is loving, of God he hath been begotten, and doth know God;

1 John 4:8 he who is not loving did not know God, because God is love.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "Spirit", "we--of", "knowing", "doth", "hear", and "truth". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "Spirit" and "we--of", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 5's "They--of the world they are because of..." into verse 7's "Beloved may we love one another because...", so "Spirit" and "we--of" 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 "we--of" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.