1 John 4:14

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

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Word by word — the Greek

Word	Greek	Strong’s	Meaning
And	καὶ kai	G2532	and · conjunction
we	ἡμεῖς hēmeîs	G2249	we (only used when emphatic)
seen	τεθεάμεθα tetheametha	G2300	to look closely at · verb — perfect middle or passive deponent indicative, 1st person plural
and	καὶ kai	G2532	and · conjunction
testify	μαρτυροῦμεν marturoumen	G3140	to be a witness · verb — present active indicative, 1st person plural
that	ὅτι hoti	G3754	demonstrative · conjunction
Father	πατὴρ patēr	G3962	a "father" (literally or figuratively · noun — nominative singular masculine, a title
sent	ἀπέσταλκεν apestalken	G649	set apart · verb — perfect active indicative, 3rd person singular
Son	υἱὸν huion	G5207	a "son" (sometimes of animals) · noun — accusative singular masculine
Saviour	σωτῆρα sōtēra	G4990	a deliverer · noun — accusative singular masculine
world	κόσμου. kosmou	G2889	orderly arrangement · noun — genitive singular masculine

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Cross-references

1 John 4:10 Herein is love, not that we loved God, but that he loved us, and sent his Son to be the propitiation for our sins.
John 3:16-17 For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life…
John 1:14 And the Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us, (and we beheld his glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father,) full of grace a…
John 4:42 And said unto the woman, Now we believe, not because of thy saying: for we have heard him ourselves, and know that this is indeed the Christ…
John 1:29 The next day John seeth Jesus coming unto him, and saith, Behold the Lamb of God, which taketh away the sin of the world.
John 15:26-27 But when the Comforter is come, whom I will send unto you from the Father, even the Spirit of truth, which proceedeth from the Father, he sh…
1 John 2:1-2 My little children, these things write I unto you, that ye sin not. And if any man sin, we have an advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ th…
1 Peter 5:12 By Silvanus, a faithful brother unto you, as I suppose, I have written briefly, exhorting, and testifying that this is the true grace of God…

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on 1 John 4:14-16

Since faith in Christ works love to God, and love to God must kindle love to the brethren, the apostle here confirms the prime article of the Christian faith as the foundation of such love. Here, I. He proclaims the fundamental article of the Christian religion, which is so representative of the love of God: And we have seen, and do testify, that the Father sent the Son to be the Saviour of the world, Jo1 4:14. We here see, 1. The Lord Jesus's relation to God; he is Son to the Father, such a Son as no one else is, and so as to be God with the Father. 2. His relation and office towards us - the Saviour of the world; he saves us by his death, example, intercession, Spirit, and power against th…

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Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 1 John 4:14

And we--primarily, we apostles, Christ's appointed eye-witnesses to testify to the facts concerning Him. The internal evidence of the indwelling Spirit (Jo1 4:13) is corroborated by the external evidence of the eye-witnesses to the fact of the Father having "sent His Son to be the Saviour of the world." seen--Greek, "contemplated," "attentively beheld" (see on Jo1 1:1). sent--Greek, "hath sent": not an entirely past fact (aorist), but one of which the effects continue (perfect tense).

Adam Clarke on 1 John 4:14

And we have seen - Jesus Christ manifested in the flesh; see Jo1 1:1, etc.; and do testify - bear witness, in consequence of having the fullest conviction, that the Father sent the son to be the Savior of the world. We have had the fullest proof of this from his doctrine and miracles, which we heard and saw during the whole time that he sojourned among men.

John Gill on 1 John 4:14

And we have seen, and do testify,.... This seems to be particularly said of the apostles, who had a clear discerning of the love and grace of God, manifested in the mission of Christ into the world; for though no man had seen his nature and his person, yet they had seen his love, and the exceeding riches of his grace, which he had shown forth in Christ Jesus; and they had also seen Christ, God manifest in the flesh; they had seen his glory, as the glory of the only begotten of the Father; they had seen him with their bodily eyes; they had seen his works and miracles; they had seen him dying and risen again from the dead, and go up to heaven; they were witnesses, and eyewitnesses of him, and…

The Church Fathers

And we have seen and testify, etc. Let no one despair of salvation, because although the diseases of crimes that weigh one down are great, the omnipotent physician has come to save. Yet let each remember that the same Son of God who came gently to save, will come sternly to judge.
— Bede, Commentary on the Catholic Epistles

"And we have seen, and are witnesses, that God hath sent His Son to be the Saviour of the world." Set your minds at rest, ye that are sick: such a Physician is come, and do ye despair? Great were the diseases, incurable were the wounds, desperate was the sickness. Dost thou note the greatness of thine ill, and not note the omnipotence of the Physician? Thou art desperate, but He is omnipotent; Whose witnesses are these that first were healed, and that announce the Physician: yet even they are made whole in hope rather than in the reality. For so saith the apostle: "For by hope we are saved." We have begun therefore to be made whole in faith: but our wholeness shall be perfected "when this corruptible shall have put on incorruption, and this mortal shall have put on immortality." This is hope, not the reality. But he that rejoiceth in hope shall hold the reality also: whereas he that hath not the hope, shall not be able to attain unto the reality.
— Augustine of Hippo, Ten Homilies on 1 John 8

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Dictionary and topics

John, The First Epistle General Of — There can be no doubt that the apostle John was the author of this epistle. It was probably written from Ephesus, and most likely at the close of the first century. In the introduction, ch. (1 John…

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1 John 4:14

Word by word — the Greek

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on 1 John 4:14-16

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 1 John 4:14

Adam Clarke on 1 John 4:14

John Gill on 1 John 4:14

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

1 John 4:14

Word by word — the Greek

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on 1 John 4:14-16

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 1 John 4:14

Adam Clarke on 1 John 4:14

John Gill on 1 John 4:14

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

John Calvin on 1 John 4:11-16

Tyndale Open Study Notes on 1 John 4:11-12