16. And we—John and his readers (not as 1Jo 4:14, the apostles only).
known and believed—True faith, according to John, is a faith of knowledge and experience: true knowledge is a knowledge of faith [Luecke].
to us—Greek, "in our case" (see on 1Jo 4:9).
dwelleth—Greek, "abideth." Compare with this verse, 1Jo 4:7.