1 John 4:16
14 And we have seen and testify that the Father has sent His Son to be the Savior of the world.
15 If anyone confesses that Jesus is the Son of God, God abides in him, and he in God.
And we have come to know and believe the love that God has for us. God is love; whoever abides in love abides in God, and God in him.
17 In this way, love has been perfected among us, so that we may have confidence on the day of judgment; for in this world we are just like Him.
18 There is no fear in love, but perfect love drives out fear, because fear involves punishment. The one who fears has not been perfected in love.
Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
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- BSB
- And we have come to know and believe the love that God has for us. God is love; whoever abides in love abides in God, and God in him.
- KJV
- And we have known and believed the love that God hath to us. God is love; and he that dwelleth in love dwelleth in God, and God in him.
- WEB
- We know and have believed the love which God has for us. God is love, and he who remains in love remains in God, and God remains in him.
- ASV
- And we know and have believed the love which God hath in us. God is love; and he that abideth in love abideth in God, and God abideth in him.
- DARBY
- And *we* have known and have believed the love which God has to us. God is love, and he that abides in love abides in God, and God in him.
- BLB
- And we have known and have believed the love that God has in us. God is love, and the one remaining in love remains in God, and God remains in him.
- ÅB
- Og vi har kjent og trodd den kjærlighet som Gud har til oss. Gud er kjærlighet, og den som blir i kjærligheten, han blir i Gud, og Gud blir i ham.
- OTB
- Vi har lært å kjenne og tro på den kjærligheten som Gud har til oss. Gud er kjærlighet, og den som blir i kjærligheten, blir i Gud, og Gud i ham.
- B1930
- Og vi har kjent og trodd den kjærlighet som Gud har til oss. Gud er kjærlighet, og den som blir i kjærligheten, han blir i Gud, og Gud blir i ham.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
1 John 3:24
Whoever keeps His commandments remains in God, and God in him. And by this we know that He remains in us: by the Spirit He has given us.
Read in contextPsalms 36:7–9
How precious is Your loving devotion, O God, that the children of men take refuge in the shadow of Your wings!
Read in context1 John 3:1
Behold what manner of love the Father has given to us, that we should be called children of God. And that is what we are! The reason the world does not know us is that it did not know Him.
Read in contextPsalms 18:1–3
I love You, O LORD, my strength.
Read in context1 John 4:8–10
Whoever does not love does not know God, because God is love.
Read in context1 John 4:12–13
No one has ever seen God; but if we love one another, God remains in us, and His love is perfected in us.
Read in context1 John 3:16
By this we know what love is: Jesus laid down His life for us, and we ought to lay down our lives for our brothers.
Read in contextPsalms 31:19
How great is Your goodness which You have laid up for those who fear You, which You have bestowed before the sons of men on those who take refuge in You!
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