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1 John 4:13-19
Contemporary English Version
1 John 4:13-19
Contemporary English Version
13 God has given us his Spirit. This is how we know we are one with him, just as he is one with us. 14 God sent his Son to be the Savior of the world. We saw his Son and are now telling others about him. 15 God stays one with everyone who openly says Jesus is the Son of God. This is how we stay one with God 16 and are sure God loves us.
God is love. If we keep on loving others, we will stay one in our hearts with God, and he will stay one with us. 17 If we truly love others and live as Christ did in this world, we won't be worried about the day of judgment. 18 A real love for others will chase those worries away. The thought of being punished is what makes us afraid. It shows we have not really learned to love.
19 We love because God loved us first.
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1 John 4:13-19
New International Version
1 John 4:13-19
New International Version
13 This is how we know(A) that we live in him and he in us: He has given us of his Spirit.(B) 14 And we have seen and testify(C) that the Father has sent his Son to be the Savior of the world.(D) 15 If anyone acknowledges that Jesus is the Son of God,(E) God lives in them and they in God.(F) 16 And so we know and rely on the love God has for us.
God is love.(G) Whoever lives in love lives in God, and God in them.(H) 17 This is how love is made complete(I) among us so that we will have confidence(J) on the day of judgment:(K) In this world we are like Jesus. 18 There is no fear in love. But perfect love drives out fear,(L) because fear has to do with punishment. The one who fears is not made perfect in love.
19 We love because he first loved us.(M)
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