1 John 4:16-18

New American Standard Bible

^16 (A)We have come to know and have believed the love which God has ^[a](B)for us. ^(C)God is love, and the one who ^(D)remains in love remains in God, and God remains in him. ¹⁷ By this, ^(E)love is perfected with us, so that we may have ^(F)confidence in ^(G)the day of judgment; because ^(H)as He is, we also are in this world. ¹⁸ There is no fear in love, but ^(I)perfect love drives out fear, because fear ^[b]involves punishment, and the one who fears is not ^(J)perfected in love.