1 John 4:15-16

New International Version

¹⁵If anyone acknowledges that Jesus is the Son of God,^(A) God lives in them and they in God.^(B) ¹⁶And so we know and rely on the love God has for us.

God is love.^(C) Whoever lives in love lives in God, and God in them.^(D)

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1 John 4:15-16

English Standard Version

¹⁵^(A)Whoever confesses that Jesus is the Son of God, God abides in him, and he in God. ¹⁶So ^(B)we have come to know and to believe the love that God has for us. ^(C)God is love, and ^(D)whoever abides in love abides in God, and God abides in him.

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1 John 4:15-16

New American Standard Bible

¹⁵^(A)Whoever confesses that ^(B)Jesus is the Son of God, God ^(C)remains in him, and he in God. ¹⁶^(D)We have come to know and have believed the love which God has ^[a]^(E)for us. ^(F)God is love, and the one who ^(G)remains in love remains in God, and God remains in him.

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1 John 4:15-16

New King James Version

¹⁵^(A)Whoever confesses that Jesus is the Son of God, God abides in him, and he in God. ¹⁶And we have known and believed the love that God has for us. God is love, and ^(B)he who abides in love abides in God, and God ^(C)in him.

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1 John 4:15-16

The Message

^13-16This is how we know we’re living steadily and deeply in him, and he in us: He’s given us life from his life, from his very own Spirit. Also, we’ve seen for ourselves and continue to state openly that the Father sent his Son as Savior of the world. Everyone who confesses that Jesus is God’s Son participates continuously in an intimate relationship with God. We know it so well, we’ve embraced it heart and soul, this love that comes from God.

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