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1 John 4:15-21
Living Bible
1 John 4:15-21
Living Bible
15 Anyone who believes and says that Jesus is the Son of God has God living in him, and he is living with God.
16 We know how much God loves us because we have felt his love and because we believe him when he tells us that he loves us dearly. God is love, and anyone who lives in love is living with God and God is living in him. 17 And as we live with Christ, our love grows more perfect and complete; so we will not be ashamed and embarrassed at the day of judgment, but can face him with confidence and joy because he loves us and we love him too.
18 We need have no fear of someone who loves us perfectly; his perfect love for us eliminates all dread of what he might do to us. If we are afraid, it is for fear of what he might do to us and shows that we are not fully convinced that he really loves us. 19 So you see, our love for him comes as a result of his loving us first.
20 If anyone says “I love God,” but keeps on hating his brother, he is a liar; for if he doesn’t love his brother who is right there in front of him, how can he love God whom he has never seen? 21 And God himself has said that one must love not only God but his brother too.
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1 John 4:15-21
New International Version
1 John 4:15-21
New International Version
15 If anyone acknowledges that Jesus is the Son of God,(A) God lives in them and they in God.(B) 16 And 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) 17 This is how love is made complete(E) among us so that we will have confidence(F) on the day of judgment:(G) In this world we are like Jesus. 18 There is no fear in love. But perfect love drives out fear,(H) 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.(I) 20 Whoever claims to love God yet hates a brother or sister(J) is a liar.(K) For whoever does not love their brother and sister, whom they have seen,(L) cannot love God, whom they have not seen.(M) 21 And he has given us this command:(N) Anyone who loves God must also love their brother and sister.(O)
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