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1 John 4:11-13
Darby Translation
1 John 4:11-13
Darby Translation
11 Beloved, if God has so loved us, we also ought to love one another.
12 No one has seen God at any time: if we love one another, God abides in us, and his love is perfected in us.
13 Hereby we know that we abide in him and he in us, that he has given to us of his Spirit.
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1 John 4:11-13
English Standard Version
1 John 4:11-13
English Standard Version
11 Beloved, if God so loved us, we also ought to love one another. 12 (A)No one has ever seen God; if we love one another, God abides in us and (B)his love is perfected in us.
13 (C)By this we know that we abide in him and he in us, because he has given us of his Spirit.
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1 John 4:11-13
New International Version
1 John 4:11-13
New International Version
11 Dear friends,(A) since God so loved us,(B) we also ought to love one another.(C) 12 No one has ever seen God;(D) but if we love one another, God lives in us and his love is made complete in us.(E)
13 This is how we know(F) that we live in him and he in us: He has given us of his Spirit.(G)
1 John 4:11-13
King James Version
1 John 4:11-13
King James Version
11 Beloved, if God so loved us, we ought also to love one another.
12 No man hath seen God at any time. If we love one another, God dwelleth in us, and his love is perfected in us.
13 Hereby know we that we dwell in him, and he in us, because he hath given us of his Spirit.
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