1 John 4:16-19
Legacy Standard Bible
16 (A)And we have come to know and have believed the love which God has (B)in us. (C)God is love, and the one who (D)abides in love abides in God, and God abides in him. 17 By this, (E)love has been perfected with us, so that we may have (F)confidence in (G)the day of judgment, because (H)as He is, so also are we in this world. 18 There is no fear in love; but (I)perfect love casts out fear, because fear [a]involves punishment, and the one who fears is not (J)perfected in love. 19 (K)We love, because He first loved us.
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1 John 4:16-19
New King James Version
16 And we have known and believed the love that God has for us. God is love, and (A)he who abides in love abides in God, and God (B)in him.
The Consummation of Love
17 Love has been perfected among us in this: that (C)we may have boldness in the day of judgment; because as He is, so are we in this world. 18 There is no fear in love; but perfect love casts out fear, because fear involves torment. But he who fears has not been made perfect in love. 19 (D)We love [a]Him because He first loved us.
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- 1 John 4:19 NU omits Him
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