1 John 4:16
“And we haue knowen and beleeued the loue that God hath to vs. God is loue, and hee that dwelleth in loue, dwelleth in God, and God in him.”
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1 John 4:16 Context
14And we haue seene, and doe testifie, that the Father sent the Sonne to be the Sauiour of the world. 15Whosoeuer shall confesse that Iesus is the Sonne of God, God dwelleth in him, and he in God. 16And we haue knowen and beleeued the loue that God hath to vs. God is loue, and hee that dwelleth in loue, dwelleth in God, and God in him. 17Herein is our loue made perfect, that wee may haue boldnesse in the day of Iudgement, because as hee is, so are we in this world. 18There is no feare in loue, but perfect loue casteth out feare: because feare hath torment: hee that feareth, is not made perfect in loue.
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Other Translations for 1 John 4:16
And we have known and believed the love that God hath to us. God is love; and he that dwelleth in love dwelleth in God, and God in him.
- King James Version
We have come to know and have believed the love which God has for us. God is love, and the one who abides in love abides in God, and God abides in him.
- New American Standard Version (1995)
And we know and have believed the love which God hath in us. God is love; and he that abideth in love abideth in God, and God abideth in him.
- American Standard Version (1901)
And we have seen and had faith in the love which God has for us. God is love, and everyone who has love is in God, and God is in him.
- Basic English Bible
And *we* have known and have believed the love which God has to us. God is love, and he that abides in love abides in God, and God in him.
- Darby Bible
And we have known and believed the love that God hath to us. God is love: and he that dwelleth in love, dwelleth in God, and God in him.
- Webster's Bible
And, as for us, we know the love which God has for us, and we confide in it. God is love, and he who continues to love continues in union with God, and God continues in union with him.
- Weymouth Bible
We know and have believed the love which God has for us. God is love, and he who remains in love remains in God, and God remains in him.
- World English Bible
And we han knowun, and bileuen to the charite, that God hath in vs. God is charite, and he that dwellith in charite, dwellith in God, and God in hym.
- Wycliffe Bible
and we -- we have known and believed the love, that God hath in us; God is love, and he who is remaining in the love, in God he doth remain, and God in him.
- Youngs Literal Bible
Commentary for 1 John 4:16
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Wesley's Notes for 1 John 4:16
4:16 And we know and believe - By the same Spirit, the love that God hath to us.
People's Bible Notes for 1 John 4:16
1Jo 4:16 And we have known and believed the love that God hath to us. "We know and have believed" (Revised Version). The love of God is a matter of knowledge and was a matter of faith. Love binds us to God.