1 John 4:16

American Standard Version (1901)

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.

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  • Isa 64:4 : 4 For from of old men have not heard, nor perceived by the ear, neither hath the eye seen a God besides thee, who worketh for him that waiteth for him.
  • 1 John 3:1 : 1 Behold what manner of love the Father hath bestowed upon us, that we should be called children of God; and [such] we are. For this cause the world knoweth us not, because it knew him not.
  • 1 John 3:24 : 24 And he that keepeth his commandments abideth in him, and he in him. And hereby we know that he abideth in us, by the Spirit which he gave us.
  • 1 John 4:8-9 : 8 He that loveth not knoweth not God; for God is love. 9 Herein was the love of God manifested in us, that God hath sent his only begotten Son into the world that we might live through him. 10 Herein is love, not that we loved God, but that he loved us, and sent his Son [to be] the propitiation for our sins.
  • 1 Cor 2:9 : 9 but as it is written, Things which eye saw not, and ear heard not, And [which] entered not into the heart of man, Whatsoever things God prepared for them that love him.
  • 1 John 4:12-13 : 12 No man hath beheld God at any time: if we love one another, God abideth in us, and his love is perfected in us: 13 hereby we know that we abide in him and he in us, because he hath given us of his Spirit.
  • 1 John 3:16 : 16 Hereby know we love, because he laid down his life for us: and we ought to lay down our lives for the brethren.
  • John 6:69 : 69 And we have believed and know that thou art the Holy One of God.
  • Ps 18:1-3 : 1 [For the Chief Musician. [A Psalm] of David the servant of Jehovah, who spake unto Jehovah the words of this song in the day that Jehovah delivered him from the hand of all his enemies, and from the hand of Saul: and he said], I love thee, O Jehovah, my strength. 2 Jehovah is my rock, and my fortress, and my deliverer; My God, my rock, in whom I will take refuge; My shield, and the horn of my salvation, my high tower. 3 I will call upon Jehovah, who is worthy to be praised: So shall I be saved from mine enemies.
  • Ps 31:19 : 19 Oh how great is thy goodness, Which thou hast laid up for them that fear thee, Which thou hast wrought for them that take refuge in thee, Before the sons of men!
  • Ps 36:7-9 : 7 How precious is thy lovingkindness, O God! And the children of men take refuge under the shadow of thy wings. 8 They shall be abundantly satisfied with the fatness of thy house; And thou wilt make them drink of the river of thy pleasures. 9 For with thee is the fountain of life: In thy light shall we see light.

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    6We are of God: he that knoweth God heareth us; he who is not of God heareth us not. By this we know the spirit of truth, and the spirit of error.

    7Beloved, let us love one another: for love is of God; and every one that loveth is begotten of God, and knoweth God.

    8He that loveth not knoweth not God; for God is love.

    9Herein was the love of God manifested in us, that God hath sent his only begotten Son into the world that we might live through him.

    10Herein is love, not that we loved God, but that he loved us, and sent his Son [to be] the propitiation for our sins.

    11Beloved, if God so loved us, we also ought to love one another.

    12No man hath beheld God at any time: if we love one another, God abideth in us, and his love is perfected in us:

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    17Herein is love made perfect with us, that we may have boldness in the day of judgment; because as he is, even so are we in this world.

    18There is no fear in love: but perfect love casteth out fear, because fear hath punishment; and he that feareth is not made perfect in love.

    19We love, because he first loved us.

    20If a man say, I love God, and hateth his brother, he is a liar: for he that loveth not his brother whom he hath seen, cannot love God whom he hath not seen.

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    23And this is his commandment, that we should believe in the name of his Son Jesus Christ, and love one another, even as he gave us commandment.

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    14We know that we have passed out of death into life, because we love the brethren. He that loveth not abideth in death.

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    19We know that we are of God, and the whole world lieth in the evil one.

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