1 John 4:12-17
New American Standard Bible
Chapter 4
12No one has ever seen God; if we love one another, God remains in us, and His love is perfected in us. 13By this we know that we remain in Him and He in us, because He has given to us of His Spirit. 14We have seen and testify that the Father has sent the Son to be the Savior of the world.
15Whoever confesses that Jesus is the Son of God, God remains in him, and he in God.
16We have come to know and have believed the love which God has for us. God is love, and the one who remains in love remains in God, and God remains in him.
17By this, love is perfected with us, so that we may have confidence in the day of judgment; because as He is, we also are in this world.
King James Version
13Hereby know we that we dwell in him, and he in us, because he hath given us of his Spirit.
14And we have seen and do testify that the Father sent the Son to be the Saviour of the world.
15Whosoever shall confess that Jesus is the Son of God, God dwelleth in him, and he in God.
16And 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.
17Herein is our love made perfect, that we may have boldness in the day of judgment: because as he is, so are we in this world.
Christian Standard Bible
Chapter 4
12No one has ever seen God. If we love one another, God remains in us and his love is made complete in us. 13This is how we know that we remain in him and he in us: He has given us of his Spirit. 14And we have seen and we testify that the Father has sent his Son as the world’s Savior. 15Whoever confesses that Jesus is the Son of God—God remains in him and he in God.
16And we have come to know and to believe the love that God has for us. God is love, and the one who remains in love remains in God, and God remains in him.
17In this, love is made complete with us so that we may have confidence in the day of judgment, because as he is, so also are we in this world.
New Living Translation
13And God has given us his Spirit as proof that we live in him and he in us.
14Furthermore, we have seen with our own eyes and now testify that the Father sent his Son to be the Savior of the world.
15All who declare that Jesus is the Son of God have God living in them, and they live in God.
16We know how much God loves us, and we have put our trust in his love. God is love, and all who live in love live in God, and God lives in them.
17And as we live in God, our love grows more perfect. So we will not be afraid on the day of judgment, but we can face him with confidence because we live like Jesus here in this world.
English Standard Version
13By this we know that we abide in him and he in us, because he has given us of his Spirit.
14And we have seen and testify that the Father has sent his Son to be the Savior of the world.
15Whoever confesses that Jesus is the Son of God, God abides in him, and he in God.
16So we have come to know and to believe the love that God has for us. God is love, and whoever abides in love abides in God, and God abides in him.
17By this is love perfected with us, so that we may have confidence for the day of judgment, because as he is so also are we in this world.
New International Version
New King James Version
