1 John 4:16 Parallel Translations

We have known and believed that God loves us. God is love. Those who live in God's love live in God, and God lives in them.(GOD'S WORD®)

KJV:

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.

ASV:

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.

BBE:

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.

DBY:

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.

ERV:

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.

WEY:

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.

WBS:

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.

WEB:

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.

YLT:

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.

1 John 4:16 Cross References

XREF:

John 6:69 "We have believed and have come to know that You are the Holy One of God."

John 9:3 Jesus answered, "It was neither that this man sinned, nor his parents; but it was so that the works of God might be displayed in him.

1 John 4:7 Beloved, let us love one another, for love is from God; and everyone who loves is born of God and knows God.

1 John 4:8 The one who does not love does not know God, for God is love.

1 John 4:9 By this the love of God was manifested in us, that God has sent His only begotten Son into the world so that we might live through Him.

1 John 4:12 No one has seen God at any time; if we love one another, God abides in us, and His love is perfected in us. (NASB ©1995)

Commentaries and Concordances

GSB:

4:16 And we have known and believed the love that God hath to us. {12} God is love; and he that dwelleth in love dwelleth in God, and God in him.
(12) A fourth reason: God is the fountain and wellspring of charity indeed charity itself: therefore whoever abides in it, has God with him.

PNT:

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.

WES:

4:16 And we know and believe - By the same Spirit, the love that God hath to us.

MHC:

4:14-21 The Father sent the Son, he willed his coming into this world. The apostle attests this. And whosoever shall confess that Jesus is the Son of God, God dwelleth in him, and he in God. This confession includes faith in the heart as the foundation; makes acknowledgment with the mouth to the glory of God and Christ, and profession in the life and conduct, against the flatteries and frowns of the world. There must be a day of universal judgment. Happy those who shall have holy boldness before the Judge at that day; knowing he is their Friend and Advocate! Happy those who have holy boldness in the prospect of that day, who look and wait for it, and for the Judge's appearance! True love to God assures believers of God's love to them. Love teaches us to suffer for him and with him; therefore we may trust that we shall also be glorified with him, 2Ti 2:12. We must distinguish between the fear of God and being afraid of him; the fear of God imports high regard and veneration for God. Obedience and good works, done from the principle of love, are not like the servile toil of one who unwillingly labours from dread of a master's anger. They are like that of a dutiful child, who does services to a beloved father, which benefit his brethren, and are done willingly. It is a sign that our love is far from perfect, when our doubts, fears, and apprehensions of God, are many. Let heaven and earth stand amazed at his love. He sent his word to invite sinners to partake of this great salvation. Let them take the comfort of the happy change wrought in them, while they give him the glory. The love of God in Christ, in the hearts of Christians from the Spirit of adoption, is the great proof of conversion. This must be tried by its effects on their temper, and their conduct to their brethren. If a man professes to love God, and yet indulges anger or revenge, or shows a selfish disposition, he gives his profession the lie. But if it is plain that our natural enmity is changed into affection and gratitude, let us bless the name of our God for this seal and earnest of eternal happiness. Then we differ from the false professors, who pretend to love God, whom they have not seen, yet hate their brethren, whom they have seen.

CONC:

Abides Abideth Believe Believed Confide Continues Dwelleth Faith Love Remaining Remains Union

Abides Abideth Believe Believed Confide Continues Dwelleth Faith Love Rely Remaining Union

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