1 John 4:12

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KJV King James Version

No man hath seen God at any time. If we love one another, God dwelleth in us, and his love is perfected in us.

BSB Berean Standard Bible

No one has ever seen God; but if we love one another, God remains in us, and His love is perfected in us.

WEB World English Bible

No one has seen God at any time. If we love one another, God remains in us, and his love has been perfected in us.

ASV American Standard Version

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

YLT Young’s Literal Translation

God no one hath ever seen; if we may love one another, God in us doth remain, and His love is having been perfected in us;

Surrounding context — 1 John 4

9 In this was manifested the love of God toward us, because that God 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.

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

12 No man hath seen God at any time. If we love one another, God dwelleth in us, and his love is perfected in us.

13 Hereby know we that we dwell in him, and he in us, because he hath given us of his Spirit.

14 And we have seen and do testify that the Father sent the Son [to be] the Saviour of the world.

15 Whosoever shall confess that Jesus is the Son of God, God dwelleth in him, and he in God.

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John 1:18No man hath seen God at any time; the only begotten Son, which is in the bosom of the Father, he hath declared [him].1 John 2:5But whoso keepeth his word, in him verily is the love of God perfected: hereby know we that we are in him.1 John 4:17-18Herein 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.1 Timothy 6:16Who only hath immortality, dwelling in the light which no man can approach unto; whom no man hath seen, nor can see: to whom [be] honour and power everlasting. Amen.1 John 4:20If 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, how can he love God whom he hath not seen?Exodus 33:20And he said, Thou canst not see my face: for there shall no man see me, and live.1 John 3:24And he that keepeth his commandments dwelleth in him, and he in him. And hereby we know that he abideth in us, by the Spirit which he hath given us.1 John 4:6We are of God: he that knoweth God heareth us; he that is not of God heareth not us. Hereby know we the spirit of truth, and the spirit of error.Hebrews 11:27By faith he forsook Egypt, not fearing the wrath of the king: for he endured, as seeing him who is invisible.Genesis 32:30And Jacob called the name of the place Peniel: for I have seen God face to face, and my life is preserved.1 Timothy 1:17Now unto the King eternal, immortal, invisible, the only wise God, [be] honour and glory for ever and ever. Amen.Numbers 12:8With him will I speak mouth to mouth, even apparently, and not in dark speeches; and the similitude of the LORD shall he behold: wherefore then were ye not afraid to speak against my servant Moses?1 Corinthians 13:13And now abideth faith, hope, charity, these three; but the greatest of these [is] charity.

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