KJV King James Version
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.
VERSE STUDY • KJV
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.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
And we have come to know and believe the love that God has for us. God is love; whoever abides in love abides in God, and God in him.
WEB World English 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.
ASV American Standard Version
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.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
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.
Surrounding context — 1 John 4
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.
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.
17 Herein 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.
18 There is no fear in love; but perfect love casteth out fear: because fear hath torment. He that feareth is not made perfect in love.
19 We love him, because he first loved us.
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These Hebrew/Greek tokens are linked by Strong's number. Click one for its lexicon definition and other occurrences.
καὶG2532 · kaiandἡμεῖςG3165 · memeἐγνώκαμενG1097 · ginōskōto knowκαὶG2532 · kaiandπεπιστεύκαμενG4100 · pisteuōto trust (in)τὴνG3588 · hothe/this/whoἀγάπηνG26 · agapēloveἣνG3739 · hos, hēwhichἔχειG2192 · echōto have/beὁG3588 · hothe/this/whoθεὸςG2316 · theosGodἐνG1722 · enin/on/amongἡμῖν.G3165 · memeὁG3588 · hothe/this/whoθεὸςG2316 · theosGodἀγάπηG26 · agapēloveἐστίν,G1510 · eimito beκαὶG2532 · kaiandὁG3588 · hothe/this/whoμένωνG3306 · menōto stayἐνG1722 · enin/on/amongτῇG3588 · hothe/this/whoἀγάπῃG26 · agapēloveἐνG1722 · enin/on/amongτῷG3588 · hothe/this/whoθεῷG2316 · theosGodμένει,G3306 · menōto stayκαὶG2532 · kaiandὁG3588 · hothe/this/whoθεὸςG2316 · theosGodἐνG1722 · enin/on/amongαὐτῷG846 · autosit/s/heμένει.G3306 · menōto stay
Cross-references
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.Psalm 36:7-9How excellent [is] thy lovingkindness, O God! therefore the children of men put their trust under the shadow of thy wings.1 John 3:1Behold, what manner of love the Father hath bestowed upon us, that we should be called the sons of God: therefore the world knoweth us not, because it knew him not.Psalm 18:1-3To the chief Musician, [A Psalm] of David, the servant of the LORD, who spake unto the LORD the words of this song in the day [that] the LORD delivered him from the hand of all his enemies, and from the hand of Saul: And he said, I will love thee, O LORD, my strength.1 John 4:8-10He that loveth not knoweth not God; for God is love.1 John 4:12-13No man hath seen God at any time. If we love one another, God dwelleth in us, and his love is perfected in us.1 John 3:16Hereby perceive we the love [of God], because he laid down his life for us: and we ought to lay down [our] lives for the brethren.Psalm 31:19[Oh] how great [is] thy goodness, which thou hast laid up for them that fear thee; [which] thou hast wrought for them that trust in thee before the sons of men!1 Corinthians 2:9But as it is written, Eye hath not seen, nor ear heard, neither have entered into the heart of man, the things which God hath prepared for them that love him.John 6:69And we believe and are sure that thou art that Christ, the Son of the living God.Isaiah 64:4For since the beginning of the world [men] have not heard, nor perceived by the ear, neither hath the eye seen, O God, beside thee, [what] he hath prepared for him that waiteth for him.
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