1 John 4:18
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.
King James Version
In Context
19We love him, because he first loved us.
Cross References
Job 15:21A dreadful sound is in his ears: in prosperity the destroyer shall come upon him.
Psalms 88:15I am afflicted and ready to die from my youth up: while I suffer thy terrors I am distracted.
Luke 1:74That he would grant unto us, that we being delivered out of the hand of our enemies might serve him without fear,
2 Timothy 1:7For God hath not given us the spirit of fear; but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind.
James 2:19Thou believest that there is one God; thou doest well: the devils also believe, and tremble.
Matthew Henry on 1 John 4:18-21
The Divine Love. ( a. d. 80.) 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. 20 If 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? 21 And this… Read the whole commentary →