1 John 4:15
Whoever acknowledges that Jesus is the Son of God, God abides in him, and he in God.
A Conservative Version
In The King James Version
Whosoever shall confess that Jesus is the Son of God, God dwelleth in him, and he in God.
In Context
14And we have seen and testify that the Father has sent the Son, a Savior of the world.
Cross References
Luke 12:8And I say to you, every man who will confess in me before men, the Son of man will also confess in him before the agents of God,
Romans 10:9that if thou will confess with thy mouth, Lord Jesus, and will believe in thy heart that God raised him from the dead, thou will be saved.
1 John 3:24And he who keeps his commandments abides in him, and he in him. And by this we know that he abides in us, from the Spirit that he gave us.
1 John 4:12No man has ever seen God. If we love each other, God abides in us, and his love is in us, having been fully perfected.
1 John 5:5And who is he who overcomes the world, if not he who believes that Jesus is the Son of God?
Matthew Henry on 1 John 4:15-17
The Divine Love. ( a. d. 80.) 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. Since faith in Christ works love to God, and love to God must kindle love to the brethren, the apostle here confirms the prime article of the Christian faith as… Read the whole commentary →