1 John 4:18

There is no fear in love; but perfect love casts out fear, because fear has torment: he that fears is not made perfect in love.

Henry Tompkins Anderson’s 1864 New Testament

In The King James Version

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.

In Context

17By this 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.

19We love him, because he first loved us.

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Cross References

Luke 1:74that he would grant to us, that being delivered from the hands of our enemies, we might serve him without fear,

2 Timothy 1:7For God has not given us the spirit of fear, but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind.

James 2:19You believe that there is one God; you do well: the demons 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 →

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