1 John 4:12
No one has ever seen God. But if we love one another, God abides in us, and his love is perfected in us.
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11Most beloved, if God has so loved us, we also ought to love one another.
13In this way, we know that we abide in him, and he in us: because he has given to us from his Spirit.
Cross References
Exodus 33:20And again he said: “You are not able to see my face. For man shall not see me and live.”
John 1:18No one ever saw God; the only-begotten Son, who is in the bosom of the Father, he himself has described him.
1 Timothy 1:17So then, to the King of ages, to the immortal, invisible, solitary God, be honor and glory forever and ever. Amen.
Hebrews 11:27By faith, he abandoned Egypt, not dreading the animosity of the king. For he pressed on, as if seeing him who is unseen.
1 John 3:24And those who keep his commandments abide in him, and he in them. And we know that he abides in us by this: by the Spirit, whom he has given to us.
1 John 4:17In this way, the love of God is perfected with us, so that we may have confidence on the day of judgment. For as he is, so also are we, in this world.
Matthew Henry on 1 John 4:8-14
Brotherly Love. ( a. d. 80.) 7 Beloved, let us love one another: for love is of God; and every one that loveth is born of God, and knoweth God. 8 He that loveth not knoweth not God; for God is love. 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… Read the whole commentary →