1 John 4:15
Whoever has confessed that Jesus is the Son of God, God abides in him, and he in God.
Catholic Public Domain 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 we testify, that the Father has sent his Son to be the Savior of the world.
Cross References
Luke 12:8But I say to you: Everyone who will have confessed me before men, the Son of man will also confess him before the Angels of God.
Romans 10:9For if you confess with your mouth the Lord Jesus, and if you believe in your heart that God has raised him up from the dead, you shall be saved.
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 4:12No one has ever seen God. But if we love one another, God abides in us, and his love is perfected in us.
1 John 5:5Who is it that overcomes the world? Only 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 →