1 John 4:15
Whosoever shall confess that Jesus is the Son of God, God abides in him, and he in God.
Darby Translation
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 [as] Saviour of the world.
Cross References
Luke 12:8But I say to you, Whosoever shall confess me before men, the Son of man will confess him also before the angels of God;
Romans 10:9that if thou shalt confess with thy mouth Jesus as Lord, and shalt believe in thine heart that God has raised him from among [the] dead, thou shalt be saved.
1 John 3:24And he that keeps his commandments abides in him, and he in him. And hereby we know that he abides in us, by the Spirit which he has given to us.
1 John 4:12No one has seen God at any time: if we love one another, God abides in us, and his love is perfected in us.
1 John 5:5Who is he that gets the victory over the world, but he that 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 →