1 John 4:15
Whosoever shall confess that Jesus is the Son of God, God abideth in him, and he in God.
Douay-Rheims 1899
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 do testify, that the Father hath sent his Son to be the Saviour of the world.
Cross References
Luke 12:8And I say to you, Whosoever shall confess me before men, him shall the Son of man also confess before the angels of God.
Romans 10:9For if thou confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and believe in thy heart that God hath raised him up from the dead, thou shalt be saved.
1 John 3:24And he that keepeth his commandments, abideth in him, and he in him. And in this we know that he abideth in us, by the Spirit which he hath given us.
1 John 4:12No man hath seen God at any time. If we love one another, God abideth in us, and his charity is perfected in us.
1 John 5:5Who is he that overcometh the world, but he that believeth 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 →