1 John 4:15
Whoever acknowledges that Jesus is the Son of God, God abides in him, and he in God.
The New Testament, American Bible Union (1865)
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 bear witness, that the Father has sent forth the Son, a Savior of the world.
Cross References
Luke 12:8And I say to you: Every one that shall acknowledge me before men, him will the Son of man also acknowledge before the angels of God;
Romans 10:9because, if thou shalt profess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and believe in thy heart that God raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved.
1 John 3:24And he that keeps his commandments abides in him, and he in him. And in this we know that he abides in us, from the Spirit which he gave us.
1 John 4:12No man has ever seen God. If we love one another, God abides in us, and the love of him is perfected in us.
1 John 5:5Who is he that overcomes 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 →