1 John 4:12
No one has ever looked at God. If we love one another, God remains in us and His love is being perfected in us.
Family 35 New Testament
In The King James Version
In Context
11Dear ones, since God loved us in this way we are obligated to love one another, really.
13By this we know that we remain in Him and He in us, because He has given us of His Spirit.
Cross References
John 1:18No one has ever seen God. The Only-begotten Son, who exists in the bosom of the Father, He has interpreted Him.
1 Timothy 1:17Now to the King eternal, immortal, invisible, to God who alone is wise, be honor and glory forever and ever. Amen.
Hebrews 11:27By faith he left Egypt behind, not fearing the king's rage, because he persevered as though seeing Him who is invisible.
1 John 3:24He who keeps His commandments abides in Him, and He in him. This is how we know that He remains in us: by the Spirit whom He gave us.
1 John 4:17The love is perfected with us for this: that we may have confidence in the Day of judgment, since just as He is so 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 →