1 John 4:15
Whoever confesses that Jesus is the Son of God, God abides in him and he in God.
Family 35 New Testament
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
14Yes, we have observed and do testify that the Father has sent the Son as Savior of the world.
Cross References
Luke 12:8“Also I say to you, whoever claims me before men, the Son of the Man will also claim him before the angels of God.
Romans 10:9That if you confess with your mouth, “Jesus is Lord,” and believe in your heart that God raised Him from the dead, you will be saved.
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 4:12No one has ever looked at God. If we love one another, God remains in us and His love is being perfected in us.
1 John 5:5Who is he who overcomes the world if not 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 →