1 John 4:18

There is no fear in love; rather perfect love casts out fear, because fear involves punishment; so he who fears has not been perfected in love.

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In The King James Version

There is no fear in love; but perfect love casteth out fear: because fear hath torment. He that feareth is not made perfect in love.

In Context

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.

19We love Him because He first loved us.

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Cross References

Luke 1:74to grant to us (having been rescued from the hand of our enemies) to serve Him without fear,

2 Timothy 1:7Because God did not give us a spirit of cowardice, but of power and of love and of self-control.

James 2:19You believe that God is one. You do well. The demons also believe—and shudder!)

Matthew Henry on 1 John 4:18-21

The Divine Love. ( a. d. 80.) 17 Herein is our love made perfect, that we may have boldness in the day of judgment: because as he is, so are we in this world. 18 There is no fear in love; but perfect love casteth out fear: because fear hath torment. He that feareth is not made perfect in love. 19 We love him, because he first loved us. 20 If a man say, I love God, and hateth his brother, he is a liar: for he that loveth not his brother whom he hath seen, how can he love God whom he hath not seen? 21 And this… Read the whole commentary →

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