1 John 4:15
whoever may confess that Jesus is the Son of God, God remains in him, and he in God;
Literal Standard Version
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 testify that the Father has sent the Son [as] Savior of the world;
Cross References
Luke 12:8And I say to you, everyone who may confess in Me before men, the Son of Man will also confess in him before the messengers of God,
Romans 10:9that if you may confess with your mouth that Jesus [is] LORD, and may believe in your heart that God raised Him out of the dead, you will be saved,
1 John 3:24and he who is keeping His commands, remains in Him, and He in him; and in this we know that He remains in us, from the Spirit that He gave us.
1 John 4:12no one has ever seen God; if we may love one another, God remains in us, and His love is having been perfected in us;
1 John 5:5Who is he who is overcoming the world, if not he who is believing 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 →