1 John 4:15
If anyone confesses that Jesus is the Son of God, God abides in him, and he in God.
Majority Standard Bible
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 His Son to be the Savior of the world.
Cross References
Luke 12:8I tell you, everyone who confesses Me before men, the Son of Man will also confess 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 3:24Whoever keeps His commandments remains in God, and God in him. And by this we know that He remains in us: by the Spirit He has given us.
1 John 4:12No one has ever seen God; but if we love one another, God remains in us, and His love is perfected in us.
1 John 5:5Who then overcomes the world? Only 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 →