1 John 4:18
There is no fear in love, but perfect love casteth out fear; because fear hath torment; and he that feareth is not made perfect in love.
Noyes Bible
In The King James Version
In Context
19We love, because he first loved us.
Cross References
Job 15:21A fearful sound is in his ears; In peace the destroyer cometh upon him.
Psalms 88:15I have been afflicted and languishing from my youth; I suffer thy terrors, and am distracted.
Luke 1:74to grant to us, that being delivered from the hand of our enemies, we might worship him without fear,
2 Timothy 1:7for God gave us not the spirit of cowardice, but of power, and of love, and of admonition.
James 2:19Thou believest that God is one; thou doest well; the demons also believe, and tremble.
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 →