1 John 4:18

There is no fear in love, but perfect love casts out fear, because fear has to do with punishment. Whoever fears has not been perfected in love.

Text-Critical English NT

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

17In this way, love is perfected among us, so that we may have confidence on the day of judgment, because as he is, so also are we in this world.

19We love him because he first loved us.

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Cross References

Luke 1:74that we, having been rescued from the hands of our enemies, might serve him without fear,

2 Timothy 1:7For God did not give us a spirit of timidity, but a spirit of power, love, and sound judgment.

James 2:19Do yoʋ believe that God is one? Yoʋ do well; even the demons 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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