1 John 4:18

Ther is no feare in love but parfect love casteth out all feare for feare hath paynfulnes. He that feareth is not parfect in love.

Tyndale New Testament

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

17Herin is the love perfect in vs that we shuld have trust in the daye of iudgement: For as he is even so are we in this worlde.

19We love him for he loved vs fyrst.

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Cross References

Luke 1:74That we delyvered oute of the hondes of oure enemyes myght serve him with oute feare

2 Timothy 1:7For god hath not geven to vs the sprete of feare: but of power and of love and of sobrenes of mynde.

James 2:19Belevest thou that ther is one God? Thou doest well. The devyls also beleve 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 →

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