1 John 4:15
Whoever acknowledges that Jesus is the Son of God, God remains in him and he in God.
Unlocked Literal 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
Cross References
Luke 12:8I say to you, everyone who confesses me before men, the Son of Man will also confess before the angels of God,
Romans 10:9For if with your mouth you acknowledge Jesus as Lord, and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved.
1 John 3:24The one who keeps God's commandments remains in him, and God remains in him. By this we know that he remains in us, by the Spirit whom he gave to us.
1 John 4:12No one has ever seen God. If we love one another, God remains in us, and his love is perfected in us.
1 John 5:5Who is the one who overcomes the world? The one 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 →