1 John 4:12
No man hath seene God at any time. If we loue one another, God dwelleth in vs, and his loue is perfect in vs.
Geneva Bible 1599
In The King James Version
In Context
11Beloued, if God so loued vs, we ought also to loue one another.
13Hereby know we, that we dwell in him, and he in vs: because he hath giuen vs of his Spirit.
Cross References
Exodus 33:20Furthermore he sayde, Thou canst not see my face, for there shall no man see me, and liue.
John 1:18No man hath seene God at any time: that onely begotten Sonne, which is in the bosome of the Father, he hath declared him.
1 Timothy 1:17Nowe vnto the King euerlasting, immortall, inuisible, vnto God onely wise, be honour and glorie, for euer, and euer, Amen.
Hebrews 11:27By faith he forsooke Egypt, and feared not the fiercenes of the king: for he endured, as he that sawe him which is inuisible.
1 John 3:24For hee that keepeth his commandements, dwelleth in him, and he in him: and hereby we knowe that hee abideth in vs, euen by that Spirit which he hath giuen vs.
1 John 4:17Herein is that loue perfect in vs, that we should haue boldnes in the day of iudgement: for as he is, euen so are we in this world.
Matthew Henry on 1 John 4:8-14
Brotherly Love. ( a. d. 80.) 7 Beloved, let us love one another: for love is of God; and every one that loveth is born of God, and knoweth God. 8 He that loveth not knoweth not God; for God is love. 9 In this was manifested the love of God toward us, because that God sent his only begotten Son into the world, that we might live through him. 10 Herein is love, not that we loved God, but that he loved us, and sent his Son to be the propitiation for our sins. 11 Beloved, if God so loved us, we ought also to love one… Read the whole commentary →