1 John 4:15
Whosoever may confess that Jesus is the Son of God, in him God abides, and he in God.
1902 William Baxter Godbey NT
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
14And we have seen and we testify that the Father has sent forth his Son the Saviour of the world.
Cross References
Luke 12:8But I say unto you, that every one who may confess me before the people, the Son of man will also confess him before the angels of God.
Romans 10:9That if you may confess with your mouth the Lord Jesus, and may believe with your heart that God raised him from the dead, you shall be saved:
1 John 3:24And the one keeping his commandments abides in him, and he in him; and in this we know that he abides in us, he has given us of his Spirit.
1 John 4:12No one has seen God at any time; if we love one another with divine love, God abides in us, and his divine love has been made perfect in us.
1 John 5:5Who is the one conquering the world, except the one believing 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 →