1 John 4:15
Whoever confesseth Jesus to be the Son of God, God abideth in him, and he abideth in God.
James Murdock's Translation of the Syriac Peshitta
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 do testify, that the Father hath sent his Son, a Redeemer for the world.
Cross References
Luke 12:8And I say to you, that every one that shall confess me before men, the Son of man will also confess him before the angels of God.
Romans 10:9And if thou shalt confess with thy mouth our Lord Jesus, and shalt believe with thy heart, that God hath raised him from the dead; thou shalt live.
1 John 3:24And he that keepeth his commandments, is kept by him, and he dwelleth in him: and by this we understand that he abideth in us, from his Spirit which he hath given to us.
1 John 4:12No one hath ever seen God; but if we love one another, God abideth in us, and his love is perfected in us.
1 John 5:5For who is he that overcometh the world, but he that believeth 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 →