1 John 4:16
And we know and have believed the love which God hath in us. God is love; and he that abideth in love abideth in God, and God abideth in him.
Revised Version 1895
In The King James Version
In Context
15Whosoever shall confess that Jesus is the Son of God, God abideth in him, and he in God.
Cross References
Psalms 18:1I love thee, O LORD, my strength.
Psalms 36:7How precious is thy lovingkindness, O God! and the children of men take refuge under the shadow of thy wings.
John 6:69And we have believed and know that thou art the Holy One of God.
1 John 3:1Behold what manner of love the Father hath bestowed upon us, that we should be called children of God: and such we are. For this cause the world knoweth us not, because it knew him not.
1 John 3:24And he that keepeth his commandments abideth in him, and he in him. And hereby we know that he abideth in us, by the Spirit which he gave us.
1 John 4:12No man hath beheld God at any time: if we love one another, God abideth in us, and his love is perfected in us:
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 →