1 John 4:15
Whosoever shall confess that Jesus is the Son of God, God dwells in him, and he in God.
Updated King James Version
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 sent the Son to be the Saviour of the world.
Cross References
Luke 12:8Also I say unto you, Whosoever shall confess me before men, him shall the Son of man also confess before the angels of God:
Romans 10:9That if you shall confess with your mouth the Lord Jesus, and shall believe in yours heart that God has raised him from the dead, you shall be saved.
1 John 3:24And he that keeps his commandments dwells in him, and he in him. And hereby we know that he abides in us, by the Spirit (o. pneuma) which he has given us.
1 John 4:12No man has seen God at any time. If we love one another, God dwells in us, and his love (o. agape) is perfected in us.
1 John 5:5Who is he that overcomes the world, but he that 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 →