1 John 4:16
And we have known and believed the love which God hath towards us: for God is love; and he, that dwelleth in love, dwelleth in God, and God in him.
1770 John Worsley NT
In The King James Version
In Context
15Whosoever shall confess that Jesus is the Son of God, God dwelleth in him, and he in God.
Cross References
John 6:69Thou hast the words of eternal life. And we believe and know that thou art the Messiah, the Son of the living God.
1 John 3:1Behold then what manner of love the Father hath bestowed upon us, that we should be called the children of God: though for this reason the world knoweth us not, because it knew not Him.
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, even by the Spirit which He hath given us.
1 John 4:12No one hath ever seen God: but if we love one another, God dwelleth 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 →