Commentaries:
Robertson's Word Pictures (NT)
No one hath beheld God at any time (qeon oudeiv pwpote teqeatai). Perfect middle indicative of qeaomai (John 1:14). Almost the very words of John 1:18 qeon oudeiv pwpote ewraken (instead of teqeatai).
If we love one another (ean agapwmen allhlouv). Third-class condition with ean and the present active subjunctive, "if we keep on loving one another."
God abideth in us (o qeov en hmin menei). Else we cannot go on loving one another.
His love (h agaph autou). More than merely subjective or objective (I John 2:5; I John 4:9). "Mutual love is a sign of the indwelling of God in men" (Brooke).
Is perfected (teteleiwmenh estin). Periphrastic (see usual form teteleiwtai in I John 2:5; I John 4:17) perfect passive indicative of teleiow (cf. I John 1:4). See verse I John 4:18 for "perfect love."
Other Robertson's Word Pictures (NT) entries containing 1 John 4:12:
John 1:14
John 5:37
John 6:56
1 John 4:14
1 John 4:17
1 John 4:18
1 John 5:3
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