1 John 4:15 - Forerunner Commentary

1 John 4:15

13 ^aBy this we know that we abide in Him, and He in us, because He has given us of His Spirit.

14 And ^awe have seen and testify that ^bthe Father has sent the Son as Savior of the world.

15 ^aWhoever confesses that Jesus is the Son of God, God abides in him, and he in God.

16 And we have known and believed the love that God has for us. God is love, and ^ahe who abides in love abides in God, and God ^bin him.

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17 Love has been perfected among us in this: that ^awe may have boldness in the day of judgment; because as He is, so are we in this world.

18 There is no fear in love; but perfect love casts out fear, because fear involves torment. But he who fears has not been made perfect in love.

19 ^aWe love¹ Him because He first loved us.

Verse Comparison: 1 John 4:15

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American Standard Version
Whosoever shall confess that Jesus is the Son of God, God abideth in him, and he in God.

Amplified® Bible
Anyone who confesses (acknowledges, owns) that Jesus is the Son of God, God abides (lives, makes His home) in him and he [abides, lives, makes his home] in God.

Contemporary English Version
God stays one with everyone who openly says that Jesus is the Son of God. That's how we stay one with God

Darby English Version
Whosoever shall confess that Jesus is the Son of God, God abides in him, and he in God.

Good News Bible
If we declare that Jesus is the Son of God, we live in union with God and God lives in union with us.

International Standard Version
God abides in the one who acknowledges that Jesus is the Son of God, and he abides in God.

King James Version
Whosoever shall confess that Jesus is the Son of God, God dwelleth in him, and he in God.

New American Standard Bible
Whoever confesses that Jesus is the Son of God, God abides in him, and he in God.

New International Version
If anyone acknowledges that Jesus is the Son of God, God lives in him and he in God.

New King James Version
Whoever confesses that Jesus is the Son of God, God abides in him, and he in God.

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
Whoever confesses that we identify Jesus as the Son of God, God abides in him, and he in God.

Young's Literal Translation
whoever may confess that Jesus is the Son of God, God in him doth remain, and he in God;

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