1 John 4:18

Bible in Basic English (1941)

There is no fear in love: true love has no room for fear, because where fear is, there is pain; and he who is not free from fear is not complete in love.

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Referenced Verses

  • 2 Tim 1:7 : 7 For God did not give us a spirit of fear, but of power and of love and of self-control.
  • Rom 8:15 : 15 For you did not get the spirit of servants again to put you in fear, but the spirit of sons was given to you, by which we say, Abba, Father.
  • 1 John 4:12 : 12 No man has ever seen God: if we have love for one another, God is in us and his love is made complete in us:
  • Luke 1:74-75 : 74 That we, being made free from the fear of those who are against us, might give him worship, 75 In righteousness and holy living before him all our days.
  • Heb 12:28 : 28 If then, we have a kingdom which will never be moved, let us have grace, so that we may give God such worship as is pleasing to him with fear and respect:
  • Job 15:21 : 21 A sound of fear is in his ears; in time of peace destruction will come on him:

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  • 1 John 4:16-17
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    16 And we have seen and had faith in the love which God has for us. God is love, and everyone who has love is in God, and God is in him.

    17 In this way love is made complete in us, so that we may be without fear on the day of judging, because as he is, so are we in this world.

  • 1 John 4:19-21
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    19 We have the power of loving, because he first had love for us.

    20 If a man says, I have love for God, and has hate for his brother, his words are false: for how is the man who has no love for his brother whom he has seen, able to have love for God whom he has not seen?

    21 And this is the word which we have from him, that he who has love for God is to have the same love for his brother.

  • 1 John 4:6-13
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    6 We are of God: he who has the knowledge of God gives ear to us; he who is not of God does not give ear to us. By this we may see which is the true spirit, and which is the spirit of error.

    7 My loved ones, let us have love for one another: because love is of God, and everyone who has love is a child of God and has knowledge of God.

    8 He who has no love has no knowledge of God, because God is love.

    9 And the love of God was made clear to us when he sent his only Son into the world so that we might have life through him.

    10 And this is love, not that we had love for God, but that he had love for us, and sent his Son to be an offering for our sins.

    11 My loved ones, if God had such love for us, it is right for us to have love for one another.

    12 No man has ever seen God: if we have love for one another, God is in us and his love is made complete in us:

    13 And his Spirit which he has given us is the witness that we are in him and he is in us.

  • 2 Tim 1:7
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    7 For God did not give us a spirit of fear, but of power and of love and of self-control.

  • 1 John 2:5
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    5 But in every man who keeps his word, the love of God is made complete. By this we may be certain that we are in him:

  • 1 John 2:15
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    15 Have no love for the world or for the things which are in the world. If any man has love for the world, the love of the Father is not in him.

  • 1 John 4:4
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    4 You are of God, my little children, and you have overcome them because he who is in you is greater than he who is in the world.

  • 1 John 3:14
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    14 We are conscious that we have come out of death into life because of our love for the brothers. He who has no love is still in death.

  • 1 John 3:18-21
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    18 My little children, do not let our love be in word and in tongue, but let it be in act and in good faith.

    19 In this way we may be certain that we are true, and may give our heart comfort before him,

    20 When our heart says that we have done wrong; because God is greater than our heart, and has knowledge of all things.

    21 My loved ones, if our heart does not say that we have done wrong, we have no fear before him;

  • Rom 3:18
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    18 There is no fear of God before their eyes.

  • Rom 8:39
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    39 Or things on high, or things under the earth, or anything which is made, will be able to come between us and the love of God which is in Christ Jesus our Lord.

  • 1 John 5:2-4
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    2 In this way, we are certain that we have love for the children of God, when we have love for God and keep his laws.

    3 For loving God is keeping his laws: and his laws are not hard.

    4 Anything which comes from God is able to overcome the world: and the power by which we have overcome the world is our faith.

  • 1 John 3:16
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    16 In this we see what love is, because he gave his life for us; and it is right for us to give our lives for the brothers.

  • Rom 5:5
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    5 And hope does not put to shame; because our hearts are full of the love of God through the Holy Spirit which is given to us.

  • Rom 8:1
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    1 For this cause those who are in Christ Jesus will not be judged as sinners.

  • 1 John 1:4-5
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    4 And we are writing these things to you so that our joy may be made complete.

    5 This is the word which came to us from him and which we give to you, that God is light and in him there is nothing dark.

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    10 Love does no wrong to his neighbour, so love makes the law complete.

  • Rom 8:37
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    37 But we are able to overcome all these things and more through his love.

  • Rom 4:15
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    15 For the outcome of the law is wrath; but where there is no law it will not be broken.

  • 1 Cor 13:10
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    10 But when that which is complete is come, then that which is in part will be no longer necessary.

  • Rom 8:35
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    35 Who will come between us and the love of Christ? Will trouble, or pain, or cruel acts, or the need of food or of clothing, or danger, or the sword?

  • 1 John 3:1
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    1 See what great love the Father has given us in naming us the children of God; and such we are. For this reason the world does not see who we are, because it did not see who he was.

  • 1 Thess 4:18
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    18 So then, give comfort to one another with these words.

  • Matt 10:28
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    28 And have no fear of those who put to death the body, but are not able to put to death the soul. But have fear of him who has power to give soul and body to destruction in hell.

  • 1 John 2:10
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    10 He who has love for his brother is in the light, and there is no cause of error in him.

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    5 And you have knowledge that he came to take away sin: and in him there is no sin.

  • 1 Cor 13:4
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    4 Love is never tired of waiting; love is kind; love has no envy; love has no high opinion of itself, love has no pride;

  • 1 John 3:10-11
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    10 In this way it is clear who are the children of God and who are the children of the Evil One; anyone who does not do righteousness or who has no love for his brother, is not a child of God.

    11 Because this is the word which was given to you from the first, that we are to have love for one another;

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    9 But about loving the brothers, there is no need for me to say anything to you in this letter: for you have the teaching of God that love for one another is right and necessary;

  • 1 Pet 1:22
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    22 And as you have made your souls clean, being ruled by what is true, and loving one another without deceit, see that your love is warm and from the heart:

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    3 But if anyone has love for God, God has knowledge of him.

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    9 Keep yourselves in the fear of the Lord, all you his saints; for those who do so will have no need of anything.

  • Ps 130:4
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    4 But there is forgiveness with you, so that you may be feared.