1 John 4:12
No one has ever seen God. If we love one another, God remains in us, and His love is perfected in us.
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King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)
No man hath seen God at any time. If we love one another, God dwelleth in us, and his love is perfected in us.
KJV1611 – Modern English
No one has seen God at any time. If we love one another, God dwells in us, and His love is perfected in us.
King James Version 1611 (Original)
No man hath seen God at any time. If we love one another, God dwelleth in us, and his love is perfected in us.
American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers
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King James Version with Strong's Numbers
No man{G3762} hath seen{G2300}{(G5766)} God{G2316} at any time{G4455}. If{G1437} we love{G25}{(G5725)} one another{G240}, God{G2316} dwelleth{G3306}{(G5719)} in{G1722} us{G2254}, and{G2532} his{G846} love{G26} is{G2076}{(G5748)} perfected{G5048}{(G5772)} in{G1722} us{G2254}.
Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)
No man hath sene god at enytyme. Yf we love one another god dwelleth in vs and his love is parfect in vs.
Coverdale Bible (1535)
No man hath sene God at eny tyme. Yf we loue one another, God dwelleth in vs, and his loue is perfecte in vs.
Geneva Bible (1560)
No man hath seene God at any time. If we loue one another, God dwelleth in vs, and his loue is perfect in vs.
Bishops' Bible (1568)
No man hath seene God at any time. If we loue one another, God dwelleth in vs, and his loue is perfect in vs.
Authorized King James Version (1611)
No man hath seen God at any time. If we love one another, God dwelleth in us, and his love is perfected in us.
Webster's Bible (1833)
No one has seen God at any time. If we love one another, God remains in us, and his love has been perfected in us.
Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)
God no one hath ever seen; if we may love one another, God in us doth remain, and His love is having been perfected in us;
American Standard Version (1901)
No man hath beheld God at any time: if we love one another, God abideth in us, and his love is perfected in us:
American Standard Version (1901)
No man hath beheld God at any time: if we love one another, God abideth in us, and his love is perfected in us:
Bible in Basic English (1941)
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:
World English Bible (2000)
No one has seen God at any time. If we love one another, God remains in us, and his love has been perfected in us.
NET Bible® (New English Translation)
No one has seen God at any time. If we love one another, God resides in us, and his love is perfected in us.
Referenced Verses
- John 1:18 : 18 No one has ever seen God; the one and only Son, who is in the closest relationship with the Father, has made Him known.
- 1 John 2:5 : 5 But whoever keeps His word, truly in that person the love of God has been perfected. By this we know that we are in Him.
- 1 Tim 6:16 : 16 He alone has immortality and dwells in unapproachable light. No one has seen Him or can see Him. To Him be honor and eternal power. Amen.
- 1 John 4:20 : 20 If anyone says, 'I love God,' but hates their brother or sister, they are a liar. For the one who does not love their brother or sister whom they have seen cannot love God whom they have not seen.
- 1 John 4:17-18 : 17 In this, love has been made complete with us, so that we may have confidence on the day of judgment, because as He is, so also are we in this world. 18 There is no fear in love, but perfect love drives out fear, because fear involves punishment. The one who fears has not been made perfect in love.
- Heb 11:27 : 27 By faith he left Egypt, not fearing the anger of the king, for he persevered as though seeing the one who is invisible.
- 1 John 3:24 : 24 The one who keeps His commandments abides in Him, and He in him. And by this we know that He abides in us: through the Spirit He has given us.
- 1 Cor 13:13 : 13 And now these three remain: faith, hope, and love. But the greatest of these is love.
- Gen 32:30 : 30 Jacob said, 'Please tell me your name.' But he replied, 'Why do you ask my name?' Then he blessed him there.
- Exod 33:20 : 20 But He added, 'You cannot see My face, for no one can see Me and live.'
- Num 12:8 : 8 With him I speak face to face, clearly and not in riddles; he sees the form of the LORD. Why then were you not afraid to speak against My servant Moses?'
- 1 Tim 1:17 : 17 Now to the King eternal, immortal, invisible, the only God, be honor and glory forever and ever. Amen.
- 1 John 4:6 : 6 We are from God. Whoever knows God listens to us; whoever is not from God does not listen to us. By this, we know the Spirit of truth and the spirit of error.
Similar Verses (AI)
These verses are found using AI-powered semantic similarity based on meaning and context. Results may occasionally include unexpected connections.
- 1 John 4:15-217 verses84%
15 Whoever confesses that Jesus is the Son of God, God remains in them, and they in God.
16 And we have come to know and believe the love that God has for us. God is love, and the one who abides in love abides in God, and God abides in them.
17 In this, love has been made complete with us, so that we may have confidence on the day of judgment, because as He is, so also are we in this world.
18 There is no fear in love, but perfect love drives out fear, because fear involves punishment. The one who fears has not been made perfect in love.
19 We love because He first loved us.
20 If anyone says, 'I love God,' but hates their brother or sister, they are a liar. For the one who does not love their brother or sister whom they have seen cannot love God whom they have not seen.
21 And this commandment we have from Him: Whoever loves God must also love their brother or sister.
- 1 John 4:6-116 verses84%
6 We are from God. Whoever knows God listens to us; whoever is not from God does not listen to us. By this, we know the Spirit of truth and the spirit of error.
7 Beloved, let us love one another, because love is from God, and everyone who loves has been born of God and knows God.
8 The one who does not love does not know God, because God is love.
9 By this, the love of God was revealed among us: that God sent His only Son into the world so that we might live through Him.
10 In this is love: not that we loved God, but that He loved us and sent His Son to be the atoning sacrifice for our sins.
11 Beloved, if God so loved us, we also ought to love one another.
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13 By this, we know that we remain in Him and He in us: He has given us of His Spirit.
- 1 John 2:5-62 verses77%
5 But whoever keeps His word, truly in that person the love of God has been perfected. By this we know that we are in Him.
6 Whoever says they abide in Him must also walk as He walked.
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18 No one has ever seen God; the one and only Son, who is in the closest relationship with the Father, has made Him known.
- 1 John 3:23-242 verses75%
23 Now this is His commandment: that we believe in the name of His Son Jesus Christ and love one another, just as He commanded us.
24 The one who keeps His commandments abides in Him, and He in him. And by this we know that He abides in us: through the Spirit He has given us.
- 1 John 3:14-196 verses75%
14 We know that we have passed from death to life because we love our brothers and sisters. The one who does not love remains in death.
15 Everyone who hates their brother or sister is a murderer, and you know that no murderer has eternal life abiding in them.
16 This is how we have come to know love: He laid down His life for us. And we ought to lay down our lives for our brothers and sisters.
17 But whoever has the world’s goods and sees a brother or sister in need, yet closes his heart against them, how does the love of God abide in him?
18 Little children, let us not love with words or tongue, but with actions and in truth.
19 By this we will know that we belong to the truth and will reassure our hearts in His presence.
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6 No one who abides in Him keeps on sinning; no one who continues to sin has seen Him or known Him.
- 1 John 3:10-112 verses74%
10 By this the children of God and the children of the devil are distinguished: Anyone who does not practice righteousness and does not love their brother or sister is not of God.
11 For this is the message you have heard from the beginning: that we should love one another.
- 1 John 3:1-22 verses74%
1 See how great a love the Father has given us, that we should be called children of God; and this is what we are! The world does not know us because it did not know Him.
2 Beloved, now we are children of God, and what we will be has not yet been revealed. But we know that when He is revealed, we shall be like Him, for we shall see Him as He is.
- 1 John 1:2-32 verses73%
2 the life was made visible, and we have seen it, and we testify and proclaim to you the eternal life, which was with the Father and was revealed to us—
3 what we have seen and heard we declare to you, so that you also may have fellowship with us. And truly, our fellowship is with the Father and with His Son, Jesus Christ.
- 1 John 1:5-84 verses73%
5 This is the message we have heard from Him and declare to you: God is light, and in Him there is no darkness at all.
6 If we claim to have fellowship with Him yet walk in darkness, we lie and do not live out the truth.
7 But if we walk in the light, as He is in the light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus, His Son, cleanses us from all sin.
8 If we claim to be without sin, we deceive ourselves and the truth is not in us.
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3 But if anyone loves God, they are known by Him.
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46 No one has seen the Father except the one who is from God; only he has seen the Father.
- 1 John 5:1-22 verses72%
1 Everyone who believes that Jesus is the Christ has been born of God, and everyone who loves the Father loves His child as well.
2 This is how we know that we love the children of God: by loving God and keeping His commandments.
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23 Jesus answered, 'If anyone loves me, he will keep my word, and my Father will love him, and we will come to him and make our dwelling with him.'
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15 Do not love the world or the things in the world. If anyone loves the world, the love of the Father is not in them.
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9 Anyone who goes beyond and does not remain in the teaching of Christ does not have God. Whoever remains in the teaching has both the Father and the Son.
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11 Beloved, do not imitate evil but imitate good. Whoever does good is from God; whoever does evil has not seen God.
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35 'By this everyone will know that you are My disciples, if you love one another.'
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22 Since you have purified your souls by obedience to the truth so that you have sincere brotherly love, love one another earnestly from a pure heart.
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20 We also know that the Son of God has come and has given us understanding so that we may know Him who is true. And we are in Him who is true, in His Son Jesus Christ. He is the true God and eternal life.
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10 If we claim we have not sinned, we make Him out to be a liar, and His word is not in us.
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3 We know that we have come to know Him if we keep His commandments.
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12 This is my commandment: Love one another as I have loved you.