1 John 4:12

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.

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  • John 1:18 : 18 No man hath seene God at any time: that onely begotten Sonne, which is in the bosome of the Father, he hath declared him.
  • 1 John 2:5 : 5 But hee that keepeth his worde, in him is the loue of God perfect in deede: hereby wee knowe that ye are in him.
  • 1 Tim 6:16 : 16 Who onely hath immortalitie, and dwelleth in the light that none can attaine vnto, whom neuer man sawe, neither can see, vnto whome bee honour and power euerlasting, Amen.
  • 1 John 4:20 : 20 If any man say, I loue God, and hate his brother, he is a liar: for how can he that loueth not his brother whom he hath seene, loue God whom he hath not seene?
  • 1 John 4:17-18 : 17 Herein is that loue perfect in vs, that we should haue boldnes in the day of iudgement: for as he is, euen so are we in this world. 18 There is no feare in loue, but perfect loue casteth out feare: for feare hath painefulnesse: and he that feareth, is not perfect in loue.
  • Heb 11:27 : 27 By faith he forsooke Egypt, and feared not the fiercenes of the king: for he endured, as he that sawe him which is inuisible.
  • 1 John 3:24 : 24 For hee that keepeth his commaundements, dwelleth in him, and he in him: and hereby we knowe that hee abideth in vs, euen by that Spirit which he hath giuen vs.
  • 1 Cor 13:13 : 13 And nowe abideth faith, hope and loue, euen these three: but the chiefest of these is loue.
  • Gen 32:30 : 30 And Iaakob called the name of the place, Peniel: for, saide he, I haue seene God face to face, and my life is preserued.
  • Exod 33:20 : 20 Furthermore he sayde, Thou canst not see my face, for there shall no man see me, and liue.
  • Num 12:8 : 8 Vnto him will I speake mouth to mouth, and by vision, and not in darke wordes, but hee shall see the similitude of the Lorde. Wherefore then were ye not afraid to speake against my seruant, euen against Moses?
  • 1 Tim 1:17 : 17 Nowe vnto the King euerlasting, immortall, inuisible, vnto God onely wise, be honour and glorie, for euer, and euer, Amen.
  • 1 John 4:6 : 6 We are of God, he that knoweth God, heareth vs: he that is not of God, heareth vs not. Heereby knowe wee the spirit of trueth, and the spirit of errour.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • 1 John 4:15-21
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    84%

    15Whosoeuer confesseth that Iesus is the Sone of God, in him dwelleth God, & he in God.

    16And we haue knowen, & beleeued ye loue that God hath in vs. God is loue, and he that dwelleth in loue, dwelleth in God, & God in him.

    17Herein is that loue perfect in vs, that we should haue boldnes in the day of iudgement: for as he is, euen so are we in this world.

    18There is no feare in loue, but perfect loue casteth out feare: for feare hath painefulnesse: and he that feareth, is not perfect in loue.

    19We loue him, because he loued vs first.

    20If any man say, I loue God, and hate his brother, he is a liar: for how can he that loueth not his brother whom he hath seene, loue God whom he hath not seene?

    21And this comandemet haue we of him, that he that loueth God, should loue his brother also.

  • 1 John 4:6-11
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    84%

    6We are of God, he that knoweth God, heareth vs: he that is not of God, heareth vs not. Heereby knowe wee the spirit of trueth, and the spirit of errour.

    7Beloued, let vs loue one another: for loue commeth of God, & euery one that loueth, is borne of God, and knoweth God.

    8Hee that loueth not, knoweth not God: for God is loue.

    9Herein was that loue of God made manifest amongst vs, because God sent that his onely begotten sonne into this world, that we might liue through him.

    10Herein is that loue, not that we loued God, but that he loued vs, and sent his Sonne to be a reconciliation for our sinnes.

    11Beloued, if God so loued vs, we ought also to loue one another.

  • 1 John 4:13
    83%

    13Hereby know we, that we dwell in him, & he in vs: because he hath giuen vs of his Spirit.

  • 1 John 2:5-6
    2 verses
    77%

    5But hee that keepeth his worde, in him is the loue of God perfect in deede: hereby wee knowe that ye are in him.

    6He that saith he remaineth in him, ought euen so to walke, as he hath walked.

  • John 1:18
    77%

    18No man hath seene God at any time: that onely begotten Sonne, which is in the bosome of the Father, he hath declared him.

  • 1 John 3:23-24
    2 verses
    75%

    23This is then his commaundement, That we beleeue in the Name of his Sonne Iesus Christ, and loue one another as hee gaue commaundement.

    24For hee that keepeth his commaundements, dwelleth in him, and he in him: and hereby we knowe that hee abideth in vs, euen by that Spirit which he hath giuen vs.

  • 1 John 3:14-19
    6 verses
    75%

    14We know that we are translated from death vnto life, because we loue the brethren: he that loueth not his brother, abideth in death.

    15Whosoeuer hateth his brother, is a manslayer: and ye know that no manslayer hath eternall life abiding in him.

    16Hereby haue we perceiued loue, that he layde downe his life for vs: therefore we ought also to lay downe our liues for the brethren.

    17And whosoeuer hath this worlds good, and seeth his brother haue neede, & shutteth vp his compassion from him, howe dwelleth the loue of God in him?

    18My litle children, let vs not loue in worde, neither in tongue onely, but in deede and in trueth.

    19For thereby we know that we are of the trueth, and shal before him assure our hearts.

  • 1 John 3:6
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    6Whosoeuer abideth in him, sinneth not: whosoeuer sinneth, hath not seene him, neither hath knowen him.

  • 1 John 3:10-11
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    10In this are the children of God knowen, and the children of the deuil: whosoeuer doeth not righteousnesse, is not of God, neither he that loueth not his brother.

    11For this is the message, that ye heard from the beginning, that we should loue one another,

  • 1 John 3:1-2
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    74%

    1Beholde, what loue the Father hath giuen to vs, that we should be called the sonnes of God: for this cause this world knoweth you not, because it knoweth not him.

    2Dearely beloued, nowe are we the sonnes of God, but yet it is not made manifest what we shall be: and we know that when he shalbe made manifest, we shalbe like him: for we shall see him as he is.

  • 1 John 1:2-3
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    73%

    2(For that life was made manifest, and wee haue seene it, and beare witnes, and shewe vnto you that eternall life, which was with the Father, and was made manifest vnto vs)

    3That, I say, which wee haue seene and heard, declare wee vnto you, that yee may also haue fellowship with vs, and that our fellowship also may be with the Father, and with his Sonne Iesvs Christ.

  • 1 John 1:5-8
    4 verses
    73%

    5This then is the message which wee haue heard of him, and declare vnto you, that God is light, and in him is no darkenes.

    6If wee say that wee haue fellowship with him, and walke in darkenesse, we lie, and doe not truly:

    7But if we walke in the light as he is in the light, we haue fellowship one with another, and the blood of Iesus Christ his Sonne clenseth vs from all sinne.

    8If we say that we haue no sinne, we deceiue our selues, and trueth is not in vs.

  • 1 Cor 8:3
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    3But if any man loue God, the same is knowen of him.

  • John 6:46
    72%

    46Not that any man hath seene the Father, saue hee which is of God, hee hath seene the Father.

  • 1 John 5:1-2
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    72%

    1Whosoeuer beleeueth that Iesus is that Christ, is borne of God: and euery one that loueth him, which begate, loueth him also which is begotten of him.

    2In this we know that we loue the children of God, when we loue God, and keepe his commandements.

  • John 14:23
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    23Iesus answered, and sayd vnto him, If any man loue me, he will keepe my worde, and my Father will loue him, and we wil come vnto him, and wil dwell with him.

  • 1 John 2:15
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    15Loue not this world, neither the things that are in this world. If any man loue this world, the loue of the Father is not in him.

  • 2 John 1:9
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    9Whosoeuer transgresseth, and abideth not in the doctrine of Christ, hath not God. He that continueth in the doctrine of Christ, he hath both the Father and the Sonne.

  • 3 John 1:11
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    11Beloued, followe not that which is euill, but that which is good: he that doeth well, is of God: but he that doeth euill, hath not seene God.

  • John 13:35
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    35By this shall all men knowe that ye are my disciples, if ye haue loue one to another.

  • 1 Pet 1:22
    70%

    22Hauing purified your soules in obeying the trueth through the spirite, to loue brotherly without faining, loue one another with a pure heart feruently,

  • 1 John 5:20
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    20But we know that that Sone of God is come, & hath giue vs a mind to know him, which is true: & we are in him that is true, that is, in that his Sone Iesus Christ: this same is that very God, and that eternal life.

  • 1 John 1:10
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    10If we say we haue not sinned, wee make him a liar, and his word is not in vs.

  • 1 John 2:3
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    3And hereby we are sure that we knowe him, if we keepe his commandements.

  • John 15:12
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    12This is my commandement, that ye loue one another, as I haue loued you.