1 John 4:18

King James Version with Strong's Numbers

There is no fear in love; but perfect love casteth out fear: because fear hath torment . He that feareth is not made perfect in love.

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

Φόβος οὐκ ἔστιν ἐν τῇ ἀγάπῃ· ἀλλʼ ἡ τελεία ἀγάπη ἔξω βάλλει τὸν φόβον: ὅτι ὁ φόβος κόλασιν ἔχει. Ὁ δὲ φοβούμενος οὐ τετελείωται ἐν τῇ ἀγάπῃ.

Transliteration

Phobos ouk estin in the agapē; but the teleia agapē exō ballei the phobon: because the phobos kolasin echei. The de phoboumenos ou teteleiōtai in the agapē.

Grammar Details

*Phobos*: nominative, masculine, singular - fear
*ouk*: negative particle - not
*estin*: present indicative, 3rd singular - is
*agapē*: dative, feminine, singular - love
*teleia*: nominative, feminine, singular - perfect/complete
*exō*: adverb - outside/out
*ballei*: present active indicative, 3rd singular - casts/throws
*phobon*: accusative, masculine, singular - fear
*phobos*: nominative, masculine, singular - fear
*kolasin*: accusative, feminine, singular - punishment
*echei*: present active indicative, 3rd singular - has
*de*: conjunction - but/and
*phoboumenos*: present middle/passive participle, nominative, masculine, singular - one who fears
*ou*: negative particle - not
*teteleiōtai*: perfect passive indicative, 3rd singular - has been perfected

Word Meanings

*Phobos*: fear/terror/dread
*agapē*: love/divine love/selfless love
*teleia*: perfect/complete/mature
*ballei*: casts/throws/expels
*kolasin*: punishment/torment/correction
*echei*: has/holds/involves
*phoboumenos*: one who fears/fearing/being afraid
*teteleiōtai*: has been perfected/has been completed/has been brought to fullness

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King James Version with Strong's Numbers

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Referenced Verses

2 Tim 1:7 : 7 For God hath not given us the spirit of fear; but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind.
Rom 8:15 : 15 For ye have not received the spirit of bondage again to fear; but ye have received the Spirit of adoption, whereby we cry, Abba, Father.
1 John 4:12 : 12 No man hath seen God at any time. If we love one another, God dwelleth in us, and his love is perfected in us.
Luke 1:74-75 : 74 That he would grant unto us, that we being delivered out of the hand of our enemies might serve him without fear, 75 In holiness and righteousness before him, all the days of our life.
Heb 12:28 : 28 Wherefore we receiving a kingdom which cannot be moved, let us have grace, whereby we may serve God acceptably with reverence and godly fear:
Job 15:21 : 21 A dreadful sound is in his ears: in prosperity the destroyer shall come upon him.

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