1 John 4:18

KJV1611 – Modern English

There is no fear in love; but perfect love casts out fear, because fear involves torment. He who fears is not made perfect in love.

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  • Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

    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.

  • King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

    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.

  • American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

    There is{G2076} no{G3756} fear{G5401} in{G1722} love:{G26} but{G235} perfect{G5046} love{G26} casteth{G906} out{G1854} fear,{G5401} because{G3754} fear{G5401} hath{G2192} punishment;{G2851} and he that feareth{G5399} is{G5048} not{G3756} made perfect{G5048} in{G1722} love.{G1161}

  • King James Version with Strong's Numbers

    There is{G2076}{(G5748)} no{G3756} fear{G5401} in{G1722} love{G26}; but{G235} perfect{G5046} love{G26} casteth{G906}{(G5719)} out{G1854} fear{G5401}: because{G3754} fear{G5401} hath{G2192}{(G5719)} torment{G2851}.{G1161} He that feareth{G5399}{(G5740)} is{G5048} not{G3756} made perfect{G5048}{(G5769)} in{G1722} love{G26}.

  • Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

    Ther is no feare in love but parfect love casteth out all feare for feare hath paynfulnes. He yt feareth is not parfect in love.

  • Coverdale Bible (1535)

    Feare is not in loue, but perfecte loue casteth out feare: for feare hath paynefulnes. He that feareth, is not perfecte in loue.

  • Geneva Bible (1560)

    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.

  • Bishops' Bible (1568)

    There is no feare in loue, but perfect loue casteth out feare: for feare hath paynefulnesse. He that feareth, is not perfect in loue.

  • Authorized King James Version (1611)

    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.

  • Webster's Bible (1833)

    There is no fear in love; but perfect love casts out fear, because fear has punishment. He who fears is not made perfect in love.

  • Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

    fear is not in the love, but the perfect love doth cast out the fear, because the fear hath punishment, and he who is fearing hath not been made perfect in the love;

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    There is no fear in love: but perfect love casteth out fear, because fear hath punishment; and he that feareth is not made perfect in love.

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    There is no fear in love: but perfect love casteth out fear, because fear hath punishment; and he that feareth is not made perfect in love.

  • 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.

  • World English Bible (2000)

    There is no fear in love; but perfect love casts out fear, because fear has punishment. He who fears is not made perfect in love.

  • NET Bible® (New English Translation)

    There is no fear in love, but perfect love drives out fear, because fear has to do with punishment. The one who fears punishment has not been perfected in love.

Referenced Verses

  • 2 Tim 1:7 : 7 For God has not given us a spirit of fear, but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind.
  • Rom 8:15 : 15 For you have not received the spirit of bondage again to fear, but you have received the Spirit of adoption, by whom we cry out, Abba, Father.
  • 1 John 4:12 : 12 No one has seen God at any time. If we love one another, God dwells in us, and His love is perfected in us.
  • Luke 1:74-75 : 74 To grant us that we, being delivered from 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 Therefore, since we are receiving a kingdom which cannot be shaken, let us have grace, by which 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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