1 John 4:16

“And we haue knowen and beleeued the loue that God hath to vs. God is loue, and hee that dwelleth in loue, dwelleth in God, and God in him.”

1611 King James Version (KJV)




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Other Translations for 1 John 4:16

And we have known and believed the love that God hath to us. God is love; and he that dwelleth in love dwelleth in God, and God in him.
- King James Version

We have come to know and have believed the love which God has for us. God is love, and the one who abides in love abides in God, and God abides in him.
- New American Standard Version (1995)

And we know and have believed the love which God hath in us. God is love; and he that abideth in love abideth in God, and God abideth in him.
- American Standard Version (1901)

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.
- Basic English Bible

And *we* have known and have believed the love which God has to us. God is love, and he that abides in love abides in God, and God in him.
- Darby Bible

And we have known and believed the love that God hath to us. God is love: and he that dwelleth in love, dwelleth in God, and God in him.
- Webster's Bible

And, as for us, we know the love which God has for us, and we confide in it. God is love, and he who continues to love continues in union with God, and God continues in union with him.
- Weymouth Bible

We know and have believed the love which God has for us. God is love, and he who remains in love remains in God, and God remains in him.
- World English Bible

And we han knowun, and bileuen to the charite, that God hath in vs. God is charite, and he that dwellith in charite, dwellith in God, and God in hym.
- Wycliffe Bible

and we -- we have known and believed the love, that God hath in us; God is love, and he who is remaining in the love, in God he doth remain, and God in him.
- Youngs Literal Bible

Commentary for 1 John 4:16

Wesley's Notes for 1 John 4:16

4:16 And we know and believe - By the same Spirit, the love that God hath to us.


People's Bible Notes for 1 John 4:16


1Jo 4:16 And we have known and believed the love that God hath to us. "We know and have believed" (Revised Version). The love of God is a matter of knowledge and was a matter of faith. Love binds us to God.

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