1 John 4:16

Love Comes from God

15If anyone confesses that Jesus is the Son of God, God abides in him, and he in God.16And we have come to know and believe the love that God has for us. God is love; whoever abides in love abides in God, and God in him.17In this way, love has been perfected among us, so that we may have confidence on the day of judgment; for in this world we are just like Him.

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Berean Standard Bible
And we have come to know and believe the love that God has for us. God is love; whoever abides in love abides in God, and God in him.
American Standard Version (1901)
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.
Bible in Basic English
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.
Douay-Rheims 1899
And we have known, and have believed the charity, which God hath to us. God is charity: and he that abideth in charity, abideth in God, and God in him.
Free Bible Version
We have experienced and trusted in the love that God has for us. God is love, and those who live in love, live in God, and God lives in them.
Geneva Bible 1599
And we haue knowen, and beleeued ye loue that God hath in vs. God is loue, and he that dwelleth in loue, dwelleth in God, and God in him.
King James (Authorized) Version
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.
Translation for Translators
We have experienced how God loves us and we believe that he loves us. As a result, we love others. Because God’s nature is to love people, those who continue to love others have a close relationship with God, and God has a close relationship with them.
Unlocked Literal Bible
Also, we have known and believed the love that God has for us. God is love, and the one who remains in this love remains in God, and God remains in him.
Noah Webster 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.
World English 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.
Young's Literal Translation
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.