1 John 4:12
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“No one has ever seen God; but if we love one another, God remains in us, and His love is perfected in us.”
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“No one has ever seen God; but if we love one another, God remains in us, and His love is perfected in us.”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“No man hath seen God at any time. If we love one another, God dwelleth in us, and his love is perfected in us.”
King James Version · Public Domain“No man hath beheld God at any time: if we love one another, God abideth in us, and his love is perfected in us:”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“God no one hath ever seen; if we may love one another, God in us doth remain, and His love is having been perfected in us;”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo 1 John 4:12 — 13 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Genesis 32:30So Jacob named the place Peniel, saying, “Indeed, I have seen God face to face, and yet my life was spared.”
- Exodus 33:20But He added, “You cannot see My face, for no one can see Me and live.”
- Numbers 12:8I speak with him face to face, clearly and not in riddles; he sees the form of the LORD. Why then were you unafraid to speak against My servant Moses?”
- John 1:18No one has ever seen God, but the one and only Son, who is Himself God and is at the Father’s side, has made Him known.
- 1 Corinthians 13:13And now these three remain: faith, hope, and love; but the greatest of these is love.
- 1 Timothy 1:17Now to the King eternal, immortal, and invisible, the only God, be honor and glory forever and ever. Amen.
- 1 Timothy 6:16He alone is immortal and dwells in unapproachable light. No one has ever seen Him, nor can anyone see Him. To Him be honor and eternal dominion! Amen.
- Hebrews 11:27By faith Moses left Egypt, not fearing the king’s anger; he persevered because he saw Him who is invisible.
- 1 John 2:5But if anyone keeps His word, the love of God has been truly perfected in him. By this we know that we are in Him:
- 1 John 3:24Whoever keeps His commandments remains in God, and God in him. And by this we know that He remains in us: by the Spirit He has given us.
- 1 John 4:6We are from God. Whoever knows God listens to us; whoever is not from God does not listen to us. That is how we know the Spirit of truth and the spirit of deception.
- 1 John 4:17In 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.
- 1 John 4:20If anyone says, “I love God,” but hates his brother, he is a liar. For anyone who does not love his brother, whom he has seen, cannot love God, whom he has not seen.
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