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1 John 4:18
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.
1 John 4:18 · King James Version
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1 John 4:18 in other translations
There is no fear in love, but perfect love drives out fear, because fear involves punishment. The one who fears has not been perfected in love.
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.
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.
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In context
15 Whosoever shall confess that Jesus is the Son of God, God dwelleth in him, and he in God.
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.
17 Herein is our love made perfect, that we may have boldness in the day of judgment: because as he is, so are we in this world.
18 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.
19 We love him, because he first loved us.
20 If a man say, I love God, and hateth his brother, he is a liar: for he that loveth not his brother whom he hath seen, how can he love God whom he hath not seen?
21 And this commandment have we from him, That he who loveth God love his brother also.
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