1 John 4:12-16

New King James Version

Seeing God Through Love

¹²^(A)No one has seen God at any time. If we love one another, God abides in us, and His love has been perfected in us. ¹³^(B)By this we know that we abide in Him, and He in us, because He has given us of His Spirit. ¹⁴And ^(C)we have seen and testify that ^(D)the Father has sent the Son as Savior of the world. ¹⁵^(E)Whoever confesses that Jesus is the Son of God, God abides in him, and he in God. ¹⁶And we have known and believed the love that God has for us. God is love, and ^(F)he who abides in love abides in God, and God ^(G)in him.

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1 John 4:12-16

New International Version

¹²No one has ever seen God;^(A) but if we love one another, God lives in us and his love is made complete in us.^(B)

¹³This is how we know^(C) that we live in him and he in us: He has given us of his Spirit.^(D) ¹⁴And we have seen and testify^(E) that the Father has sent his Son to be the Savior of the world.^(F) ¹⁵If anyone acknowledges that Jesus is the Son of God,^(G) God lives in them and they in God.^(H) ¹⁶And so we know and rely on the love God has for us.