1 John 4:14-21

New American Standard Bible

¹⁴We have seen and ^(A)testify that the Father has ^(B)sent the Son to be the Savior of the world.

¹⁵^(C)Whoever confesses that ^(D)Jesus is the Son of God, God ^(E)remains in him, and he in God. ¹⁶^(F)We have come to know and have believed the love which God has ^[a]^(G)for us. ^(H)God is love, and the one who ^(I)remains in love remains in God, and God remains in him. ¹⁷By this, ^(J)love is perfected with us, so that we may have ^(K)confidence in ^(L)the day of judgment; because ^(M)as He is, we also are in this world. ¹⁸There is no fear in love, but ^(N)perfect love drives out fear, because fear ^[b]involves punishment, and the one who fears is not ^(O)perfected in love. ¹⁹^(P)We love, because He first loved us. ²⁰^(Q)If someone says, “I love God,” and yet he ^(R)hates his brother or sister, he is a ^(S)liar; for ^(T)the one who does not love his brother and sister whom he has seen, ^(U)cannot love God, whom he has not seen. ²¹And ^(V)this commandment we have from Him, that the one who loves God ^(W)must also love his brother and sister.