1 John 4:12
1 John · New Testament · Chapter 4
“No man hath seen God at any time. If we love one another, God dwelleth in us, and his love is perfected in us.”1 John 4:12
What Does 1 John 4:12 Mean?
1 John 4:12 is found in the book of 1 John, chapter 4, verse 12 of the New Testament. This verse connects to 20 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.
Cross-References (20)
These passages are connected to 1 John 4:12 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
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.”2 Corinthians 6:16“And what agreement hath the temple of God with idols? for ye are the temple of the living God; as God hath said, I will dwell in them, and walk in them; and I will be their God, and they shall be my people.”John 1:18“No man hath seen God at any time; the only begotten Son, which is in the bosom of the Father, he hath declared him.”1 Corinthians 3:16“Know ye not that ye are the temple of God, and that the Spirit of God dwelleth in you?”1 John 4:7“Beloved, let us love one another: for love is of God; and every one that loveth is born of God, and knoweth God.”Philippians 2:1“If there be therefore any consolation in Christ, if any comfort of love, if any fellowship of the Spirit, if any bowels and mercies,”1 John 4:17“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.”1 John 2:5“But whoso keepeth his word, in him verily is the love of God perfected: hereby know we that we are in him.”1 John 4:20“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?”John 14:20“At that day ye shall know that I am in my Father, and ye in me, and I in you.”1 Peter 1:22“Seeing ye have purified your souls in obeying the truth through the Spirit unto unfeigned love of the brethren, see that ye love one another with a pure heart fervently:”1 John 4:15“Whosoever shall confess that Jesus is the Son of God, God dwelleth in him, and he in God.”1 John 4:16“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.”1 John 3:24“And he that keepeth his commandments dwelleth in him, and he in him. And hereby we know that he abideth in us, by the Spirit which he hath given us.”John 14:17“Even the Spirit of truth; whom the world cannot receive, because it seeth him not, neither knoweth him: but ye know him; for he dwelleth with you, and shall be in you.”1 Timothy 6:16“Who only hath immortality, dwelling in the light which no man can approach unto; whom no man hath seen, nor can see: to whom be honour and power everlasting. Amen.”John 17:23“I in them, and thou in me, that they may be made perfect in one; and that the world may know that thou hast sent me, and hast loved them, as thou hast loved me.”Exodus 33:20“And he said, Thou canst not see my face: for there shall no man see me, and live.”John 3:21“But he that doeth truth cometh to the light, that his deeds may be made manifest, that they are wrought in God.”1 John 4:6“We are of God: he that knoweth God heareth us; he that is not of God heareth not us. Hereby know we the spirit of truth, and the spirit of error.”
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