I 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.”
King James Version (KJV)
🌐 I John 4:18 in 8 Translations
King James Version (KJV)English
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.
American Standard Version (ASV)English
There is no fear in love: but perfect love casteth out fear, because fear hath punishment; and he that feareth is not made perfect in love.
Open English Bible (OEB)English
There is no fear in love. No! Love, when perfect, drives out fear, because fear implies punishment, and the person who feels fear has not attained to perfect love.
Elberfelder Bibel (ELB)Deutsch
Furcht ist nicht in der Liebe, sondern die vollkommene Liebe treibt die Furcht aus, denn die Furcht hat Pein. Wer sich aber fürchtet, ist nicht vollendet in der Liebe.
Reina-Valera (RV)Español
En amor no hay temor; mas el perfecto amor echa fuera el temor: porque el temor tiene pena. De donde el que teme, no está perfecto en el amor.
Bíblia Livre (BL)Português
No amor não há medo; pelo contrário, o perfeito amor expulsa o medo; pois o medo envolve castigo; e o que teme não está aperfeiçoado em amor.
Nova Versão (NVA)Português
No amor não há medo, pelo contrário, o perfeito amor lança fora o medo, porque o medo envolve punição, e quem tem medo não foi aperfeiçoado no amor.
📖 I John 4:18 in Context
16And 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.
17Herein 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.
18There is no fear in love; but perfect love casteth out fear: because fear hath torment. He that feareth is not made perfect in love.
19We love him, because he first loved us.
20If 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?
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