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Text -- 1 John 4:16-21 (NET)
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4:16 And we have come to know and to believe the love that God has in us . God is love , and the one who resides in love resides in God , and God resides in him .
4:17 By this love is perfected with us , so that we may have confidence in the day of judgment , because just as Jesus is , so also are we in this world .
4:18 There is no fear in love , but perfect love drives out fear , because fear has to do with punishment . The one who fears punishment has not been perfected in love .
4:19 We love because he loved us first .
4:20 If anyone says “I love God ” and yet hates his fellow Christian , he is a liar , because the one who does not love his fellow Christian whom he has seen cannot love God whom he has not seen .
4:21 And the commandment we have from him is this : that the one who loves God should love his fellow Christian too .
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Names, People and Places, Dictionary Themes and Topics
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Dictionary Themes and Topics:
Love |
Church |
Righteousness |
JOHN, THE EPISTLES OF, PART 1-3 |
SACRIFICE, IN THE NEW TESTAMENT, 2 |
God |
GOD, 3 |
Fear of God |
TEXT AND MANUSCRIPTS OF THE NEW TESTAMENT |
Commandments |
Assurance |
Boldness |
BROTHERLY KINDNESS; BROTHERLY LOVE |
JOHANNINE THEOLOGY, 2 |
Jesus, The Christ |
Hatred |
Condescension of God |
Malice |
Faith |
Judgment |
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NET Notes: 1Jo 4:16 Once again μένω (menw) in its three occurrences in 4:16 looks at the mutual state of believers and God. No change of status or pos...
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NET Notes: 1Jo 4:17 Grk “that one” (a reference to Jesus is indicated in the context). Once more the author uses the pronoun ἐκεῖν&...
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NET Notes: 1Jo 4:19 No object is supplied for the verb love (the author with his propensity for obscurity has left it to the readers to supply the object). The obvious ob...
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NET Notes: 1Jo 4:20 In 4:20 the author again describes the opponents, who claim to love God. Their failure to show love for their fellow Christians proves their claim to ...
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