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1 John 4:17-19 KJV
1 John · chapter 4 · verses 17–19
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.1 John 4:17-19 · King James Version
1 John 4:17-19 in context
15Whosoever shall confess that Jesus is the Son of God, God dwelleth in him, and he in God.
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?
21And this commandment have we from him, That he who loveth God love his brother also.
Commentary
Cross references
- 1 John 4:12
- 1 John 2:28
- 1 John 2:5
- Romans 8:29
- 1 John 3:3
- 1 John 3:19-21
- John 15:20
- 2 Timothy 1:7
- Romans 8:15
- Luke 1:74-75
- Hebrews 12:28
- James 2:19
Key words (Strong's)
- boldnessparrēsiafreedom in speaking, unreservedness in speech, openly, frankly, i.e without concealment…G3954 →
- judgmentkrisisa separating, sundering, separation, a trial, contest, selection, judgment, opinion or…G2920 →
- perfectteleioōto make perfect, complete, to carry through completely, to accomplish, finish, bring to…G5048 →
- perfectteleiosbrought to its end, finished, wanting nothing necessary to completeness, perfect, that…G5046 →
- castethballōto throw or let go of a thing without caring where it falls, to scatter, to throw, cast…G906 →
- tormentkolasiscorrection, punishment, penaltyG2851 →
- tormentdebut, moreover, and, etcG1161 →
- fearethphobeōto put to flight by terrifying , to put to flight, to flee, to fear, be afraid, to be…G5399 →
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The apostle, having thus excited and enforced sacred love from the great pattern and motive of it, the love that is and dwells in God himself, proceeds to recommend it further by other considerations; and he recommends it in both the branches of it, both as love to God, and love to our brother or Christian neighbour.
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 17-21