1 John 4:16

16 And so we know and rely on the love God has for us.

God is love.a Whoever lives in love lives in God, and God in them.b

1 John 4:16 — English Standard Version (ESV)

16 So we have come to know and to believe the love that God has for us. God is love, and whoever abides in love abides in God, and God abides in him.

1 John 4:16 — King James Version (KJV 1900)

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 4:16 — New Living Translation (NLT)

16 We know how much God loves us, and we have put our trust in his love.

God is love, and all who live in love live in God, and God lives in them.

1 John 4:16 — The New King James Version (NKJV)

16 And we have known and believed the love that God has for us. God is love, and he who abides in love abides in God, and God in him.

1 John 4:16 — New Century Version (NCV)

16 And so we know the love that God has for us, and we trust that love.

God is love. Those who live in love live in God, and God lives in them.

1 John 4:16 — American Standard Version (ASV)

16 And we know and have believed the love which God hath in us. God is love; and he that abideth in love abideth in God, and God abideth in him.

1 John 4:16 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)

16 And we have known and have believed the love which God has to us. God is love, and he that abides in love abides in God, and God in him.

1 John 4:16 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)

16 We have known and believed that God loves us. God is love. Those who live in God’s love live in God, and God lives in them.

1 John 4:16 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)

16 And we have come to know and to believe the love that God has for us. God is love, and the one who remains in love remains in God, and God remains in him.

1 John 4:16 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)

16 So we have known and believe the love that God has for us.

God is love, and those who abide in love abide in God, and God abides in them.

1 John 4:16 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)

16 And we have come to know and have believed 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.

1 John 4:16 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)

16 So we know that God loves us. We depend on it.

God is love. Anyone who leads a life of love shows that he is joined to God. And God is joined to him.

1 John 4:16 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)

16 We have come to know and have believed the love which God has for us. God is love, and the one who abides in love abides in God, and God abides in him.

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