1 John 4:18
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“There is no fear in love, but perfect love drives out fear, because fear involves punishment. The one who fears has not been perfected in love.”
‘Perfect love drives out fear’—God’s complete love frees us from the fear of punishment, because love and dread cannot rule the heart together.
Read the full meaning“There is no fear in love, but perfect love drives out fear, because fear involves punishment. The one who fears has not been perfected in love.”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“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 · Public Domain“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.”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“fear is not in the love, but the perfect love doth cast out the fear, because the fear hath punishment, and he who is fearing hath not been made perfect in the love;”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo 1 John 4:18 — 10 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Job 15:21Sounds of terror fill his ears; in his prosperity the destroyer attacks him.
- Psalms 73:19How suddenly they are laid waste, completely swept away by terrors!
- Psalms 88:15From my youth I was afflicted and near death. I have borne Your terrors; I am in despair.
- Psalms 119:120My flesh trembles in awe of You; I stand in fear of Your judgments.
- Luke 1:74deliverance from hostile hands, that we may serve Him without fear,
- Romans 8:15For you did not receive a spirit of slavery that returns you to fear, but you received the Spirit of sonship, by whom we cry, “Abba! Father!”
- 2 Timothy 1:7For God has not given us a spirit of fear, but of power, love, and self-control.
- Hebrews 12:28Therefore, since we are receiving an unshakable kingdom, let us be filled with gratitude, and so worship God acceptably with reverence and awe.
- James 2:19You believe that God is one. Good for you! Even the demons believe that—and shudder.
- 1 John 4:12No one has ever seen God; but if we love one another, God remains in us, and His love is perfected in us.
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