1 John 4:12 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“No man hath seen God at any time. If we love one another, God dwelleth in us, and his love is perfected in us.”

1 John 4:12 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

1 John 4:12 in 6 Bible Translations

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1 John 4:12 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“No one has seen God at any time. If we love one another, God remains in us, and his love has been perfected in us.”

1 John 4:12 — World English Bible

1 John 4:12 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“No man hath beheld God at any time: if we love one another, God abideth in us, and his love is perfected in us: ”

1 John 4:12 — American Standard Version

1 John 4:12 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“God no one hath ever seen; if we may love one another, God in us doth remain, and His love is having been perfected in us;”

1 John 4:12 — Young's Literal Translation

1 John 4:12 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“No one has seenGod at any time: if we love one another,God abides in us, and his love is perfected in us. ”

1 John 4:12 — Darby Translation

1 John 4:12 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“No man hath seene God at any time. If we loue one another, God dwelleth in vs, and his loue is perfect in vs.”

1 John 4:12 — Geneva Bible

1 John 4:12 in Context — 1 John 4

10 Herein is love, not that we loved God, but that he loved us, and sent his Son to be the propitiation for our sins.

11 Beloved, if God so loved us, we ought also to love one another.

12 No man hath seen God at any time. If we love one another, God dwelleth in us, and his love is perfected in us.

13 Hereby know we that we dwell in him, and he in us, because he hath given us of his Spirit.

14 And we have seen and do testify that the Father sent the Son to be the Saviour of the world.

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What Does 1 John 4:12 Mean?

1 John 4:12 is a verse from the Book of 1 John, part of the New Testament. It appears in 1 John chapter 4. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Greek.

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