1 John 4:18 (KJV)
“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.”
1 John 4:18 is verse of the day number 234 of 366 on Lampfold, under the theme “Perfect love casts out fear”. It comes from 1 John 4, and 10 other passages connected to it are listed below.
1 John 4:18 in other translations
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 (BSB)
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 (ASV)
1 John 4:18 in context
1 John 4:15–21 (KJV). The verse of the day is highlighted.
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.
Cross-references for 1 John 4:18
Passages most often linked to 1 John 4:18, strongest connections first.
For God hath not given us the spirit of fear; but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind.
For ye have not received the spirit of bondage again to fear; but ye have received the Spirit of adoption, whereby we cry, Abba, Father.
No man hath seen God at any time. If we love one another, God dwelleth in us, and his love is perfected in us.
That he would grant unto us, that we being delivered out of the hand of our enemies might serve him without fear, In holiness and righteousness before him, all the days of our life.
Wherefore we receiving a kingdom which cannot be moved, let us have grace, whereby we may serve God acceptably with reverence and godly fear:
Thou believest that there is one God; thou doest well: the devils also believe, and tremble.
My flesh trembleth for fear of thee; and I am afraid of thy judgments.
A dreadful sound is in his ears: in prosperity the destroyer shall come upon him.
How are they brought into desolation, as in a moment! they are utterly consumed with terrors.
I am afflicted and ready to die from my youth up: while I suffer thy terrors I am distracted. Thy fierce wrath goeth over me; thy terrors have cut me off.
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