1 John 4:9-19

9 By this was God's love revealed in us, that God has sent his only born Son into the world that we might live through him.

10 In this is love, not that we loved God, but that he loved us, and sent his Son as the atoning sacrifice for our sins.

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

12 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.

13 By this we know that we remain in him and he in us, because he has given us of his Spirit.

14 We have seen and testify that the Father has sent the Son as the Savior of the world.

15 Whoever will confess that Jesus is the Son of God, God remains in him, and he in God.

16 We know and have believed the love which God has in us. God is love, and he who remains in love remains in God, and God remains in him.

17 In this love has been made perfect with us, that we may have boldness in the day of judgment, because as he is, even so are we in this world.

18 There is no fear in love; but perfect love casts out fear, because fear has punishment. He who fears is not made perfect in love.

19 We love Him, because he first loved us.