1 John 4:12

Bible in Basic English 1965

No man has ever seen God: if we have love for one another, God is in us and his love is made complete in us:

Cross References

Genesis 32:30

And Jacob gave that place the name of Peniel, saying, I have seen God face to face, and still I am living.

Exodus 33:20

But it is not possible for you to see my face, for no man may see me and still go on living.

Numbers 12:8

With him I will have talk mouth to mouth, openly and not in dark sayings; and with his eyes he will see the form of the Lord: why then had you no fear of saying evil against my servant Moses?

John 1:18

No man has seen God at any time; the only Son, who is on the breast of the Father, he has made clear what God is.

1 Corinthians 13:13

But now we still have faith, hope, love, these three; and the greatest of these is love.

1 Timothy 1:17

Now to the King eternal, ever-living, unseen, the only God, be honour and glory for ever and ever. So be it.

1 Timothy 6:16

Who only has life for ever, living in light to which no man may come near; whom no man has seen or is able to see: to whom be honour and power for ever. So be it.

Hebrews 11:27

By faith he went out of Egypt, not being turned from his purpose by fear of the wrath of the king; for he kept on his way, as seeing him who is unseen.

1 John 2:5

But in every man who keeps his word, the love of God is made complete. By this we may be certain that we are in him:

1 John 3:24

He who keeps his laws is in God and God is in him. And the Spirit which he gave us is our witness that he is in us.

1 John 4:16

And we have seen and had faith in the love which God has for us. God is love, and everyone who has love is in God, and God is in him.

1 John 4:20

If a man says, I have love for God, and has hate for his brother, his words are false: for how is the man who has no love for his brother whom he has seen, able to have love for God whom he has not seen?

1 John 4:6

We are of God: he who has the knowledge of God gives ear to us; he who is not of God does not give ear to us. By this we may see which is the true spirit, and which is the spirit of error.