1 John 4:16

Catholic Public Domain Version

And we have known and believed the love that God has for us. God is love. And he who abides in love, abides in God, and God in him.

Cross References

Isaiah 64:4

From ages past, they have not heard it, and they have not perceived it with the ears. Apart from you, O God, the eye has not seen what you have prepared for those who await you.

John 6:69

Then Simon Peter answered him: "Lord, to whom would we go? You have the words of eternal life.

John 9:3

Jesus responded: "Neither this man nor his parents sinned, but it was so that the works of God would be made manifest in him.

1 Corinthians 2:9

But this is just as it has been written: "The eye has not seen, and the ear has not heard, nor has it entered into the heart of man, what things God has prepared for those who love him."

1 John 3:1

See what kind of love the Father has given to us, that we would be called, and would become, the sons of God. Because of this, the world does not know us, for it did not know him.

1 John 3:16

We know the love of God in this way: because he laid down his life for us. And so, we must lay down our lives for our brothers.

1 John 3:24

And those who keep his commandments abide in him, and he in them. And we know that he abides in us by this: by the Spirit, whom he has given to us.

1 John 4:7

Most beloved, let us love one another. For love is of God. And everyone who loves is born of God and knows God.