1 John 4:12

Contemporary English Version (Anglicised) 2012

No one has ever seen God. But if we love each other, God lives in us, and his love is truly in our hearts.

Cross References

Genesis 32:30

Jacob said, “I have seen God face to face, and I am still alive.” So he named the place Peniel.

Exodus 33:20

but I won't let you see my face, because anyone who sees my face will die.

Numbers 12:8

He sees me face to face, and everything I say to him is perfectly clear. You have no right to criticize my servant Moses.”

John 1:18

No one has ever seen God. The only Son, who is truly God and is closest to the Father, has shown us what God is like.

1 Corinthians 13:13

For now there are faith, hope, and love. But of these three, the greatest is love.

1 Timothy 1:17

I pray that honour and glory will always be given to the only God, who lives for ever and is the invisible and eternal King! Amen.

1 Timothy 6:16

Only God lives for ever! And he lives in light that no one can come near. No human has ever seen God or ever can see him. God will be honoured, and his power will last for ever. Amen.

Hebrews 11:27

Because of his faith, Moses left Egypt. Moses had seen the invisible God and wasn't afraid of the king's anger.

1 John 2:5

We truly love God only when we obey him as we should, and then we know that we belong to him.

1 John 3:24

If we obey God's commandments, we will stay united in our hearts with him, and he will stay united with us. The Spirit that he has given us is proof that we are one with him.

1 John 4:16

and are sure that God loves us. God is love. If we keep on loving others, we will stay united in our hearts with God, and he will stay united with us.

1 John 4:20

But if we say we love God and don't love each other, we are liars. We cannot see God. So how can we love God, if we don't love the people we can see?

1 John 4:6

We belong to God, and everyone who knows God will listen to us. But the people who don't know God won't listen to us. That is how we can tell the Spirit that speaks the truth from the one that tells lies.