1 John 4:16

Easy To Read Version

And so we know the love that God has for us. And we trust that love.

Cross References

Psalm 31:19

God, you have hidden away many wonderful things for your followers.\par You do good things in front of everyone for the people who trust you.\par

Isaiah 64:4

Your people never really listened to you.\par Your people never really heard\par the things you said.\par No person has ever seen a God like you.\par There is no other God—only you.\par If people are patient\par and wait for you to help them,\par then you will do great things for them.\par

John 6:69

We believe in you. We know that you are the Holy One from God.”

John 9:3

Jesus answered, “It is not this man’s sin or his parents’ sin that made him be blind. This man was born blind so that God could use him to show what great things God can do.

1 Corinthians 2:9

But like the Scriptures {\cf2\super [14]} say,

1 John 3:1

The Father (God) has loved us so much! This shows how much he loved us: We are called children of God. And we really are God’s children. But the people in the world (people who don’t believe) don’t understand that we are God’s children, because they have not known him (God).

1 John 3:16

This is how we know what real love is: Jesus gave his life for us. So we should give our lives for our brothers and sisters \{in Christ\}.

1 John 3:24

The person who obeys God’s commands lives in God. And God lives in that person. How do we know that God lives in us? We know because of the Spirit {\cf2\super [13]} that God gave us.

1 John 4:7

Dear friends, we should love each other, because love comes from God. The person who loves has become God’s child. And so the person who loves knows God.