1 John 4:12

Holy Bible: Easy-to-Read Version

No one has ever seen God. But if we love each other, God lives in us. If we love each other, God’s love has reached its goal—it is made perfect in us.

Cross References

John 1:18

No one has ever seen God. The only Son is the one who has shown us what God is like. He is himself God and is very close to the Father.

1 John 2:5

But when we obey God’s teaching, his love is truly working in us. This is how we know that we are living in him.

1 Timothy 6:16

God is the only one who never dies. He lives in light so bright that people cannot go near it. No one has ever seen him; no one is able to see him. All honor and power belong to him forever. Amen.

1 John 4:20

If we say we love God but hate any of our brothers or sisters in his family, we are liars. If we don’t love someone we have seen, how can we love God? We have never even seen him.

1 John 3:24

All who obey God’s commands live in God. And God lives in them. How do we know that God lives in us? We know because of the Spirit he gave us.

Exodus 33:20

But you cannot see my face. No one can see me and continue to live.”

1 John 4:6

But we are from God. So the people who know God listen to us. But the people who are not from God don’t listen to us. This is how we know the Spirit that is true and the spirit that is false.

1 Timothy 1:17

Honor and glory to the King who rules forever. He cannot be destroyed and cannot be seen. Honor and glory forever and ever to the only God. Amen.

Numbers 12:8

When I speak to him, I talk face to face with him. I don’t use stories with hidden meanings—I show him clearly what I want him to know. And Moses can look at the very image of the Lord. So why were you brave enough to speak against my servant Moses?”

Genesis 32:30

So Jacob named that place Peniel. He said, “At this place, I saw God face to face, but my life was spared.”

Hebrews 11:27

Moses left Egypt because he had faith. He was not afraid of the king’s anger. He continued strong as if he could see the God no one can see.

1 Corinthians 13:13

So these three things continue: faith, hope, and love. And the greatest of these is love.

1 John 4:16

So we know the love that God has for us, and we trust that love. God is love. Everyone who lives in love lives in God, and God lives in them.