1 John 4:12

New Century Version

No one has ever seen God, but if we love each other, God lives in us, and his love is made perfect in us.

Cross References

Genesis 32:30

So Jacob named that place Peniel, saying, “I have seen God face to face, but my life was saved.”

Exodus 33:20

But you cannot see my face, because no one can see me and live.

Numbers 12:8

I speak face to face with him— clearly, not with hidden meanings. He has even seen the form of the Lord. You should be afraid to speak against my servant Moses.”

John 1:18

No one has ever seen God. But God the only Son is very close to the Father, and he has shown us what God is like.

1 Corinthians 13:13

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

1 Timothy 1:17

To the King that rules forever, who will never die, who cannot be seen, the only God, be honor and glory forever and ever. Amen.

1 Timothy 6:16

He is the only One who never dies. He lives in light so bright no one can go near it. No one has ever seen God, or can see him. May honor and power belong to God forever. Amen.

Hebrews 11:27

It was by faith that Moses left Egypt and was not afraid of the king’s anger. Moses continued strong as if he could see the God that no one can see.

1 John 2:5

But if someone obeys God’s teaching, then in that person God’s love has truly reached its goal. This is how we can be sure we are living in God:

1 John 3:24

The people who obey God’s commands live in God, and God lives in them. We know that God lives in us because of the Spirit God gave us.

1 John 4:16

And so we know the love that God has for us, and we trust that love. God is love. Those who live in love live in God, and God lives in them.

1 John 4:20

If people say, “I love God,” but hate their brothers or sisters, they are liars. Those who do not love their brothers and sisters, whom they have seen, cannot love God, whom they have never seen.

1 John 4:6

But we belong to God, and those who know God listen to us. But those who are not from God do not listen to us. That is how we know the Spirit that is true and the spirit that is false.