1 John 4:18

New Century Version

Where God’s love is, there is no fear, because God’s perfect love drives out fear. It is punishment that makes a person fear, so love is not made perfect in the person who fears.

Cross References

Job 15:21

Terrible sounds fill their ears, and when things seem to be going well, robbers attack them.

Psalm 119:120

I shake in fear of you; I respect your laws.

Psalm 73:19

They are destroyed in a moment; they are swept away by terrors.

Matthew 9:34

But the Pharisees said, “The prince of demons is the one that gives him power to force demons out.”

Romans 8:15

The Spirit we received does not make us slaves again to fear; it makes us children of God. With that Spirit we cry out, “Father.”

2 Timothy 1:7

God did not give us a spirit that makes us afraid but a spirit of power and love and self-control.

Hebrews 12:28

So let us be thankful, because we have a kingdom that cannot be shaken. We should worship God in a way that pleases him with respect and fear,

James 2:19

You believe there is one God. Good! But the demons believe that, too, and they tremble with fear.

1 John 4:12

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