1 John 4:16

New King James Version

And we have known and believed the love that God has for us. God is love, and he who abides in love abides in God, and God in him.

Cross References

Psalm 31:19

Oh, how great is Your goodness, Which You have laid up for those who fear You, Which You have prepared for those who trust in You In the presence of the sons of men!

Isaiah 64:4

For since the beginning of the world Men have not heard nor perceived by the ear, Nor has the eye seen any God besides You, Who acts for the one who waits for Him.

John 6:69

Also we have come to believe and know that You are the Christ, the Son of the living God.”

John 9:3

Jesus answered, “Neither this man nor his parents sinned, but that the works of God should be revealed in him.

1 Corinthians 2:9

But as it is written: “Eye has not seen, nor ear heard, Nor have entered into the heart of man The things which God has prepared for those who love Him.”

1 John 3:1

Behold what manner of love the Father has bestowed on us, that we should be called children of God! Therefore the world does not know us, because it did not know Him.

1 John 3:16

By this we know love, because He laid down His life for us. And we also ought to lay down our lives for the brethren.

1 John 3:24

Now he who keeps His commandments abides in Him, and He in him. And by this we know that He abides in us, by the Spirit whom He has given us.

1 John 4:7

Beloved, let us love one another, for love is of God; and everyone who loves is born of God and knows God.