1 John 4:18

Twentieth Century New Testament 1904

There is no fear in love. No! Love, when perfect, drives out fear, for fear implies punishment, and the man who feels fear has not attained to perfect love.

Cross References

Matthew 9:34

But the Pharisees said: "He drives out the demons by the help of the chief of the demons."

Romans 8:15

For you did not receive the spirit of a slave, to fill you once more with fear, but the spirit of a son which leads us to cry 'Abba, Our Father.'

2 Timothy 1:7

For the Spirit which God gave us was not a spirit of cowardice, but a spirit of power, love, and self-control.

Hebrews 12:28

Therefore, let us, who have received a kingdom that cannot be shaken, be thankful, and so offer acceptable worship to God, with awe and reverence.

James 2:19

It is a part of your Faith, is it not, that there is one God? Good; yet even the demons have that faith, and tremble at the thought.

1 John 4:12

No human eyes have ever seen God, yet, if we love one another, God remains in union with us, and his love attains its perfection in us.