1 John 4:18 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“There is no fear in love; but perfect love casteth out fear: because fear hath torment. He that feareth is not made perfect in love.”

1 John 4:18 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

1 John 4:18 in 6 Bible Translations

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1 John 4:18 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“There is no fear in love; but perfect love casts out fear, because fear has punishment. He who fears is not made perfect in love.”

1 John 4:18 — World English Bible

1 John 4:18 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“There is no fear in love: but perfect love casteth out fear, because fear hath punishment; and he that feareth is not made perfect in love.”

1 John 4:18 — American Standard Version

1 John 4:18 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“fear is not in the love, but the perfect love doth cast out the fear, because the fear hath punishment, and he who is fearing hath not been made perfect in the love;”

1 John 4:18 — Young's Literal Translation

1 John 4:18 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“There is no fear in love, but perfect love casts out fear; for fear has torment, and he that fears has not been made perfect in love.”

1 John 4:18 — Darby Translation

1 John 4:18 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“There is no feare in loue, but perfect loue casteth out feare: for feare hath painefulnesse: and he that feareth, is not perfect in loue.”

1 John 4:18 — Geneva Bible

1 John 4:18 in Context — 1 John 4

16 E nós conhecemos e cremos no amor que Deus tem por nós. Deus é amor, e quem está no amor está em Deus, e Deus nele.

17 Nisto o amor é aperfeiçoado em nós, para que no dia do juízo tenhamos confiança, pois, como ele é, assim somos nós neste mundo.

18 No amor não há medo; pelo contrário, o perfeito amor expulsa o medo; pois o medo está relacionado ao castigo; e o que teme não está aperfeiçoado em amor.

19 Nós o amamos, porque ele nos amou primeiro.

20 Se alguém diz: “Eu amo a Deus”, e odeia seu irmão, é mentiroso. Pois quem não ama seu irmão, ao qual viu, como pode amar a Deus, a quem nunca viu?

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What Does 1 John 4:18 Mean?

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