Treasury of Scripture Knowledge No man hath seen God at any time. If we love one another, God abideth in us: and his charity is perfected in us. seen. 1 John 4:20 If any man say: I love God, and hateth his brother; he is a liar. For he that loveth not his brother whom he seeth, how can he love God whom he seeth not? Genesis 32:30 And Jacob called the name of the place Phanuel, saying: I have seen God face to face, and my soul has been saved. Exodus 33:20 And again he said: Thou canst not see my face: for man shall not see me, and live. Numbers 12:8 For I speak to him mouth to mouth: and plainly, and not by riddles and figures doth he see the Lord. Why then were you not afraid to speak ill of my servant Moses? John 1:18 No man hath seen God at any time: the only begotten Son who is in the Bosom of the Father, he hath declared him. 1 Timothy 1:17 Now to the king of ages, immortal, invisible, the only God, be honour and glory for ever and ever. Amen. 1 Timothy 6:16 Who only hath immortality and inhabiteth light inaccessible: whom no man hath seen, nor can see: to whom be honour and empire everlasting. Amen. Hebrews 11:27 By faith he left Egypt, not fearing the fierceness of the king: for he endured, as seeing him that is invisible. love one. 1 John 4:6 We are of God. He that knoweth God heareth us. He that is not of God heareth us not. By this we know the spirit of truth and the spirit of error. See on ch. 1 John 3:24 And he that keepeth his commandments abideth in him, and he in him. And in this we know that he abideth in us by the Spirit which he hath given us. and his. 1 John 4:17,18 In this is the charity of God perfected with us, that we may have confidence in the day of judgment: because as he is, we also are in this world. . . . See on ch. 1 John 2:5 But he that keepeth his word, in him in very deed the charity of God is perfected. And by this we know that we are in him. 1 Corinthians 13:13 And now there remain faith, hope, and charity, these three: but the greatest of these is charity. Context Love Comes from God…11My dearest, if God hath so loved us, we also ought to love one another. 12No man hath seen God at any time. If we love one another, God abideth in us: and his charity is perfected in us. 13In this we know that we abide in him, and he in us: because he hath given us of his spirit.… Cross References John 1:18 No man hath seen God at any time: the only begotten Son who is in the Bosom of the Father, he hath declared him. 1 Timothy 6:16 Who only hath immortality and inhabiteth light inaccessible: whom no man hath seen, nor can see: to whom be honour and empire everlasting. Amen. 1 John 2:5 But he that keepeth his word, in him in very deed the charity of God is perfected. And by this we know that we are in him. 1 John 4:16 And we have known and have believed the charity which God hath to us. God is charity: and he that abideth in charity abideth in God, and God in him. 1 John 4:17 In this is the charity of God perfected with us, that we may have confidence in the day of judgment: because as he is, we also are in this world. 1 John 4:18 Fear is not in charity: but perfect charity casteth out fear, because fear hath sin. And he that feareth is not perfected in charity. 1 John 4:20 If any man say: I love God, and hateth his brother; he is a liar. For he that loveth not his brother whom he seeth, how can he love God whom he seeth not? Lexicon No oneοὐδεὶς (oudeis) Adjective - Nominative Masculine Singular Strong's Greek 3762: No one, none, nothing. has ever seen τεθέαται (tetheatai) Verb - Perfect Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person Singular Strong's Greek 2300: A prolonged form of a primary verb; to look closely at, i.e. perceive; by extension to visit. God; Θεὸν (Theon) Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular Strong's Greek 2316: A deity, especially the supreme Divinity; figuratively, a magistrate; by Hebraism, very. [but] if ἐὰν (ean) Conjunction Strong's Greek 1437: If. From ei and an; a conditional particle; in case that, provided, etc. we love ἀγαπῶμεν (agapōmen) Verb - Present Subjunctive Active - 1st Person Plural Strong's Greek 25: To love, wish well to, take pleasure in, long for; denotes the love of reason, esteem. Perhaps from agan; to love. one another, ἀλλήλους (allēlous) Personal / Reciprocal Pronoun - Accusative Masculine Plural Strong's Greek 240: One another, each other. Genitive plural from allos reduplicated; one another. God Θεὸς (Theos) Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular Strong's Greek 2316: A deity, especially the supreme Divinity; figuratively, a magistrate; by Hebraism, very. remains μένει (menei) Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular Strong's Greek 3306: To remain, abide, stay, wait; with acc: I wait for, await. A primary verb; to stay. in ἐν (en) Preposition Strong's Greek 1722: In, on, among. A primary preposition denoting position, and instrumentality, i.e. A relation of rest; 'in, ' at, on, by, etc. us, ἡμῖν (hēmin) Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative 1st Person Plural Strong's Greek 1473: I, the first-person pronoun. A primary pronoun of the first person I. and καὶ (kai) Conjunction Strong's Greek 2532: And, even, also, namely. His αὐτοῦ (autou) Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singular Strong's Greek 846: He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons. love ἀγάπη (agapē) Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular Strong's Greek 26: From agapao; love, i.e. Affection or benevolence; specially a love-feast. is ἐστιν (estin) Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular Strong's Greek 1510: I am, exist. The first person singular present indicative; a prolonged form of a primary and defective verb; I exist. perfected τετελειωμένη (teteleiōmenē) Verb - Perfect Participle Middle or Passive - Nominative Feminine Singular Strong's Greek 5048: From teleios; to complete, i.e. accomplish, or consummate. in ἐν (en) Preposition Strong's Greek 1722: In, on, among. A primary preposition denoting position, and instrumentality, i.e. A relation of rest; 'in, ' at, on, by, etc. us. ἡμῖν (hēmin) Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative 1st Person Plural Strong's Greek 1473: I, the first-person pronoun. A primary pronoun of the first person I. Additional Translations No one has ever seen God; but if we love one another, God remains in us, and His love is perfected in us. No one has seen God at any time; if we should love one another, God abides in us, and His love is having been perfected in us. No man has seen God at any time. If we love one another, God dwells in us, and his love is perfected in us. No man hath beheld God at any time: if we love one another, God abideth in us, and his love is perfected in us: No one has seen God at any time: if we love one another, God abides in us, and his love is perfected in us. No man hath beheld God at any time: if we love one another, God abideth in us, and his love is perfected in us: No man hath seen God at any time. If we love one another, God dwelleth in us, and his love is perfected in us. No one has ever yet seen God. If we love one another, God continues in union with us, and His love in all its perfection is in our hearts. No one has seen God at any time. If we love one another, God remains in us, and his love has been perfected in us. God no one hath ever seen; if we may love one another, God in us doth remain, and His love is having been perfected in us; Jump to Previous Abides Complete Continues Dwelleth Hearts Love Perfected Perfection Time UnionJump to Next Abides Complete Continues Dwelleth Hearts Love Perfected Perfection Time UnionExternal Links 1 John 4:12 NIV1 John 4:12 NLT 1 John 4:12 ESV 1 John 4:12 NASB 1 John 4:12 ASV 1 John 4:12 Bible Apps 1 John 4:12 Biblia Paralela 1 John 4:12 Chinese Bible 1 John 4:12 French Bible 1 John 4:12 German Bible Alphabetical: abides and another any at but complete ever God has his if in is lives love made No one perfected seen time us we NT Letters: 1 John 4:12 No one has seen God at any (1J iJ 1Jn i jn 1 jo) Bible Study Resources, Dictionary, Concordance and Search Tools |