Parallel Verses
A Conservative Version
Whoever acknowledges that Jesus is the Son of God, God abides in him, and he in God.
New American Standard Bible
King James Version
Whosoever shall confess that Jesus is the Son of God, God dwelleth in him, and he in God.
Holman Bible
Whoever confesses
International Standard Version
God abides in the one who acknowledges that Jesus is the Son of God, and he abides in God.
American Standard Version
Whosoever shall confess that Jesus is the Son of God, God abideth in him, and he in God.
Amplified
Whoever confesses and acknowledges that Jesus is the Son of God, God abides in him, and he in God.
An Understandable Version
Whoever proclaims that Jesus is the Son of God, God [continually] lives in that person's heart, and he lives in [fellowship with] God [See 2:23].
Anderson New Testament
Whoever confesses that Jesus is the Son of God, God dwells in him, and he in God.
Bible in Basic English
Everyone who says openly that Jesus is the Son of God, has God in him and is in God.
Common New Testament
Whoever confesses that Jesus is the Son of God, God abides in him, and he in God.
Daniel Mace New Testament
whosoever shall confess that Jesus is the son of God, God dwelleth in him, and he in God.
Darby Translation
Whosoever shall confess that Jesus is the Son of God, God abides in him, and he in God.
Emphatic Diaglott Bible
Whoever will confess that Jesus is the Son of God, God abides in him, and he in God.
Godbey New Testament
Whosoever may confess that Jesus is the Son of God, in him God abides, and he in God.
Goodspeed New Testament
If anyone acknowledges that Jesus Christ is the Son of God, God keeps in union with him and he with God.
John Wesley New Testament
Whosoever shall confess, that Jesus is the Son of God, God abideth in him, and he in God.
Julia Smith Translation
Whoever acknowledges that Jesus is the Son of God, God remains in him, and he in God.
King James 2000
Whosoever shall confess that Jesus is the Son of God, God dwells in him, and he in God.
Lexham Expanded Bible
Whoever confesses that Jesus is the Son of God, God resides in him and he in God.
Modern King James verseion
Whoever shall confess that Jesus is the Son of God, God dwells in him and he in God.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
Whosoever confesseth that Jesus is the son of God, in him dwelleth God, and he in God.
Moffatt New Testament
Whoever confesses that 'Jesus is the Son of God,' in him God remains, and he remains in God;
Montgomery New Testament
If any man confesses that "Jesus is the Son of God." God is abiding in that man, and he in God.
NET Bible
If anyone confesses that Jesus is the Son of God, God resides in him and he in God.
New Heart English Bible
Whoever confesses that Jesus is the Son of God, God remains in him, and he in God.
Noyes New Testament
Whoever acknowledgeth that Jesus is the Son of God, God dwelleth in him, and he in God.
Sawyer New Testament
Whoever confesses that Jesus is the Son of God, God continues in him and he in God.
The Emphasized Bible
Whosoever shall confess, that, Jesus Christis the Son of God, God, in him, abideth, and, he, in God.
Thomas Haweis New Testament
Whosoever shall confess that Jesus is the Son of God, God abideth in him, and he in God.
Twentieth Century New Testament
Whoever acknowledges that Jesus Christ is the Son of God--God remains in union with that man, and he with God.
Webster
Whoever shall confess that Jesus is the Son of God, God dwelleth in him, and he in God.
Weymouth New Testament
Whoever acknowledges that Jesus is the Son of God--God continues in union with him, and he continues in union with God.
Williams New Testament
Whoever owns that Jesus is the Son of God, God remains in union with him and he in union with God.
World English Bible
Whoever confesses that Jesus is the Son of God, God remains in him, and he in God.
Worrell New Testament
Whosoever confesses that Jesus is the Son of God, God abideth in Him, and he in God.
Worsley New Testament
Whosoever shall confess that Jesus is the Son of God, God dwelleth in him, and he in God.
Youngs Literal Translation
whoever may confess that Jesus is the Son of God, God in him doth remain, and he in God;
Themes
Christ » Compassion of » Confession of
Confessing Christ » The duty of
Topics
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References
Word Count of 38 Translations in 1 John 4:15
Images 1 John 4:15
Prayers for 1 John 4:15
Verse Info
Context Readings
God's Love Revealed
14 And we have seen and testify that the Father has sent the Son, a Savior of the world. 15 Whoever acknowledges that Jesus is the Son of God, God abides in him, and he in God. 16 And we know, and have believed the love that God has in us. God is love, and he who abides in love abides in God, and God abides in him.
Cross References
Romans 10:9
that if thou will confess with thy mouth, Lord Jesus, and will believe in thy heart that God raised him from the dead, thou will be saved.
1 John 5:5
And who is he who overcomes the world, if not he who believes that Jesus is the Son of God?
1 John 3:24
And he who keeps his commandments abides in him, and he in him. And by this we know that he abides in us, from the Spirit that he gave us.
1 John 4:2
By this ye know the Spirit of God: every spirit that confesses Jesus Christ having come in flesh is of God,
1 John 5:1
Every man who believes that Jesus is the Christ has been begotten from God, and every man who loves him who begot, also loves him who has been begotten from him.
Matthew 10:32
Therefore every man, whoever will profess in me before men, I also will profess in him before my Father in the heavens.
Luke 12:8
And I say to you, every man who will confess in me before men, the Son of man will also confess in him before the agents of God,
Philippians 2:11
and that every tongue should acknowledge that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.
1 John 4:12
No man has ever seen God. If we love each other, God abides in us, and his love is in us, having been fully perfected.
2 John 1:7
Because many deceivers have gone forth into the world, those not acknowledging Jesus Christ coming in flesh. This is the deceiver and the antichrist.