1 John 4:16
And, as for us, we know the love which God has for us, and we confide in it. God is love, and he who continues to love continues in union with God, and God continues in union with him.
1 John 3:24
The man who obeys His commands continues in union with God, and God continues in union with him; and through His Spirit whom He has given us we can know that He continues in union with us.
1 John 3:1
See what marvellous love the Father has bestowed upon us--that we should be called God's children: and that is what we are. For this reason the world does not recognize us--because it has not known Him.
1 John 4:8-10
He who is destitute of love has never had any knowledge of God; because God is love.
John 6:69
And we have come to believe and know that *you* are indeed the Holy One of God."
1 Corinthians 2:9
But--to use the words of Scripture--we speak of things which eye has not seen nor ear heard, and which have never entered the heart of man: all that God has in readiness for them that love Him.
1 John 3:16
We know what love is--through Christ's having laid down His life on our behalf; and in the same way we ought to lay down our lives for our brother men.
1 John 4:12-13
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.