1 John 4:12

Updated: June 3, 2025
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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.
World English Bible (WEB)
No man{G3762} hath seen{G2300}{(G5766)} God{G2316} at any time{G4455}. If{G1437} we love{G25}{(G5725)} one another{G240}, God{G2316} dwelleth{G3306}{(G5719)} in{G1722} us{G2254}, and{G2532} his{G846} love{G26} is{G2076}{(G5748)} perfected{G5048}{(G5772)} in{G1722} us{G2254}.
KJV with Strongs
Nobody has ever seen Elohim at any time; if we love (agape) one another, the Elohim remains in us, and His love (agape) is completed in us.
The F.O.G
[12] No one has ever seen God with physical eyes. But when we love one another, God lives in us, and His love reaches its full expression through us. We become living displays of His invisible presence! No one has ever seen the fullness of God, but if we truly love one another, Yahweh abides in us, and His love is fully perfected in us.
The F.O.G Paraphrase
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;
Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

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