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1 John 4:16
New King James Version
1 John 4:16
New King James Version
16 And we have known and believed the love that God has for us. God is love, and (A)he who abides in love abides in God, and God (B)in him.
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1 John 4:16
New American Standard Bible
1 John 4:16
New American Standard Bible
16 (A)We have come to know and have believed the love which God has [a](B)for us. (C)God is love, and the one who (D)remains in love remains in God, and God remains in him.
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1 John 4:16
Amplified Bible
1 John 4:16
Amplified Bible
16 We have come to know [by personal observation and experience], and have believed [with deep, consistent faith] the love which God has for us. God is love, and the one who abides in love abides in God, and God abides continually in him.
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1 John 4:16
New International Version
1 John 4:16
New International Version
16 And so we know and rely on the love God has for us.
God is love.(A) Whoever lives in love lives in God, and God in them.(B)
1 John 4:16
King James Version
1 John 4:16
King James Version
16 And we have known and believed the love that God hath to us. God is love; and he that dwelleth in love dwelleth in God, and God in him.
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