1 John 4:17-21

New Catholic Bible

¹⁷ This is how love is made perfect in us,
enabling us to have confidence
on the Day of Judgment,
because even in this world
we have become like him.
¹⁸ In love there is no fear;
indeed, perfect love casts out fear,
because fear has to do with punishment,
and whoever fears
has not yet achieved perfection in love.
¹⁹ Therefore, we love because he first loved us.
²⁰ If someone says, “I love God,”
but at the same time hates his brother,
he is a liar.
For whoever does not love the brother
whom he has seen
cannot love God whom he has not seen.
²¹ This is the commandment
we have received from him:
whoever loves God
must also love his brother.