What 1 John 4:18 Means
1 John 4:18
“There is no fear in love; but perfect love casteth out fear: because fear hath torment. He that feareth is not made perfect in love.”1 John 4:18 (KJV)
What 1 John 4:18 means
There is no fear in love; but perfect love casteth out fear. The more we know we are perfectly loved by God, the more fear loses its grip on us.
1 John 4:18 in different translations
King James Version (KJV)There is no fear in love; but perfect love casteth out fear: because fear hath torment. He that feareth is not made perfect in love.
World English Bible (WEB)There is no fear in love; but perfect love casts out fear, because fear has punishment. He who fears is not made perfect in love.
American Standard Version (ASV)There is no fear in love: but perfect love casteth out fear, because fear hath punishment; and he that feareth is not made perfect in love.
1 John 4:18 in context
17Herein is our love made perfect, that we may have boldness in the day of judgment: because as he is, so are we in this world. 18There is no fear in love; but perfect love casteth out fear: because fear hath torment. He that feareth is not made perfect in love. 19We love him, because he first loved us.
A prayer
Father, thank You for 1 John 4:18. Let this word be more than ink to me; write it on my heart, and help me to believe it and live it today. In Jesus' name, amen.
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