1st John Chapter 4 verse 17 Holy Bible
Herein is love made perfect with us, that we may have boldness in the day of judgment; because as he is, even so are we in this world.
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In this way love is made complete in us, so that we may be without fear on the day of judging, because as he is, so are we in this world.
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Herein has love been perfected with us that we may have boldness in the day of judgment, that even as *he* is, *we* also are in this world.
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Herein 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.
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In this love has been made perfect among us, that we may have boldness in the day of judgment, because as he is, even so are we in this world.
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In this made perfect hath been the love with us, that boldness we may have in the day of the judgment, because even as He is, we -- we also are in this world;
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1st John 4 : 17 Bible Verse Songs
Pulpit Commentary
Pulpit CommentaryVerse 17. - This verse raises various questions which can scarcely be answered with certainty. Does "herein" ἐν τούτῳ look back to verse 16? or forwards to "that" ἵνα? or forwards to "because" ὅτι? Again, does "with us" μεθ ἡμῶν belong to "is made perfect" τετελείωται? or to "love" ἡ ἀγάπη? John 15:8 inclines us to refer "herein" to "that" ἵνα; and "with us" or "among us" goes better with the verb than with the subject: "Herein has love reached its perfection among us Christians, i.e., in the Church, that we have confidence in the day of judgment." This is the perfection of love to have no fear. The ὅτι, introduces the reason for this confidence: its basis is our likeness to Christ. especially in being united to the Father (John 17:21, 23, 26). Compare "even as he is pure" (1 John 3:3), and "even as he is righteous" (1 John 3:7): καθὼς ἐκεῖνος in all three cases.
