1 John 4:11-13

Expanded Bible

¹¹ ·Dear friends [Beloved], if God loved us ·that much [or in this way; John 3:16] we also should love each other. ¹² No one has ever seen God [^CGod the Father; John 1:18], but if we love each other, God ·lives [remains; abides] ·in [or among] us, and his love ·is made perfect [is made complete; comes to full expression] in us.

¹³ [^LBy this] We know that we ·live [abide; remain] in God and he ·lives [abides; remains] in us, because he gave us [^Lof; from; 3:24] his Spirit [^Cwe share in his Spirit].