15 (A)Whoever confesses that (B)Jesus is the Son of God, God (C)abides in him, and he in God. 16 (D)We have come to know and have believed the love which God has [a](E)for us. (F)God is love, and the one who (G)abides in love abides in God, and God abides in him. 17 By this, (H)love is perfected with us, so that we may have (I)confidence in (J)the day of judgment; because (K)as He is, so also are we in this world.

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  1. 1 John 4:16 Lit in

15 If anyone acknowledges that Jesus is the Son of God,(A) God lives in them and they in God.(B) 16 And so we know and rely on the love God has for us.

God is love.(C) Whoever lives in love lives in God, and God in them.(D) 17 This is how love is made complete(E) among us so that we will have confidence(F) on the day of judgment:(G) In this world we are like Jesus.

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