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Where is “Perfect love casts out fear” in the Bible?
“Perfect love casts out fear” is 1 John 4:18. John writes it in a letter to churches he had cared for.
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It is 1 John 4:18.
Yes, it is in the Bible.
John writes it in a letter to churches he had cared for.
The verse
There is no fear in love; rather, complete love throws fear out, because fear involves punishment. Whoever is afraid has not been brought to completion in love.
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What it means there
The fear here is fear of God’s judgment (1 John 4:17). Someone who knows they are loved by God does not have to dread the day they meet him.
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Where is “Perfect love casts out fear” in the Bible?
“Perfect love casts out fear” is 1 John 4:18. English Bibles word this verse in different ways. The Lumin Translation, a modern English Bible, is quoted here. John writes it in a letter to churches he had cared for.
Is “Perfect love casts out fear” in the Bible?
Yes. It is 1 John 4:18. In the Lumin Translation, 1 John 4:18 reads: “There is no fear in love; rather, complete love throws fear out, because fear involves punishment. Whoever is afraid has not been brought to completion in love.”
Who said “Perfect love casts out fear”?
John writes it in a letter to churches he had cared for.
What does “Perfect love casts out fear” mean in the Bible?
The fear here is fear of God’s judgment (1 John 4:17). Someone who knows they are loved by God does not have to dread the day they meet him.
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