18There is no fear in love. But perfect love drives out fear, because fear has to do with punishment. The one who fears is not made perfect in love.


In Context

15 If anyone acknowledges that Jesus is the Son of God, God lives in him and he in God.

16 And so we know and rely on the love God has for us. God is love. Whoever lives in love lives in God, and God in him.

17 In this way, love is made complete among us so that we will have confidence on the day of judgment, because in this world we are like him.

18 There is no fear in love. But perfect love drives out fear, because fear has to do with punishment. The one who fears is not made perfect in love.

19 We love because he first loved us.

20 If anyone says, "I love God," yet hates his brother, he is a liar. For anyone who does not love his brother, whom he has seen, cannot love God, whom he has not seen.

1st John 4:18 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

4:18There is no fear in love; but perfect love casteth out fear: because fear hath torment. He that feareth is not made perfect in love.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

4:18Fear is not in charity: but perfect charity casteth out fear, because fear hath pain. And he that feareth, is not perfected in charity.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

4:18There 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.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

4:18There is no fear in love, but perfect love casts out fear; for fear has torment, and he that fears has not been made perfect in love.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

4:18There 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.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

4:18There is no fear in love; but perfect love casteth out fear: because fear hath torment. He that feareth, is not made perfect in love.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

4:18There is no fear in love; but perfect love casts out fear, because fear has punishment. He who fears is not made perfect in love.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

4:18fear is not in the love, but the perfect love doth cast out the fear, because the fear hath punishment, and he who is fearing hath not been made perfect in the love;

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

4:18There is no fear in love; but perfect love casts out fear: because fear has torment. He that fears is not made perfect in love.