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;


In Context

15 whoever may confess that Jesus is the Son of God, God in him doth remain, and he in God;

16 and we — we have known and believed the love, that God hath in us; God is love, and he who is remaining in the love, in God he doth remain, and God in him.

17 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;

18 fear 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;

19 we — we love him, because He — He first loved us;

20 if any one may say — 'I love God,' and his brother he may hate, a liar he is; for he who is not loving his brother whom he hath seen, God — whom he hath not seen — how is he able to love?

1 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 New International Version of the Holy Bible

4:18There 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.

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 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.