1 John 4:18
There is no fear in love, but perfect love drives out fear, because fear involves punishment. The one who fears has not been perfected in love.
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Cross references
- 2 Timothy 1:7 For God has not given us a spirit of fear, but of power, love, and self-control.
- Romans 8:15 For you did not receive a spirit of slavery that returns you to fear, but you received the Spirit of adoption to sonship, by whom we cry, “Abba! Father!”
- 1 John 4:12 No one has ever seen God; but if we love one another, God remains in us, and His love is perfected in us.