1 John 4:16

16And 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 them.

16We have come to know and have believed the love which God has 4:16 Lit infor us. God is love, and the one who remains in love remains in God, and God remains in him.

16We have come to know and have believed the love which God has for us. God is love, and the one who abides in love abides in God, and God abides in him.

16We have come to know [by personal observation and experience], and have believed [with deep, consistent faith] the love which God has for us. God is love, and the one who abides in love abides in God, and God abides continually in him.

16And we have come to know and believe the love that God has for us. God is love; whoever abides in love abides in God, and God in him.

16So we know that God loves us. We depend on it.

God is love. Anyone who leads a life of love is joined to God. And God is joined to them.