1 John 4:15 — KJV with Strong's Concordance

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¹⁵Whosoever shall confess that Jesus is the Son of God, God dwelleth in him, and he in God.

1 John 4:15 —

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Original word meaning

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Cross-References

From the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Romans 10:9
That if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved.
1 John 5:5
Who is he that overcometh the world, but he that believeth that Jesus is the Son of God?
Matthew 10:32
Whosoever therefore shall confess me before men, him will I confess also before my Father which is in heaven.
1 John 3:24
And he that keepeth his commandments dwelleth in him, and he in him. And hereby we know that he abideth in us, by the Spirit which he hath given us.
1 John 4:2
Hereby know ye the Spirit of God: Every spirit that confesseth that Jesus Christ is come in the flesh is of God:

Topics

Atheism Attributes of God Commandments Discipleship Disobedience to God Duty God Godliness

Commentary

Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)

(vv. 14-16)

Since faith in Christ works love to God, and love to God must kindle love to the brethren, the apostle here confirms the prime article of the Christian faith as the foundation of such love. Here, I. He proclaims the fundamental article of the Christian religion, which is so representative of the love of God: And we have seen, and do testify, that the Father sent the Son to be the Saviour of the wo…

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset, David Brown’s Jamieson-Fausset-Brown Commentary (1871)

(vv. 15)

15. shall confess--once for all: so the Greek aorist means. that Jesus is the Son of God--and therefore “the Saviour of the world” (1Jo 4:14).