^{16 Ref} We know and have believed the love which God has for us. God is love, and he who remains in love remains in God, and God remains in him.

^{17 Ref} In this love has been made perfect among us, that we may have boldness in the day of judgment, because as he is, even so are we in this world.

^{18 Ref} There is no fear in love; but perfect love casts out fear, because fear has punishment. He who fears is not made perfect in love.

^{19 Ref} We love Him, because he first loved us.

^{16 Ref} 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 Ref} 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 Ref} 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 Ref} we -- we love him, because He -- He first loved us;

^{16 Ref} And we know and have believed the love which God hath in us. God is love; and he that abideth in love abideth in God, and God abideth in him.

^{17 Ref} Herein is love made perfect with us, that we may have boldness in the day of judgment; because as he is, even so are we in this world.

^{18 Ref} There 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.

^{19 Ref} We love, because he first loved us.