11 translations · Greek
1 John 4:15
Whoever confesses that Jesus is the Son of God, God remains in him, and he in God.
1 John 4:15 in 11 translations
- WEB World English Bible
- Whoever confesses that Jesus is the Son of God, God remains in him, and he in God.
- KJV King James Version
- Whosoever shall confess that Jesus is the Son of God, God dwelleth in him, and he in God.
- BSB Berean Standard Bible
- If anyone confesses that Jesus is the Son of God, God abides in him, and he in God.
- ASV American Standard Version
- Whosoever shall confess that Jesus is the Son of God, God abideth in him, and he in God.
- LSV Literal Standard Version
- whoever may confess that Jesus is the Son of God, God remains in him, and he in God;
- FBV Free Bible Version
- God lives in everyone who declares that Jesus is the Son of God, and they live in God.
- YLT Young’s Literal Translation
- whoever may confess that Jesus is the Son of God, God in him doth remain, and he in God;
- DBY Darby Translation
- Whosoever shall confess that Jesus is the Son of God, God abides in him, and he in God.
- WBT Webster’s Bible
- Whoever shall confess that Jesus is the Son of God, God dwelleth in him, and he in God.
- WEBC World English Bible (Catholic)
- Whoever confesses that Jesus is the Son of God, God remains in him, and he in God.
- DRA Douay-Rheims 1899
- Whosoever shall confess that Jesus is the Son of God, God abideth in him, and he in God.
The Greek words
Each word of the Greek text in order, with its transliteration, the Berean Standard Bible’s English for it, and its Strong’s number and short definition.
| Word | Transliteration | English (BSB) | Strong’s |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ὃς | Hos | anyone | G3739 ὅς which |
| ἐὰν | ean | If | G1437 ἐάν if |
| ὁμολογήσῃ | homologēsē | confesses | G3670 ὁμολογέω to confess/profess |
| ὅτι | hoti | that | G3754 ὅτι that/since: that |
| Ἰησοῦς | Iēsous | Jesus | G2424 Ἰησοῦς Jesus |
| ἐστιν | estin | is | G1510 εἰμί to be |
| ὁ | ho | the | G3588 ὁ the/this/who |
| Υἱὸς | Huios | Son | G5207 υἱός son |
| τοῦ | tou | — | G3588 ὁ the/this/who |
| Θεοῦ | Theou | of God | G2316 θεός God |
| ὁ | ho | — | G3588 ὁ the/this/who |
| Θεὸς | Theos | God | G2316 θεός God |
| ἐν | en | in | G1722 ἐν in/on/among |
| αὐτῷ | autō | him | G846 αὐτός it/s/he |
| μένει | menei | abides | G3306 μένω to stay |
| καὶ | kai | and | G2532 καί and |
| αὐτὸς | autos | he | G846 αὐτός it/s/he |
| ἐν | en | in | G1722 ἐν in/on/among |
| τῷ | tō | — | G3588 ὁ the/this/who |
| Θεῷ | Theō | God | G2316 θεός God |
Related verses
- Romans 10:9
that if you will confess with your mouth that Jesus is Lord, and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved.
- Matthew 10:32
Everyone therefore who confesses me before men, him I will also confess before my Father who is in heaven.
- 1 John 5:5
Who is he who overcomes the world, but he who believes that Jesus is the Son of God?
- 1 John 3:24
He who keeps his commandments remains in him, and he in him. By this we know that he remains in us, by the Spirit which he gave us.
- 1 John 4:2
By this you know the Spirit of God: every spirit who confesses that Jesus Christ has come in the flesh is of God,
- Philippians 2:11
and that every tongue should confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.
- 1 John 4:12
No one has seen God at any time. If we love one another, God remains in us, and his love has been perfected in us.
- 1 John 5:1
Whoever believes that Jesus is the Christ has been born of God. Whoever loves the Father also loves the child who is born of him.
- Luke 12:8
“I tell you, everyone who confesses me before men, him will the Son of Man also confess before the angels of God;
- 2 John 1:7
For many deceivers have gone out into the world, those who don’t confess that Jesus Christ came in the flesh. This is the deceiver and the Antichrist.
Cross references from OpenBible.info, CC BY 4.0, most-voted first; text from the World English Bible.
In context
13 By this we know that we remain in him and he in us, because he has given us of his Spirit.
14 We have seen and testify that the Father has sent the Son as the Savior of the world.
15 Whoever confesses that Jesus is the Son of God, God remains in him, and he in God.
16 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 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.
Read all of 1 John 4 in the World English Bible.
Edition and source notes
Each translation is shown as its source prints it, in its own verse numbering; where an edition numbers this verse differently, its own reference is given. The World English Bible, King James Version and Berean Standard Bible link to their chapter pages. Edition notes.
Literal Standard Version (2020) © Covenant Press and the Covenant Christian Coalition, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0. Imported from the checksum-pinned eBible.org USFX source; the extracted verse text is an adaptation shared under the same license. Free Bible Version (2018) © Dr. Jonathan Gallagher, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0. Imported from the checksum-pinned eBible.org USFX source; the extracted verse text is an adaptation shared under the same license.
The original words and their English come from the Berean Standard Bible translation tables (public domain); lemmas and short definitions from STEPBible (CC BY 4.0), with Greek definitions based on Abbott-Smith.
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