Parallel Verses
Twentieth Century New Testament
Whoever acknowledges that Jesus Christ is the Son of God--God remains in union with that man, and he with God.
New American Standard Bible
King James Version
Whosoever shall confess that Jesus is the Son of God, God dwelleth in him, and he in God.
Holman Bible
Whoever confesses
International Standard Version
God abides in the one who acknowledges that Jesus is the Son of God, and he abides in God.
A Conservative Version
Whoever acknowledges that Jesus is the Son of God, God abides in him, and he in God.
American Standard Version
Whosoever shall confess that Jesus is the Son of God, God abideth in him, and he in God.
Amplified
Whoever confesses and acknowledges that Jesus is the Son of God, God abides in him, and he in God.
An Understandable Version
Whoever proclaims that Jesus is the Son of God, God [continually] lives in that person's heart, and he lives in [fellowship with] God [See 2:23].
Anderson New Testament
Whoever confesses that Jesus is the Son of God, God dwells in him, and he in God.
Bible in Basic English
Everyone who says openly that Jesus is the Son of God, has God in him and is in God.
Common New Testament
Whoever confesses that Jesus is the Son of God, God abides in him, and he in God.
Daniel Mace New Testament
whosoever shall confess that Jesus is the son of God, God dwelleth in him, and he in God.
Darby Translation
Whosoever shall confess that Jesus is the Son of God, God abides in him, and he in God.
Emphatic Diaglott Bible
Whoever will confess that Jesus is the Son of God, God abides in him, and he in God.
Godbey New Testament
Whosoever may confess that Jesus is the Son of God, in him God abides, and he in God.
Goodspeed New Testament
If anyone acknowledges that Jesus Christ is the Son of God, God keeps in union with him and he with God.
John Wesley New Testament
Whosoever shall confess, that Jesus is the Son of God, God abideth in him, and he in God.
Julia Smith Translation
Whoever acknowledges that Jesus is the Son of God, God remains in him, and he in God.
King James 2000
Whosoever shall confess that Jesus is the Son of God, God dwells in him, and he in God.
Lexham Expanded Bible
Whoever confesses that Jesus is the Son of God, God resides in him and he in God.
Modern King James verseion
Whoever shall confess that Jesus is the Son of God, God dwells in him and he in God.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
Whosoever confesseth that Jesus is the son of God, in him dwelleth God, and he in God.
Moffatt New Testament
Whoever confesses that 'Jesus is the Son of God,' in him God remains, and he remains in God;
Montgomery New Testament
If any man confesses that "Jesus is the Son of God." God is abiding in that man, and he in God.
NET Bible
If anyone confesses that Jesus is the Son of God, God resides in him and he in God.
New Heart English Bible
Whoever confesses that Jesus is the Son of God, God remains in him, and he in God.
Noyes New Testament
Whoever acknowledgeth that Jesus is the Son of God, God dwelleth in him, and he in God.
Sawyer New Testament
Whoever confesses that Jesus is the Son of God, God continues in him and he in God.
The Emphasized Bible
Whosoever shall confess, that, Jesus Christis the Son of God, God, in him, abideth, and, he, in God.
Thomas Haweis New Testament
Whosoever shall confess that Jesus is the Son of God, God abideth in him, and he in God.
Webster
Whoever shall confess that Jesus is the Son of God, God dwelleth in him, and he in God.
Weymouth New Testament
Whoever acknowledges that Jesus is the Son of God--God continues in union with him, and he continues in union with God.
Williams New Testament
Whoever owns that Jesus is the Son of God, God remains in union with him and he in union with God.
World English Bible
Whoever confesses that Jesus is the Son of God, God remains in him, and he in God.
Worrell New Testament
Whosoever confesses that Jesus is the Son of God, God abideth in Him, and he in God.
Worsley New Testament
Whosoever shall confess that Jesus is the Son of God, God dwelleth in him, and he in God.
Youngs Literal Translation
whoever may confess that Jesus is the Son of God, God in him doth remain, and he in God;
Themes
Christ » Compassion of » Confession of
Confessing Christ » The duty of
Topics
Interlinear
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Homologeo
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References
Word Count of 38 Translations in 1 John 4:15
Prayers for 1 John 4:15
Verse Info
Context Readings
God's Love Revealed
14 Moreover, our eyes have seen--and we are testifying to the fact--that the Father has sent the Son to be the Savior of the world. 15 Whoever acknowledges that Jesus Christ is the Son of God--God remains in union with that man, and he with God. 16 And, moreover, we have learned to know, and have accepted as a fact, the love which God has for us. God is Love; and he who lives in love lives in God, and God in him.
Cross References
Romans 10:9
For, if with your lips you acknowledge the truth of the Message that JESUS IS LORD, and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you shall be saved.
1 John 5:5
Who is he that conquers the world but the man who believes that Jesus is the Son of God?
1 John 3:24
And he who lays his commands to heart maintains union with Christ, and Christ with him. And by this we know that Christ maintains union with us--by our possession of the Spirit which he gave us.
1 John 4:2
This is the way by which to know the inspiration of God--All inspiration that acknowledges Jesus Christ as come in our human nature is from God;
1 John 5:1
Every one who believes that Jesus is the Christ has received the new Life from God; and every one who loves him who gave that Life loves him who has received it.
Matthew 10:32
Every one, therefore, who shall acknowledge me before his fellow men, I, too, will acknowledge before my Father who is in Heaven;
Luke 12:8
Every one, I tell you, who shall acknowledge me before his fellow men, the Son of Man, also, will acknowledge before God's angels;
Philippians 2:11
And that every tongue should acknowledge JESUS CHRIST as LORD- -to the glory of God the Father.
1 John 4:12
No human eyes have ever seen God, yet, if we love one another, God remains in union with us, and his love attains its perfection in us.
2 John 1:7
I say this because many impostors have left us to go into the world--men who do not acknowledge Jesus as Christ come in our human nature. It is that which marks a man as an impostor and an anti-Christ.