Berean Standard Bible
“There is no fear in love, but perfect love drives out fear, because fear involves punishment. The one who fears has not been perfected in love.”
In 4:17 John says that as God's love is made complete among us, we can have confidence on the day of judgment. This verse explains why love and that kind of fear cannot live comfortably together.
Open Study notes above for the full note.
Berean Standard Bible (BSB)
There is no fear in love, but perfect love drives out fear, because fear involves punishment. The one who fears has not been perfected in love.
World English Bible (WEB)
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.
King James Version (KJV)
There is no fear in love; but perfect love casteth out fear: because fear hath torment. He that feareth is not made perfect in love.
American Standard Version (ASV)
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.
Bible in Basic English (BBE)
There is no fear in love: true love has no room for fear, because where fear is, there is pain; and he who is not free from fear is not complete in love.
Young's Literal Translation (YLT)
fear is not in the love, but the perfect love does cast out the fear, because the fear has punishment, and he who is fearing has not been made perfect in the love;
Reina-Valera 1909 (RVR 1909)
En amor no hay temor; mas el perfecto amor echa fuera el temor: porque el temor tiene pena. De donde el que teme, no está perfecto en el amor.
Sagradas Escrituras 1569 (SE 1569)
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Nueva Biblia Viva (NBV)
No hay por qué temer a quien tan perfectamente nos ama. Su perfecto amor elimina cualquier temor. Si alguien siente miedo es miedo al castigo lo que siente, y con ello demuestra que no está absolutamente convencido de su amor hacia nosotros.
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