“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.”

Reading this verse in context

This page shows one verse on its own, which is rarely how it was written. 1 John 4 contains 21 verses, and the sentences either side usually decide what this one means. Read the whole chapter before you quote it.

Text: World English Bible, Protestant edition (engwebp), eBible.org — public domain.