What does 1 John 4:12 mean?

1 John 4:12 highlights themes such as faith and obedience when read in context.

How should I apply 1 John 4:12 today?

Read the surrounding passage, compare related cross references, and turn the verse into a short prayer and concrete action.

No man hath seen God at any time. If we love one another, God dwelleth in us, and his love is perfected in us.

10Herein is love, not that we loved God, but that he loved us, and sent his Son to be the propitiation for our sins.

11Beloved, if God so loved us, we ought also to love one another.

12No man hath seen God at any time. If we love one another, God dwelleth in us, and his love is perfected in us.

13Hereby know we that we dwell in him, and he in us, because he hath given us of his Spirit.

14And we have seen and do testify that the Father sent the Son to be the Saviour of the world.

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