Study it in the app“There is no fear in love, but complete love casts fear out, because fear has to do with punishment; and whoever fears has not been brought to completion in love.”
There isἔστινnoοὐκfearφόβοςinἐνlove,τῇ ἀγάπῃbutἀλλ’completeἡ τελείαloveἀγάπηcastsβάλλειfearτὸν φόβονout,ἔξωbecauseὅτιfearὁ φόβοςhas to do withἔχειpunishment;κόλασινandδὲwhoeverὁfearsφοβούμενοςhas notοὐbeen brought to completionτετελείωταιinἐνlove.τῇ ἀγάπῃ
there is
Something exists somewhere, or happens.
Where else “estin” appearsfear
The fear that seizes one before danger or something terrible.
Where else “phobos” appearslove
Love that gives itself, seeking the other's good, like God's.
Where else “agapēi” appearsperfect
Whole, lacking nothing.
Where else “teleia” appearsthrow
To hurl something or someone away from oneself.
Where else “ballei” appearsoutside
Points to the space on the other side of a door, a wall or a group.
Where else “exō” appearshave
To count something or someone as one's own: goods, family, faith, power.
Where else “echei” appearspunishment
Punishment.
Where else “kolasin” appearsbe afraid
To be afraid: "do not fear".
Where else “phoboumenos” appearsmake perfect
To bring something to its fullness, lacking nothing.
Where else “teteleiōtai” appears17By this, love has been brought to completion with us, so that we may have confidence on the day of judgment, because as he is, so are we in this world.
18 · This verse (above)
19We love, because he first loved us.
1. What it says
What does John ask us to do with every spirit, and why (v. 1-3)?
2. What it means
John says, "God is love" (v. 8, 16). How does the text show that love, and what does it expect of us (v. 9-11)?
3. How I live it
John writes that perfect love casts out fear (v. 18). What fear would you like to hand to God today?
