1 John 4:7-21

ECB(i) 7
ELOHIM IS LOVE
Beloved, love one another: because love is of Elohim; and everyone who loves is birthed of Elohim and knows Elohim. 8 Whoever loves not, knows not Elohim; because Elohim is love. 9 In this the love of Elohim manifests in us, because Elohim apostolized his only birthed Son into the cosmos - that we, through him, live. 10 In this is the love - not that we loved Elohim, but that he loved us and apostolized his Son, a kopur/an atonement for our sins. 11 Beloved, if Elohim loved us thus, we also are indebted to love one another. 12 No one ever observed Elohim - not ever. Whenever we love one another, Elohim abides in us and his love is completed/shalamed in us. 13 In this we know that we abide in him and he in us: because he gave us of his Spirit. 14 and we observed and witness that the Father apostolized the Son - Saviour of the cosmos. 15 Whoever professes that Yah Shua is the Son of Elohim, Elohim abides in him, and he in Elohim. 16 And we - we know and trust the love Elohim has in us. Elohim is love; and whoever abides in love abides in Elohim - and Elohim in him. 17 In this our love is completed/shalamed, that we have boldness in the day of judgment: because exactly as he is, so are we in this cosmos. 18 There is no awe in love; but love of completion/shalom casts out awe; because awe has punishment: whoever awes is not completed/shalamed in love. 19 We love him because he first loved us. 20 Whenever one says, Because I love Elohim! - and hates his brother, he is a liar: for whoever loves not his brother whom he sees, how can he love Elohim whom he sees not? 21 And we have this misvah from him, whoever loves Elohim also loves his brother.