1 John 4:18
American King James Version (AKJV)
There is no fear in love; but perfect love casts out fear: because fear has torment. He that fears 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.
Berean Study 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.
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.
Catholic Public Domain Version (CPDV)
Fear is not in love. Instead, perfect love casts out fear, for fear pertains to punishment. And whoever fears is not perfected in love.
Darby Bible (DBY)
There is no fear in love, but perfect love casts out fear; for fear has torment, and he that fears has not been made perfect in love.
Douay–Rheims Version (DRV)
Fear is not in charity: but perfect charity casteth out fear, because fear hath pain. And he that feareth, is not perfected in charity.
English Revised Version (ERV)
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.
Free Bible Version (FBV)
Where there is love there can be no fear. God loves us completely, and this love drives all our fears away. If we do fear, it's because we fear being punished, and this shows that we have not been fully re-made by the completeness of God's love.
JPS Tanakh 1917 Old Testament / Weymouth New Testament (JPS / WNT)
Love has in it no element of fear; but perfect love drives away fear, because fear involves pain, and if a man gives way to fear, there is something imperfect in his 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.
New Heart English Bible (NHEB)
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.
Webster Bible (Webster)
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.
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.
World Messianic Bible British Edition (WMBB)
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.
Young's Literal Translation (YLT)
fear is not in the love, but the perfect love doth cast out the fear, because the fear hath punishment, and he who is fearing hath not been made perfect in the love;