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1 John 4:15

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Whosoever shall confess that Jesus is the Son of God, God dwelleth in him, and he in God.
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  1. Romans 10:9Rank 1 from verse 15
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    9That if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved.

  2. Matthew 10:32Rank 2 from verse 15
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    32Whosoever therefore shall confess me before men, him will I confess also before my Father which is in heaven.

  3. 1 John 5:5Rank 3 from verse 15
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    5Who is he that overcometh the world, but he that believeth that Jesus is the Son of God?

  4. 1 John 3:24Rank 4 from verse 15
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    24And he that keepeth his commandments dwelleth in him, and he in him. And hereby we know that he abideth in us, by the Spirit which he hath given us.

  5. 1 John 4:2Rank 5 from verse 15
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    2Hereby know ye the Spirit of God: Every spirit that confesseth that Jesus Christ is come in the flesh is of God:

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1 John 4:15

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shall

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An auxiliary verb expressing future action, intention, promise, command, requirement, or determination.

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confess

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To make confession; to disclose faults, or the state of the conscience.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

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Son

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A title of Jesus Christ as the Son of God and the Son of man.

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in

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1. A preposition marking position, presence, state, circumstance, manner, means, sphere, reference, relation, association, or participation. 2. As an adverb, inward, inside, or into the place or position referred to.

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

15Whosoever shall confess that Jesus is the Son of God, God dwelleth in him, and he in God.

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16And we have known and believed the love that God hath to us. God is love; and he that dwelleth in love dwelleth in God, and God in him.

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