1 John 4:8
“Hee that loueth not, knoweth not God: for God is loue.”
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1 John 4:8 Context
6We are of God: hee that knoweth God, heareth vs: he that is not of God heareth not vs, hereby know wee the spirit of trueth, and the spirit of errour. 7Beloued, let vs loue one another; for loue is of God: and euery one that loueth, is borne of God and knoweth God. 8Hee that loueth not, knoweth not God: for God is loue. 9In this was manifested the loue of God towards vs, because that God sent his only begotten Sonne into the world, that we might liue through him. 10Herein is loue, not that wee loued God, but that he loued vs, and sent his Sonne to be þe propitiation for our sins.
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Other Translations for 1 John 4:8
He that loveth not knoweth not God; for God is love.
- King James Version
The one who does not love does not know God, for God is love.
- New American Standard Version (1995)
He that loveth not knoweth not God; for God is love.
- American Standard Version (1901)
He who has no love has no knowledge of God, because God is love.
- Basic English Bible
He that loves not has not known God; for God is love.
- Darby Bible
He that loveth not, knoweth not God; for God is love.
- Webster's Bible
He who is destitute of love has never had any knowledge of God; because God is love.
- Weymouth Bible
He who doesn't love doesn't know God, for God is love.
- World English Bible
He that loueth not, knowith not God; for God is charite.
- Wycliffe Bible
he who is not loving did not know God, because God is love.
- Youngs Literal Bible
Wesley's Notes for 1 John 4:8
4:8 God is love - This little sentence brought St. John more sweetness, even in the time he was writing it, than the whole world can bring. God is often styled holy, righteous, wise; but not holiness, righteousness, or wisdom in the abstract, as he is said to be love; intimating that this is his darling, his reigning attribute, the attribute that sheds an amiable glory on all his other perfections.
People's Bible Notes for 1 John 4:8
1Jo 4:8 He that loveth not knoweth not God. He who knows not God does not love.