1 John 4:8

In 9 translations

BSB

Whoever does not love does not know God, because God is love.

KJV

He that loveth not knoweth not God; for God is love.

WEB

He who doesn’t love doesn’t know God, for God is love.

ASV

He that loveth not knoweth not God; for God is love.

LSV

he who is not loving did not know God, because God is love.

YLT

he who is not loving did not know God, because God is love.

DBY

He that loves not has not known God; for God is love.ElohimElohim

DRC

He that loveth not, knoweth not God: for God is charity.

GNV

Hee that loueth not, knoweth not God: for God is loue.

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Original-language editions

SBLGNT

ὁ μὴ ἀγαπῶν οὐκ ἔγνω τὸν θεόν, ὅτι ὁ θεὸς ἀγάπη ἐστίν.

RP2018

Ὁ μὴ ἀγαπῶν οὐκ ἔγνω τὸν θεόν· ὅτι ὁ θεὸς ἀγάπη ἐστίν.

TR-Boyd

Ὁ μὴ ἀγαπῶν οὐκ ἔγνω τὸν Θεόν· ὅτι ὁ Θεὸς ἀγάπη ἐστίν.

SCR1894

ο μη αγαπων ουκ εγνω τον θεον οτι ο θεος αγαπη εστιν

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• 1 John 4:16And we have come to know and believe the love that God has for us. God is love; whoever abides in love abides in God, and God in him.
• 1 John 4:7Beloved, let us love one another, because love comes from God. Everyone who loves has been born of God and knows God.
• Psalms 86:15But You, O Lord, are a compassionate and gracious God, slow to anger, abounding in loving devotion and faithfulness.
• 2 Corinthians 13:11Finally, brothers, rejoice! Aim for perfect harmony, encourage one another, be of one mind, live in peace. And the God of love and peace will be with you.
• Psalms 86:5For You, O Lord, are kind and forgiving, rich in loving devotion to all who call on You.
• Ephesians 2:4But because of His great love for us, God, who is rich in mercy,
• Exodus 34:6–7Then the LORD passed in front of Moses and called out: “The LORD, the LORD God, is compassionate and gracious, slow to anger, abounding in loving devotion and faithfulness, maintaining loving devotion to a thousand…
• 1 John 1:5And this is the message we have heard from Him and announce to you: God is light, and in Him there is no darkness at all.
• 1 John 3:6No one who remains in Him keeps on sinning. No one who continues to sin has seen Him or known Him.
• 1 John 2:9If anyone claims to be in the light but hates his brother, he is still in the darkness.
• John 8:54–55Jesus answered, “If I glorify Myself, My glory means nothing. The One who glorifies Me is My Father, of whom you say ‘He is our God.’ You do not know Him, but I know Him. If I said I did not know Him, I would be a liar…
• 1 John 2:4If anyone says, “I know Him,” but does not keep His commandments, he is a liar, and the truth is not in him.
• Hebrews 12:29“For our God is a consuming fire.”

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