1 John 4:8 KJV — MannaFest

1 John 4:8

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

KJV

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ASV

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

WEB

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

YLT

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

DBT

He that loves not has not knownGod; forGod is love.

About this book

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1 John — The aged apostle writes to churches in Asia Minor facing docetic teachers who deny the incarnation. Three tests interweave through five short chapters: walk in the light, love the brethren, confess Jesus come in the flesh.

Author: The apostle John — same author as the Gospel of John and 2/3 John; early church unanimous
Date: Late 1st century, c. AD 85–95, likely written from Ephesus

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23 verses on the floor

1 John 4:16
And 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.
1 John 4:7
Beloved, let us love one another: for love is of God; and every one that loveth is born of God, and knoweth God.
Psalms 86:15
But thou, O Lord, art a God full of compassion, and gracious, longsuffering, and plenteous in mercy and truth.
2 Corinthians 13:11
Finally, brethren, farewell. Be perfect, be of good comfort, be of one mind, live in peace; and the God of love and peace shall be with you.
1 Corinthians 13:2
And though I have the gift of prophecy, and understand all mysteries, and all knowledge; and though I have all faith, so that I could remove mountains, and have not charity, I am nothing.

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Not that this is the only conception we ought to have of him; we have found that he is light as well as love ( ch. i. 5 ), and God is principally love to himself, and he has such perfections as arise from the necessary love he must bear to his necessary existence, excellence, and glory; but love is natural and essential to the divine Majesty: God is love.

Matthew Henry· Commentary on the Whole Bible, 1710puritan

knoweth not--Greek aorist: not only knoweth not now, but never knew, has not once for all known God. God is love--There is no Greek article to love, but to God; therefore we cannot translate, Love is God.

Jamieson, Fausset & Brown· Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible, 1871reformed

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.

John Wesley (NT Notes)· Explanatory Notes upon the Bible, 1765evangelical

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G26114× in canon G25143× in canon G1097221× in canon

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Two steps out along the cross-reference floor, votes-ranked — destinations reached by more than one path rise (the text's own hubs). Every stop is a page.

1JN 4:81JN 4:7 1JN 4:20
1JN 4:81JN 4:7 1PE 1:22
1JN 4:8PSA 86:15 PSA 103:8
Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
1JN 4:81JN 4:7 1JN 2:10
1JN 4:81JN 4:7 GAL 5:22
1JN 4:81JN 4:7 1TH 4:9-10
1JN 4:81JN 4:16 1JN 3:24
1JN 4:8PSA 86:15 EPH 2:4-7

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