1 John 4:8

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

"He that loveth not knoweth not God; for God is love." - 1 John 4:8
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What does 1 John 4:8 mean?

1 John 4:8 in the King James Version reads, "He that loveth not knoweth not God; for God is love." This simple yet powerful verse encapsulates a key theme found throughout the Bible - the nature of God as love. In the context of the verse, the apostle John is writing to the…

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The Essence of Love: Understanding God Through Our Relationships

In the heartfelt words of 1 John 4:8, we read, "He that loveth not knoweth not God; for God is love." This profound statement encapsulates the core of Christian doctrine and reveals the fundamental truth about the nature of God—love is not merely an attribute; it is His very…

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A Prayer for Understanding and Embracing Divine Love

O Gracious and Infinite God, As I come before Thy holy presence, my heart is filled with reverence and awe for Thy greatness. I seek to understand the depth of Thy love as expressed in the words of 1 John 4:8, "He that loveth not knoweth not God; for God is love." Father, I…

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1 John 4:8 - "He that loveth not knoweth not God; for God is love."
1 John 4:8-9 - "Whoever does not love does not know God, because God is love. This is how God showed his love among us: He sent his one and only Son into the world that we might live through him."
"Whoever does not love does not know God, because God is love. This is how God showed his love among us: He sent his one and only Son into the world that we might live through him." - 1 John 4:8-9
1 John 4:13
1 John 4:18
1 John 4:18
John 8:4-11
John 4:8 - "(For his disciples were gone away unto the city to buy meat.)"
1 John 4:19 - "We love him, because he first loved us."
"Beloved, let us love one another, for love is from God, and whoever loves has been born of God and knows God. Anyone who does not love does not know God, because God is love." - 1 John 4:7-8
John 8:4 - "They say unto him, Master, this woman was taken in adultery, in the very act."
John 15:1-8
John 3:3-8
"(For his disciples were gone away unto the city to buy meat.)" - John 4:8
"We love him, because he first loved us." - 1 John 4:19
"We love him, because he first loved us." - 1 John 4:19
John 8:1 - "Jesus went unto the mount of Olives."
1 John 4:5 - "They are of the world: therefore speak they of the world, and the world heareth them."
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1 John 4:7-8 - "Beloved, let us love one another, for love is from God, and whoever loves has been born of God and knows God. Anyone who does not love does not know God, because God is love."
1 John 4:21 - "And this commandment have we from him, That he who loveth God love his brother also."
1 John 4:11 - "Beloved, if God so loved us, we ought also to love one another."
John 1:8 - "He was not that Light, but was sent to bear witness of that Light."
1 John 1:8 - "If we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us."
John 1:4 - "In him was life; and the life was the light of men."
1 John 1:4 - "And these things write we unto you, that your joy may be full."
1 John 4:14 - "And we have seen and do testify that the Father sent the Son to be the Saviour of the world."
John 4:1 - "When therefore the Lord knew how the Pharisees had heard that Jesus made and baptized more disciples than John,"
1 John 4:13 - "Hereby know we that we dwell in him, and he in us, because he hath given us of his Spirit."