1 John 4:8-9

“He that loveth not knoweth not God; for God is love. In this was manifested the love of God toward us, because that God sent his only begotten Son into the world, that we might live through him.”

"He that loveth not knoweth not God; for God is love. In this was manifested the love of God toward us, because that God sent his only begotten Son into the world, that we might live through him." - 1 John 4:8-9
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What does 1 John 4:8-9 mean?

1 John 4:8-9 in the King James Version of the Bible reads, "8 He that loveth not knoweth not God; for God is love. 9 In this was manifested the love of God toward us, because that God sent his only begotten Son into the world, that we might live through him." These two verses…

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The Manifestation of Divine Love

In an age characterized by chaos, conflict, and disconnection, the timeless words found in 1 John 4:8-9 resonate deeply within our spiritual journeys: “He that loveth not knoweth not God; for God is love. In this was manifested the love of God toward us, because that God sent…

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A Prayer for Understanding and Manifesting Divine Love

Heavenly Father, As I approach Your throne of grace today, I am profoundly reminded of the words penned in 1 John 4:8-9, "He that loveth not knoweth not God; for God is love. In this was manifested the love of God toward us, because that God sent his only begotten Son into the…

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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."
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
John 6:8-9
1 John 4:13
1 John 4:18
1 John 4:18
John 13:4-9
John 8:4-11
1 John 4:9 - "In this was manifested the love of God toward us, because that God sent his only begotten Son into the world, that we might live through him."
"In this was manifested the love of God toward us, because that God sent his only begotten Son into the world, that we might live through him." - 1 John 4:9
John 4:8 - "(For his disciples were gone away unto the city to buy meat.)"
1 John 1:9
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
numbers 21:8-9 & John 3:14
John 10:9
John 8:4 - "They say unto him, Master, this woman was taken in adultery, in the very act."
John 9:1-3
John 9:1-41
John 15:1-8
John 9:8 - "¶ The neighbours therefore, and they which before had seen him that he was blind, said, Is not this he that sat and begged?"
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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