What 1 John 4:8 Means
1 John 4:8
“He that loveth not knoweth not God; for God is love.”1 John 4:8 (KJV)
What 1 John 4:8 means
He that loveth not knoweth not God; for God is love. Love is not merely something God does; it is what he is, the very center of his nature. To know this God is to be changed into someone who loves, because you cannot draw near to Love itself and remain cold.
1 John 4:8 in different translations
King James Version (KJV)He that loveth not knoweth not God; for God is love.
World English Bible (WEB)He who doesn’t love doesn’t know God, for God is love.
American Standard Version (ASV)He that loveth not knoweth not God; for God is love.
1 John 4:8 in context
7Beloved, let us love one another: for love is of God; and every one that loveth is born of God, and knoweth God. 8He that loveth not knoweth not God; for God is love. 9In 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.
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Father, thank You for 1 John 4:8. Let this word be more than ink to me; write it on my heart, and help me to believe it and live it today. In Jesus' name, amen.
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