Where a verse leads
1 John 4:8: Where It Appears, and Where It Leads to Christ
“He that loveth not knoweth not God; for God is love.”1 John 4:8
1 John 4:8 is one of the verses The Living Bread keeps returning to. It anchors 3 different readings across the site. Each is listed below, with an honest note on how directly it is read of Christ. Read the verse first, then follow it wherever it leads.
Read it in its place
6 We are of God: he that knoweth God heareth us; he that is not of God heareth not us. Hereby know we the spirit of truth, and the spirit of error. 7 Beloved, let us love one another: for love is of God; and every one that loveth is born of God, and knoweth God. 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. 10 Herein is love, not that we loved God, but that he loved us, and sent his Son to be the propitiation for our sins.
1 John 4 · King James Version
Every collection that stands on this verse
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Questions people ask
What does 1 John 4:8 mean?
1 John 4:8 is one of the verses The Living Bread returns to again and again, because it opens onto Christ from several directions at once. Read it in its passage above, then follow the collections below to see how it is read across Scripture, each honestly labeled for how directly it speaks of Jesus.
Where is 1 John 4:8 in the Bible?
1 John 4:8 is found in the book and chapter named in the reference. You can read the whole chapter, in the King James Version, on The Living Bread.
How does 1 John 4:8 point to Jesus?
Follow the collections gathered on this page. Each one opens 1 John 4:8 from a different angle, and together they show how the verse, read in its place, leads to Christ, who said that all the Scriptures speak of Him.