1 John 4:8 “Whoever does not love does not know God, because God is love.”

1 John 4:8

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

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

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

World English Bible

He who doesn’t love doesn’t know God, for God is love.

American Standard Version

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

Geneva Bible 1599

Hee that loueth not, knoweth not God: for God is loue.

Darby Translation

He that loves not has not known God; for God is love.

Young's Literal Translation

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

Bible in Basic English

He who has no love has no knowledge of God, because God is love.

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Cross references

“knoweth”

1 John 3:6 1 John 2:9 1 John 2:4 John 8:54 John 8:55

1 John 3:6 · BSB

No one who remains in Him keeps on sinning. No one who continues to sin has seen Him or known Him.

1 John 2:9 · BSB

If anyone claims to be in the light but hates his brother, he is still in the darkness.

1 John 2:4 · BSB

If anyone says, “I know Him,” but does not keep His commandments, he is a liar, and the truth is not in him.

John 8:54 · BSB

Jesus answered, “If I glorify Myself, My glory means nothing. The One who glorifies Me is My Father, of whom you say, ‘He is our God.’

John 8:55 · BSB

You do not know Him, but I know Him. If I said I did not know Him, I would be a liar like you. But I do know Him, and I keep His word.

“God is”

Psalm 86:15 2 Corinthians 13:11 Psalm 86:5 Ephesians 2:4 1 John 1:5 Hebrews 12:29

Psalm 86:15 · BSB

But You, O Lord, are a compassionate and gracious God, slow to anger, abounding in loving devotion and faithfulness.

2 Corinthians 13:11 · BSB

Finally, brothers, rejoice! Aim for perfect harmony, encourage one another, be of one mind, live in peace. And the God of love and peace will be with you.

Psalm 86:5 · BSB

For You, O Lord, are kind and forgiving, rich in loving devotion to all who call on You.

Ephesians 2:4 · BSB

But because of His great love for us, God, who is rich in mercy,

1 John 1:5 · BSB

And this is the message we have heard from Him and announce to you: God is light, and in Him there is no darkness at all.

Hebrews 12:29 · BSB

“For our God is a consuming fire.”

Also

1 John 4:16 1 John 4:7

1 John 4:16 · BSB

And we have come to know and believe the love that God has for us. God is love; whoever abides in love abides in God, and God in him.

1 John 4:7 · BSB

Beloved, let us love one another, because love comes from God. Everyone who loves has been born of God and knows God.

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

7Beloved, let us love one another, because love comes from God. Everyone who loves has been born of God and knows God.

9This is how God’s love was revealed among us: God sent His one and only Son into the world, so that we might live through Him.

Read 1 John 4