1 John
King James Version (KJV)
1 John 4:8
“He that loveth not knoweth not God; for God is love.”
King James Version (KJV)
Other Translations for 1 John 4:8
Bible Commentary for 1 John 4:8
Wesley's Notes for 1 John 4:8
4:8 God is love - This little sentence brought St. John more sweetness, even in the time he was writing it, than the whole world can bring. God is often styled holy, righteous, wise; but not holiness, righteousness, or wisdom in the abstract, as he is said to be love; intimating that this is his darling, his reigning attribute, the attribute that sheds an amiable glory on all his other perfections.
People's Bible Notes for 1 John 4:8
1Jo 4:8 He that loveth not knoweth not God. He who knows not God does not love.
Hee that loueth not, knoweth not God: for God is loue.
- King James Version (1611) - View 1611 Bible Scan
The one who does not love does not know God, for God is love.
- New American Standard Version (1995)
He that loveth not knoweth not God; for God is love.
- American Standard Version (1901)
He who has no love has no knowledge of God, because God is love.
- Basic English Bible
Whoever does not love does not know God, because God is love.
- Berean Standard Bible Bible
He that loves not has not known God; for God is love.
- Darby Bible
He that loveth not, knoweth not God: for God is charity.
- Douay-Rheims Bible
He that loveth not knoweth not God; for God is love.
- English Revised Version
He who doesn't love doesn't know God, for God is love.
- World English Bible