8He that loves not knows not God; for God is love.


In Context

5 They are of the world: therefore speak they of the world, and the world hears them.

6 We are of God: he that knows God hears us; he that is not of God hears 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 loves is born of God, and knows God.

8 He that loves not knows 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 4:8 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

4:8He that loveth not knoweth not God; for God is love.

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

4:8Whoever does not love does not know God, because God is love.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

4:8He that loveth not, knoweth not God: for God is charity.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

4:8He that loveth not knoweth not God; for God is love.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

4:8He that loves not has not known God; for God is love.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

4:8He that loveth not knoweth not God; for God is love.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

4:8He that loveth not, knoweth not God; for God is love.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

4:8He who doesn't love doesn't know God, for God is love.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

4:8he who is not loving did not know God, because God is love.