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


In Context

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

6 We are of God. He that knoweth God, heareth us. He that is not of God, heareth us not. By this we know the spirit of truth, and the spirit of error.

7 Dearly beloved, let us love one another, for charity 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 charity.

9 By this hath the charity of God appeared towards us, because God hath sent his only begotten Son into the world, that we may live by him.

10 In this is charity: not as though we had loved God, but because he hath first loved us, and sent his Son to be a 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 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.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

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