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


In Context

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

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

7 Beloved, let us love one another: for love is from 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 towards us, because that God sent his only begotten Son into the world, that we might live through him.

10 In this 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 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.