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English Standard Version. 8 Anyone who does not love does not know God, because God is love. Read full chapter.
- 1 John 4
13 By this we know that we abide in him and he in us,...
- 1 John 4
13 By this we know that we abide in him and he in us, because he has given us of his Spirit. 14 And we have seen and testify that the Father has sent his Son to be the Savior of the world. 15 Whoever confesses that Jesus is the Son of God, God abides in him, and he in God. 16 So we have come to know and to believe the love that God has for us.
God is love, and whoever abides in love abides in God, and God abides in him. 17 By this is love perfected with us, so that we may have confidence for the day of judgment, because as he is so also are we in this world. 18 There is no fear in love, but perfect love casts out fear.
13 s By this we know that we abide in him and he in us, because he has given us of his Spirit. 14 And t we have seen and testify that u the Father has sent his Son to be the Savior of v the world. 15 w Whoever confesses that Jesus is the Son of God, God abides in him, and he in God.
The one who does not love does not know God, because God is love. The one who does not love has not become acquainted with God [does not and never did know Him], for God is love. [He is the originator of love, and it is an enduring attribute of His nature.]
What does 1 John 4:8 mean? In the second sentence of this section, John adds the comment that those who don't love have no fellowship with God. The phrase "know God" uses the Greek root word ginosko. This is the same term used in verse 7, and many other places in the New Testament (John 17:3).
4 g I rejoiced greatly to find some of your children walking in the truth, just as we were commanded by the Father. 5 And now I ask you, dear lady— h not as though I were writing you a new commandment, but the one we have had from the beginning— i that we love one another. 6 And j this is love, that we walk according to his commandments ...
