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1 John 4:8. Οὐκ ἔγνω, knoweth not) Is not born of God, and knoweth not God.— ὁ Θεὸς ἀγάπη ἐστὶν, God is love) ἀγάπη, without the article, as in 1 John 4:16. This brief sentence imparted to John, even during the mere time which he took in writing it, more delight than the whole world can impart.
David Guzik commentary on 1 John 4, where John encourages the believers to abide in God and His love, which is perfected among us.
1 John 4:8 The one who does not love does not know God, for God is love: Greek - o me agapon (PAP) ouk egno (3SAAI) ton theon hoti o theos agape estin (3SPAI) . Wuest - The one who is not habitually loving has not come to know God, because God as to His nature is love.
16 lip 2001 · If He provides, He provides in love; if He judges, He judges in love. Love is inherent in the nature of God; it is at the heart of all God is. It is not possible to reverse “God is love” to “love is God.”. Love is of God, but love and God are not the same thing.
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).
What does 1 John 4:8 mean? Commentary, explanation and study verse by verse by John Calvin's Bible Commentary. ONLINE and FREE
17 maj 2011 · It is the recurrent theme of I John, used over seventy-seven times. See Special Topic at John 1:10. 4:8 "The one who does not love does not know God, for God is love" Lifestyle love is the true test of knowing God. This is one of John's profoundly simple statements; "God is love" matches "God is light" (cf. 1:5) and "God is spirit" (cf. John 4:24).
