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1 John 4:7
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5 aThey are of the world. Therefore they speak as of the world, and bthe world hears them.  
6 We are of God. He who knows God hears us; he who is not of God does not hear us. aBy this we know the spirit of truth and the spirit of error.  

Knowing God Through Love

7 aBeloved, let us love one another, for love is of God; and everyone who bloves is born of God and knows God.  
8 He who does not love does not know God, for God is love.
9 aIn this the love of God was manifested toward us, that God has sent His only begotten bSon into the world, that we might live through Him.  
10 In this is love, anot that we loved God, but that He loved us and sent His Son bto be the propitiation for our sins.  
11 Beloved, aif God so loved us, we also ought to love one another.  

Seeing God Through Love

12 aNo one has seen God at any time. If we love one another, God abides in us, and His love has been perfected in us.  
13 aBy this we know that we abide in Him, and He in us, because He has given us of His Spirit.  
14 And awe have seen and testify that bthe Father has sent the Son as Savior of the world.  
Verse Comparison: 1 John 4:7

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American Standard Version
Beloved, let us love one another: for love is of God; and every one that loveth is begotten of God, and knoweth God.

Amplified® Bible
Beloved, let us love one another, for love is (springs) from God; and he who loves [his fellowmen] is begotten (born) of God and is coming [progressively] to know {and} understand God [to perceive and recognize and get a better and clearer knowledge of Him].

Contemporary English Version
My dear friends, we must love each other. Love comes from God, and when we love each other, it shows that we have been given new life. We are now God's children, and we know him.

Darby English Version
Beloved, let us love one another; because love is of God, and every one that loves has been begotten of God, and knows God.

Good News Bible
Dear friends, let us love one another, because love comes from God. Whoever loves is a child of God and knows God.

International Standard Version
Dear friends, let us continually love one another, because love comes from God. Everyone who loves has been born from God and knows God.

King James Version
Beloved, let us love one another: for love is of God; and every one that loveth is born of God, and knoweth God.

New American Standard Bible
Beloved, let us love one another, for love is from God; and everyone who loves is born of God and knows God.

New International Version
Dear friends, let us love one another, for love comes from God. Everyone who loves has been born of God and knows God.

New King James Version
Beloved, let us love one another, for love is of God; and everyone who loves is born of God and knows God.

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
Beloved, let us love one another, for love comes from God; and everyone who loves has become born of God and knows God.

Young's Literal Translation
Beloved, may we love one another, because the love is of God, and every one who is loving, of God he hath been begotten, and doth know God;


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