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1 John 4:8
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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.  
Verse Comparison: 1 John 4:8

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American Standard Version
He that loveth not knoweth not God; for God is love.

Amplified® Bible
He who does not love has not become acquainted with God [does not and never did know Him], for God is love.

Contemporary English Version
God is love, and anyone who doesn't love others has never known him.

Darby English Version
He that loves not has not known God; for God is love.

Good News Bible
Whoever does not love does not know God, for God is love.

International Standard Version
The person who does not love does not know God, because God is love.

King James Version
He that loveth not knoweth not God; for God is love.

New American Standard Bible
The one who does not love does not know God, for God is love.

New International Version
Whoever does not love does not know God, because God is love.

New King James Version
He who does not love does not know God, for God is love.

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
The one who does not love does not know God, for God constitutes love.

Young's Literal Translation
he who is not loving did not know God, because God is love.


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