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1 John 4:8

King James Version (KJV)

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

Translations

1 John 4:8 - Amplified Bible

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

1 John 4:8 - American Standard Version

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

1 John 4:8 - Bible in Basic English

He who has no love has no knowledge of God, because God is love.

1 John 4:8 - Darby Bible

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

1 John 4:8 - English Standard Version

Anyone who does not love does not know God, because God is love.

1 John 4:8 - King James Version

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

1 John 4:8 - La Biblia de las Americas

El que no ama no conoce a Dios, porque Dios es amor.

1 John 4:8 - The Message

1 John 4:8 - New American Standard Bible

The one who does not love does not know God, for God is love.

1 John 4:8 - Nueva Biblia Latinoamericana de Hoy

El que no ama no conoce a Dios, porque Dios es amor.

1 John 4:8 - World English Bible

He who doesn`t love doesn`t know God, for God is love.

1 John 4:8 - Young's Living Translation

he who is not loving did not know God, because God is love.

1 John 4:8 - Additional Comments

If a person does not express agape love, we must conclude they do not know God. God is the one who quickens our spirit to act in love.
If you are to take on the nature of God, you need to do no more than to love. See 1 Cor 13.
If you wish to see God, you can get a glimpse by seeing someone act out of love.
Any attempt by sinners to love, without God, is not agape, is not God's love, is not the ultimate love, and is only a weak attempt at it.
Note that God is light as well as love (1 John 1:5).

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