1 John 4:8

Love Comes from God

7Beloved, let us love one another, because love comes from God. Everyone who loves has been born of God and knows God.8Whoever does not love does not know God, because God is love.

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Berean Standard Bible
Whoever does not love does not know God, because God is love.
American Standard Version (1901)
He that loveth not knoweth not God; for God is love.
Bible in Basic English
He who has no love has no knowledge of God, because God is love.
Douay-Rheims 1899
He that loveth not, knoweth not God: for God is charity.
Free Bible Version
Those who don't love don't know God, for God is love.
Geneva Bible 1599
Hee that loueth not, knoweth not God: for God is loue.
King James (Authorized) Version
He that loveth not knoweth not God; for God is love.
Translation for Translators
God’s nature is to love all people. So those who do not love their fellow believers do not ◄know/have a relationship with► God.
Unlocked Literal Bible
The person who does not love does not know God, for God is love.
Noah Webster Bible
He that loveth not, knoweth not God; for God is love.
World English Bible
He who doesn’t love doesn’t know God, for God is love.
Young's Literal Translation
he who is not loving did not know God, because God is love.