1 John 4:8
He that loveth not knoweth not God; for God is love.
Hee that loueth not, knoweth not God: for God is loue.
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6And the Lord passed by before him, and proclaimed, The Lord, The Lord God, merciful and gracious, longsuffering, and abundant in goodness and truth,
7Keeping mercy for thousands, forgiving iniquity and transgression and sin, and that will by no means clear the guilty; visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children, and upon the children’s children, unto the third and to the fourth generation.
6And the LORD passed by before him, and proclaimed, The LORD, The LORD God, mercifull and gracious, long suffering, and abundant in goodnesse and trueth,
7Keeping mercie for thousands, forgiuing iniquitie and transgression and sinne, and that will by no meanes cleere the guiltie, *visiting the iniquitie of the fathers vpon the children, and vpon the childrens children, vnto the third and to the fourth generation.
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54Jesus answered, If I honour myself, my honour is nothing: it is my Father that honoureth me; of whom ye say, that he is your God:
55Yet ye have not known him; but I know him: and if I should say, I know him not, I shall be a liar like unto you: but I know him, and keep his saying.
54Iesus answered, If I honour myselfe, my honour is nothing: it is my Father that honoureth me, of whom ye say, that he is your God:
55Yet ye haue not knowen him, but I know him: and if I should say, I know him not, I shalbe a lyar like vnto you: but I know him, and keepe his saying.
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1 John 4:8
Loves; regards with affection, goodwill, or devoted care.
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The one true God.
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1. In behalf of or in the place of. 2. With respect to, concerning, or toward. 3. Because of or on account of. 4. During or throughout. 5. In order to obtain or reach. 6. As a conjunction, because or seeing that.
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Sense 1: Affection, attachment, delight, goodwill, commitment, or devotion. Sense 2: To regard with affection or devotion. Sense 3: A beloved person.
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4:1BELOVED, believe not every spirit, but try the spirits whether they are of God: because many false prophets are gone out into the world.
4:1¶ Beloued, beleeue not euery spirit, but trie the spirits, whether they are of God: because many false prophets are gone out into the world.
4:2Hereby know ye the Spirit of God: Every spirit that confesseth that Jesus Christ is come in the flesh is of God:
4:2Hereby know ye the spirit of God: euery spirit that confesseth that Iesus Christ is come in the flesh, is of God.
4:3And every spirit that confesseth not that Jesus Christ is come in the flesh is not of God: and this is that spirit of antichrist, whereof ye have heard that it should come; and even now already is it in the world.
4:3And euery Spirit that confesseth not that Iesus Christ is come in the flesh, is not of God: and this is that spirit of Antichrist, whereof you haue heard, that it should come, and euen now already is it in the world.
4:4Ye are of God, little children, and have overcome them: because greater is he that is in you, than he that is in the world.
4:4Ye are of God, little children, and haue ouercome them: because greater is he that is in you, then he that is in the world.
4:5They are of the world: therefore speak they of the world, and the world heareth them.
4:5They are of the world: therefore speake they of the world, and the world heareth them.
4:6We are of God: he that knoweth God heareth us; he that is not of God heareth not us. Hereby know we the spirit of truth, and the spirit of error.
4:6We are of God: hee that knoweth God, heareth vs: he that is not of God heareth not vs, hereby know wee the spirit of trueth, and the spirit of errour.
4:7Beloved, let us love one another: for love is of God; and every one that loveth is born of God, and knoweth God.
4:7Beloued, let vs loue one another; for loue is of God: and euery one that loueth, is borne of God and knoweth God.
4:8He that loveth not knoweth not God; for God is love.
4:8Hee that loueth not, knoweth not God: for God is loue.
Selected passage4:9In this was manifested the love of God toward us, because that God sent his only begotten Son into the world, that we might live through him.
4:9In this was manifested the loue of God towards vs, because that God sent his only begotten Sonne into the world, that we might liue through him.
4:10Herein is love, not that we loved God, but that he loved us, and sent his Son to be the propitiation for our sins.
4:10Herein is loue, not that wee loued God, but that he loued vs, and sent his Sonne to be y e propitiation for our sins.
4:11Beloved, if God so loved us, we ought also to love one another.
4:11Beloued, if God so loued vs, wee ought also to loue one another.
4:12No man hath seen God at any time. If we love one another, God dwelleth in us, and his love is perfected in us.
4:12No man hath seene God at any time. If wee loue one another, God dwelleth in vs, and his loue is perfected in vs.
4:13Hereby know we that we dwell in him, and he in us, because he hath given us of his Spirit.
4:13Hereby know wee that we dwell in him and he in vs, because hee hath giuen vs of his Spirit.