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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- 1 John 4:16Rank 1 from verse 8
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- Psalms 86:15Rank 3 from verse 8
- 2 Corinthians 13:11Rank 4 from verse 8
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- Exodus 34:6–7Rank 7 from verse 8
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.
- 1 John 1:5Rank 8 from verse 8
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- John 8:54–55Rank 11 from verse 8
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.
- 1 John 2:4Rank 12 from verse 8
- Hebrews 12:29Rank 13 from verse 8
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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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7Beloved, let us love one another: for love is of God; and every one that loveth is born of God, and knoweth God.
7Beloued, let vs loue one another; for loue is of God: and euery one that loueth, is borne of God and knoweth God.
8He that loveth not knoweth not God; for God is love.
8Hee that loueth not, knoweth not God: for God is loue.
Selected passage9In 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.
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.