1 John 4:8

Geneva Bible (1560)

Hee that loueth not, knoweth not God: for God is loue.

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Referenced Verses

  • 1 John 4:16 : 16 And we haue knowen, & beleeued ye loue that God hath in vs. God is loue, and he that dwelleth in loue, dwelleth in God, & God in him.
  • 1 John 1:5 : 5 This then is the message which wee haue heard of him, and declare vnto you, that God is light, and in him is no darkenes.
  • Ps 86:15 : 15 But thou, O Lorde, art a pitifull God and mercifull, slowe to anger and great in kindenes and trueth.
  • 2 Cor 13:11 : 11 Finally brethren, fare ye wel: be perfect: be of good comfort: be of one minde: liue in peace, and the God of loue and peace shalbe with you.
  • 1 John 4:7 : 7 Beloued, let vs loue one another: for loue commeth of God, & euery one that loueth, is borne of God, and knoweth God.
  • Ps 86:5 : 5 For thou, Lord, art good and mercifull, and of great kindenes vnto all them, that call vpon thee.
  • Exod 34:6-7 : 6 So the Lord passed before his face, and cried, The Lord, the Lord, strong, mercifull, & gracious, slowe to anger, and abundant in goodnesse and trueth, 7 Reseruing mercy for thousands, forgiuing iniquitie, and transgression and sinne, and not making the wicked innocent, visiting the iniquitie of the fathers vpon ye children, & vpon childrens children, vnto the third and fourth generation.
  • 1 John 2:4 : 4 Hee that saith, I knowe him, and keepeth not his commaundements, is a liar, and the trueth is not in him.
  • 1 John 2:9 : 9 He that saith that hee is in that light, and hateth his brother, is in darkenes, vntill this time.
  • 1 John 3:6 : 6 Whosoeuer abideth in him, sinneth not: whosoeuer sinneth, hath not seene him, neither hath knowen him.
  • Eph 2:4 : 4 But God which is rich in mercie, through his great loue wherewith he loued vs,
  • Heb 12:29 : 29 For euen our God is a consuming fire.
  • John 8:54-55 : 54 Iesus answered, If I honour my selfe, mine honour is nothing worth: it is my Father that honoureth me, whome ye say, that hee is your God. 55 Yet ye haue not knowen him: but I knowe him, and if I should say I know him not, I should be a liar like vnto you: but I knowe him, and keepe his worde.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • 1 John 4:6-7
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    89%

    6We are of God, he that knoweth God, heareth vs: he that is not of God, heareth vs not. Heereby knowe wee the spirit of trueth, and the spirit of errour.

    7Beloued, let vs loue one another: for loue commeth of God, & euery one that loueth, is borne of God, and knoweth God.

  • 1 John 4:15-21
    7 verses
    82%

    15Whosoeuer confesseth that Iesus is the Sone of God, in him dwelleth God, & he in God.

    16And we haue knowen, & beleeued ye loue that God hath in vs. God is loue, and he that dwelleth in loue, dwelleth in God, & God in him.

    17Herein is that loue perfect in vs, that we should haue boldnes in the day of iudgement: for as he is, euen so are we in this world.

    18There is no feare in loue, but perfect loue casteth out feare: for feare hath painefulnesse: and he that feareth, is not perfect in loue.

    19We loue him, because he loued vs first.

    20If any man say, I loue God, and hate his brother, he is a liar: for how can he that loueth not his brother whom he hath seene, loue God whom he hath not seene?

    21And this comandemet haue we of him, that he that loueth God, should loue his brother also.

  • 1 John 4:9-13
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    9Herein was that loue of God made manifest amongst vs, because God sent that his onely begotten sonne into this world, that we might liue through him.

    10Herein is that loue, not that we loued God, but that he loued vs, and sent his Sonne to be a reconciliation for our sinnes.

    11Beloued, if God so loued vs, we ought also to loue one another.

    12No man hath seene God at any time. If we loue one another, God dwelleth in vs, and his loue is perfect in vs.

    13Hereby know we, that we dwell in him, & he in vs: because he hath giuen vs of his Spirit.

  • 1 Cor 8:2-3
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    2Nowe, if any man thinke that hee knoweth any thing, hee knoweth nothing yet as hee ought to knowe.

    3But if any man loue God, the same is knowen of him.

  • 1 John 3:14-18
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    76%

    14We know that we are translated from death vnto life, because we loue the brethren: he that loueth not his brother, abideth in death.

    15Whosoeuer hateth his brother, is a manslayer: and ye know that no manslayer hath eternall life abiding in him.

    16Hereby haue we perceiued loue, that he layde downe his life for vs: therefore we ought also to lay downe our liues for the brethren.

    17And whosoeuer hath this worlds good, and seeth his brother haue neede, & shutteth vp his compassion from him, howe dwelleth the loue of God in him?

    18My litle children, let vs not loue in worde, neither in tongue onely, but in deede and in trueth.

  • 1 John 5:1-3
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    1Whosoeuer beleeueth that Iesus is that Christ, is borne of God: and euery one that loueth him, which begate, loueth him also which is begotten of him.

    2In this we know that we loue the children of God, when we loue God, and keepe his commandements.

    3For this is the loue of God, that we keepe his commandements: and his commandements are not burdenous.

  • John 5:42
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    42But I know you, that ye haue not the loue of God in you.

  • 1 John 3:10-11
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    10In this are the children of God knowen, and the children of the deuil: whosoeuer doeth not righteousnesse, is not of God, neither he that loueth not his brother.

    11For this is the message, that ye heard from the beginning, that we should loue one another,

  • 1 John 2:3-5
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    3And hereby we are sure that we knowe him, if we keepe his commandements.

    4Hee that saith, I knowe him, and keepeth not his commaundements, is a liar, and the trueth is not in him.

    5But hee that keepeth his worde, in him is the loue of God perfect in deede: hereby wee knowe that ye are in him.

  • 2 Cor 11:11
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    11Wherefore? because I loue you not? God knoweth.

  • 1 John 3:1
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    1Beholde, what loue the Father hath giuen to vs, that we should be called the sonnes of God: for this cause this world knoweth you not, because it knoweth not him.

  • 1 John 2:15
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    15Loue not this world, neither the things that are in this world. If any man loue this world, the loue of the Father is not in him.

  • 1 Thess 4:9
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    9But as touching brotherly loue, ye neede not that I write vnto you: for ye are taught of God to loue one another.

  • 1 John 3:6
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    6Whosoeuer abideth in him, sinneth not: whosoeuer sinneth, hath not seene him, neither hath knowen him.

  • 1 Thess 4:5
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    5And not in the lust of concupiscence, euen as the Gentiles which know not God:

  • John 13:35
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    35By this shall all men knowe that ye are my disciples, if ye haue loue one to another.

  • 2 John 1:9
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    9Whosoeuer transgresseth, and abideth not in the doctrine of Christ, hath not God. He that continueth in the doctrine of Christ, he hath both the Father and the Sonne.

  • Eph 2:4
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    4But God which is rich in mercie, through his great loue wherewith he loued vs,

  • Rom 5:8
    69%

    8But God setteth out his loue towards vs, seeing that while we were yet sinners, Christ died for vs.

  • John 14:24
    69%

    24He that loueth me not, keepeth not my wordes, & the worde which ye heare, is not mine, but the Fathers which sent me.

  • 1 Cor 13:4
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    4Loue suffreth long: it is bountifull: loue enuieth not: loue doeth not boast it selfe: it is not puffed vp:

  • 1 John 3:20
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    20For if our heart condemne vs, God is greater then our heart, and knoweth all things.

  • 1 John 2:11
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    11But he that hateth his brother, is in darkenesse, and walketh in darkenesse, and knoweth not whither hee goeth, because that darkenesse hath blinded his eyes.

  • 1 John 4:2
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    2Hereby shall ye know the Spirit of God, Euery spirit which confesseth that Iesus Christ is come in the flesh, is of God.

  • Jas 4:17
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    17Therefore, to him that knoweth howe to doe well, and doeth it not, to him it is sinne.

  • 1 John 5:12
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    12He that hath that Sonne, hath that life: and he that hath not that Sonne of God, hath not that life.

  • 1 John 3:24
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    24For hee that keepeth his commaundements, dwelleth in him, and he in him: and hereby we knowe that hee abideth in vs, euen by that Spirit which he hath giuen vs.

  • 3 John 1:11
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    11Beloued, followe not that which is euill, but that which is good: he that doeth well, is of God: but he that doeth euill, hath not seene God.

  • Rom 13:10
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    10Loue doeth not euill to his neighbour: therefore is loue the fulfilling of the Lawe.