1 John 4:8

Christian Standard Bible Anglicised

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

Cross References

1 John 4:16

And we have come to know and to believe the love that God has for us. God is love, and the one who remains in love remains in God, and God remains in him.

1 John 4:7

Dear friends, let us love one another, because love is from God, and everyone who loves has been born of God  and knows God.

2 Corinthians 13:11

Finally, brothers and sisters, rejoice.  Become mature, be encouraged,  be of the same mind,  be at peace,  and the God of love  and peace will be with you.

Ephesians 2:4

But God, who is rich in mercy,  because of his great love  that he had for us,

1 John 1:5

This is the message we have heard from him and declare to you: God is light,  and there is absolutely no darkness in him.

1 John 3:6

Everyone who remains in him  does not sin;  , everyone who sins  has not seen him or known him.

1 John 2:9

The one who says he is in the light but hates his brother or sister  is in the darkness until now.

1 John 2:4

The one who says, ‘I have come to know him,’ and yet doesn’t keep his commands, is a liar, and the truth is not in him.

Hebrews 12:29

for our God is a consuming fire.

1 John 3:10

This is how God’s children and the devil’s children become obvious. Whoever does not do what is right is not of God, especially the one who does not love his brother or sister.