1 John 4:8

Modern English Version

Anyone who does not love does not know God, for 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. Whoever lives in love lives in God, and God in him.

Psalm 86:15

But You, O Lord, are a compassionate and gracious God, slow to anger and abundant in mercy and truth.

1 John 4:7

Beloved, let us love one another, for love is of God, and everyone who loves is born of God and knows God.

2 Corinthians 13:11

Finally, brothers, rejoice. Be complete, be of good comfort, be of one mind, and live in peace, and the God of love and peace will be with you.

Psalm 86:5

For You, O Lord, are good and forgiving, abounding in mercy to all who call on You.

Ephesians 2:4

But God, being rich in mercy, because of His great love with which He loved us,

1 John 1:5

This then is the message which we have heard from Him and declare to you: God is light, and in Him is no darkness at all.

1 John 3:6

Whoever remains in Him does not sin. Whoever sins has not seen Him and does not know Him.

1 John 2:9

Whoever says he is in the light but hates his brother is in darkness even until now.

1 John 2:4

Whoever says, “I know Him,” and does not keep His commandments is a liar, and the truth is not in him.

Hebrews 12:29

For our God is a consuming fire.

1 John 3:10

In this the children of God and the children of the devil are revealed: Whoever does not live in righteousness is not of God, nor is the one who does not love his brother.