1 John 4:8

New Century Version

Whoever does not love does not know God, because God is love.

Cross References

Psalm 86:15

But, Lord, you are a God who shows mercy and is kind. You don’t become angry quickly. You have great love and faithfulness.

Psalm 86:5

Lord, you are kind and forgiving and have great love for those who call to you.

2 Corinthians 13:11

Now, brothers and sisters, I say good-bye. Live in harmony. Do what I have asked you to do. Agree with each other, and live in peace. Then the God of love and peace will be with you.

Ephesians 2:4

But God’s mercy is great, and he loved us very much.

Hebrews 12:29

because our God is like a fire that burns things up.

1 John 1:5

Here is the message we have heard from Christ and now announce to you: God is light, and in him there is no darkness at all.

1 John 2:4

Anyone who says, “I know God,” but does not obey God’s commands is a liar, and the truth is not in that person.

1 John 2:9

Anyone who says, “I am in the light,” but hates a brother or sister, is still in the darkness.

1 John 3:10

So we can see who God’s children are and who the devil’s children are: Those who do not do what is right are not God’s children, and those who do not love their brothers and sisters are not God’s children.

1 John 3:6

So anyone who lives in Christ does not go on sinning. Anyone who goes on sinning has never really understood Christ and has never known him.

1 John 4:16

And so we know the love that God has for us, and we trust that love. God is love. Those who live in love live in God, and God lives in them.

1 John 4:7

Dear friends, we should love each other, because love comes from God. Everyone who loves has become God’s child and knows God.