1 John 4:8

New International Reader's Version

Anyone who does not love does not know God, because God is love.

Cross References

Psalm 86:15

But Lord, you are a God who is tender and kind. You are gracious. You are slow to get angry. You are faithful and full of love.

Psalm 86:5

Lord, you are forgiving and good. You are full of love for all who call out to you.

2 Corinthians 13:11

Finally, brothers and sisters, be joyful! Work to make things right with one another. Help one another and agree with one another. Live in peace. And the God who gives love and peace will be with you.

Ephesians 2:4

But God loves us deeply. He is full of mercy.

Hebrews 12:29

Our “God is like a fire that burns everything up.” (Deuteronomy 4:24)

1 John 1:5

Here is the message we have heard from him and announce to you. God is light. There is no darkness in him at all.

1 John 2:4

Suppose someone says, “I know him.” But suppose this person does not do what God commands. Then this person is a liar and is not telling the truth.

1 John 2:9

Suppose someone claims to be in the light but hates a brother or sister. Then they are still in the darkness.

1 John 3:10

Here is how you can tell the difference between God’s children and the devil’s children. Anyone who doesn’t do what is right isn’t God’s child. And anyone who doesn’t love their brother or sister isn’t God’s child either.

1 John 3:6

No one who remains joined to him keeps on sinning. No one who keeps on sinning has seen him or known him.

1 John 4:16

So we know that God loves us. We depend on it. God is love. Anyone who leads a life of love is joined to God. And God is joined to them.

1 John 4:7

Dear friends, let us love one another, because love comes from God. Everyone who loves has become a child of God and knows God.