1 John 4:8

The English Standar Version

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

Cross References

Psalm 86:15

But you, O Lord, are a God merciful and gracious, slow to anger and abounding in steadfast love and faithfulness.

Psalm 86:5

For you, O Lord, are good and forgiving, abounding in steadfast love to all who call upon you.

2 Corinthians 13:11

Finally, brothers,[1] rejoice. Aim for restoration, comfort one another,[2] agree with one another, live in peace; and the God of love and peace will be with you.

Ephesians 2:4

But[2] God, being rich in mercy, because of the great love with which he loved us,

Hebrews 12:29

for our God is a consuming fire.

1 John 1:5

This is the message we have heard from him and proclaim to you, that God is light, and in him is no darkness at all.

1 John 2:4

Whoever says "I know him" but does not keep his commandments is a liar, and the truth is not in him,

1 John 2:9

Whoever says he is in the light and hates his brother is still in darkness.

1 John 3:10

By this it is evident who are the children of God, and who are the children of the devil: whoever does not practice righteousness is not of God, nor is the one who does not love his brother.

1 John 3:6

No one who abides in him keeps on sinning; no one who keeps on sinning has either seen him or known him.

1 John 4:16

So we have come to know and to believe the love that God has for us. God is love, and whoever abides in love abides in God, and God abides in him.

1 John 4:7

Beloved, let us love one another, for love is from God, and whoever loves has been born of God and knows God.