1 John 4:8

Weymouth NT

He who is destitute of love has never had any knowledge of God; because God is love.

Cross References

2 Corinthians 13:11

(13:11) Finally, brethren, be joyful, secure perfection of character, take courage, be of one mind, live in peace. And then God who gives love and peace will be with you.(13:12) Salute one another with a holy kiss.

Ephesians 2:4

But God, being rich in mercy, because of the intense love which He bestowed on us,

Hebrews 12:29

For our God is also a consuming fire.

1 John 1:5

This is the Message which we have heard from the Lord Jesus and now deliver to you–God is Light, and in Him there is no darkness.

1 John 2:4

He who professes to know Him, and yet does not obey His commands, is a liar, and the truth has no place in his heart.

1 John 2:9

Any one who professes to be in the light and yet hates his brother man is still in darkness.

1 John 3:10

By this we can distinguish God's children and the Devil's children: no one who fails to act righteously is a child of God, nor he who does not love his brother man.

1 John 3:6

No one who continues in union with Him lives in sin: no one who lives in sin has seen Him or knows Him.

1 John 4:16

And, as for us, we know the love which God has for us, and we confide in it. God is love, and he who continues to love continues in union with God, and God continues in union with him.

1 John 4:7

Dear friends, let us love one another; for love has its origin in God, and every one who loves has become a child of God and is beginning to know God.