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1 John 4:8 — King James Version← Study notes

He that loveth not knoweth not God; for God is love.


1 John 4:8Greek Interlinear

Greek · 1 John 4:812 words
GreekMeaning
ho
The onearticleG3588
μὴ
notadverbG3361
ἀγαπῶνagapōn
lovingverbG25
οὐκouk
notadverbG3756
ἔγνωegnō
has knownverbG1097
τὸνton
thearticleG3588
θεόνtheon
GodnounG2316
ὅτιhoti
becausewordG3754
ho
thearticleG3588
θεὸςtheos
GodnounG2316
ἀγάπηagapē
lovenounG26
ἐστίνestin
isverbG1510
Greek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.

Church Fathers on 1 John 4:8

“We are of God.” 1 John 4:6 Let us see why; see whether it be for any other thing than charity. “We are of God: he that knows God hears us; he that is not of God hears not us. Hereby know we the spirit of truth, and of error:” namely by this, that he that hears us has the spirit of truth; he that hears not us, has the spirit of error. Let us see what he advises, and let us choose rather to hear him advising in the spirit of truth, and not antichrists, not lovers of the world,…

Augustine · 4th century · Homily 7 on the First Epistle of John
Nicene & Post-Nicene / Ante-Nicene Fathers translations · public domain
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God Is Love
The simplest sentence in the Bible nearly broke me when I actually read it: 'God is love.' Not God has love or God gives love. God IS love. Love is God's nature. I'd been taught God was justice, God ...
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