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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 4:8 — Greek Interlinear

Greek · 1 John 4:812 words
GreekMeaning
ὁho
The onearticleG3588
μὴmē
notadverbG3361
ἀγαπῶνagapōn
lovingverbG25
οὐκouk
notadverbG3756
ἔγνωegnō
has knownverbG1097
τὸνton
thearticleG3588
θεόνtheon
GodnounG2316
ὅτιhoti
becausewordG3754
ὁho
thearticleG3588
θεὸςtheos
GodnounG2316
ἀγάπηagapē
lovenounG26
ἐστίνestin
isverbG1510
ℹGreek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.
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James ThorntonNote1mo ago
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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