Devine Scripture

1 John 4:7

1 John chapter 4 · verse 7 in three public-domain English translations with cross-references

Parallel translations

WEB

World English Bible · 2000

Beloved, let us love one another: for love is of God; and every one that loveth is begotten of God, and knoweth God.

KJV

King James Version · 1611

Beloved, let us love one another: for love is of God; and every one that loveth is born of God, and knoweth God.

ASV

American Standard Version · 1901

Beloved, let us love one another: for love is of God; and every one that loveth is begotten of God, and knoweth God.

Context

v.6We are of God: he that knoweth God heareth us; he who is not of God heareth us not. By this we know the spirit of truth, and the spirit of error.

v.7This passage

v.8He that loveth not knoweth not God; for God is love.

Cross references

Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  • 2 Timothy 1:7

    For God gave us not a spirit of fearfulness; but of power and love and discipline.

  • 1 John 2:10

    He that loveth his brother abideth in the light, and there is no occasion of stumbling in him.

  • 1 Peter 1:22

    Seeing ye have purified your souls in your obedience to the truth unto unfeigned love of the brethren, love one another from the heart fervently:

  • Galatians 5:22

    But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, kindness, goodness, faithfulness,

  • 1 John 4:20

    If a man say, I love God, and hateth his brother, he is a liar: for he that loveth not his brother whom he hath seen, cannot love God whom he hath not seen.

  • Galatians 4:9

    but now that ye have come to know God, or rather to be known by God, how turn ye back again to the weak and beggarly rudiments, whereunto ye desire to be in bondage over again?