1 John 4:7
Beloved, let us love one another; because love is of God, and every one that loves has been begotten of God, and knows God.
Darby Translation
In The King James Version
In Context
8He that loves not has not known God; for God is love.
Cross References
John 17:3And this is the eternal life, that they should know thee, the only true God, and Jesus Christ whom thou hast sent.
Galatians 4:9but now, knowing God, but rather being known by God, how do ye turn again to the weak and beggarly principles to which ye desire to be again anew in bondage?
1 Thessalonians 4:9Now concerning brotherly love ye have no need that we should write to you, for ye yourselves are taught of God to love one another.
1 Peter 1:22Having purified your souls by obedience to the truth to unfeigned brotherly love, love one another out of a pure heart fervently;
1 John 2:29If ye know that he is righteous, know that every one who practises righteousness is begotten of him.
1 John 4:8He that loves not has not known God; for God is love.
Matthew Henry on 1 John 4:5-7
Danger of Antichristian Spirit. ( a. d. 80.) 4 Ye are of God, little children, and have overcome them: because greater is he that is in you, than he that is in the world. 5 They are of the world: therefore speak they of the world, and the world heareth them. 6 We are of God: he that knoweth God heareth us; he that is not of God heareth not us. Hereby know we the spirit of truth, and the spirit of error. In these verses the apostle encourages the disciples against the fear and danger of this seducing antichristian… Read the whole commentary →