1 Corinthians 8:3
But if anyone loves God, that person is known by him.
Unlocked Literal Bible
In The King James Version
But if any man love God, the same is known of him.
In Context
2If anyone thinks he knows something, that person does not yet know as he should know.
Cross References
Exodus 33:17Yahweh said to Moses, “I will also do this thing that you have requested, for you have found favor in my eyes, and I know you by name.”
Psalms 17:3If you test my heart, if you come to me in the night, 1 you will purify me and will not find any evil plans; my mouth will not transgress. 1
Jeremiah 1:5“Before I formed you in the womb, I chose you; 1 before you came out from the womb I set you apart; I made you a prophet to the nations.”
Matthew 7:23Then will I openly declare to them, 'I never knew you! Get away from me, you evildoers!'
John 21:17He said to him a third time, “Simon son of John, do you love me?” Peter was sad because Jesus had said to him a third time, “Do you love me?” He said to him, “Lord, you know all things, you know that I love you.” Jesus said to him, “Feed my sheep.
Romans 11:2God did not reject his people, whom he foreknew. Do you not know what the scripture says about Elijah, how he pleaded with God against Israel?
Matthew Henry on 1 Corinthians 8:2-4
On Things Offered to Idols. ( a. d. 57.) 1 Now as touching things offered unto idols, we know that we all have knowledge. Knowledge puffeth up, but charity edifieth. 2 And if any man think that he knoweth any thing, he knoweth nothing yet as he ought to know. 3 But if any man love God, the same is known of him. The apostle comes here to the case of things that had been offered to idols, concerning which some of them sought satisfaction: a case that frequently occurred in that age of Christianity, when the church… Read the whole commentary →