1 John 4:8
The not loving does_not_know the God, that the God is-being love.
Garth's Hyper-literal Translation
In The King James Version
He that loveth not knoweth not God; for God is love.
In Context
Cross References
John 8:54Jesus responds, "If-supposing I am-esteem-izing/glorifying myself, the esteem/glory of{me} is-being nothing. The Father of{me} is-being the esteem-izing/glorifying me, whom you are-saying that he-is-being God of{us},
Ephesians 2:4Moreover, the God, being rich in to{mercy} through the much love of{same} which he-loves us,
1 John 1:5and same is-being the message-ia, which we-have-heard from of{same} and we-are-messaging-anew to{you}, that the God is-being light and darkness-ia in to{same} is_not_being, not-one.
1 John 2:9The saying to-be-being in to{the light} and hating the brother of{same} is-being in to{the darkness-ia} until presently.
1 John 4:7Beloved, we-should-be-loving one-another, that the love is-being out of{the God} and every, the loving, has-been-begotten out of{the God}, and he-is-knowing the God.
Matthew Henry on 1 John 4:8-14
Brotherly Love. ( a. d. 80.) 7 Beloved, let us love one another: for love is of God; and every one that loveth is born of God, and knoweth God. 8 He that loveth not knoweth not God; for God is love. 9 In this was manifested the love of God toward us, because that God sent his only begotten Son into the world, that we might live through him. 10 Herein is love, not that we loved God, but that he loved us, and sent his Son to be the propitiation for our sins. 11 Beloved, if God so loved us, we ought also to love one… Read the whole commentary →