1 John 4:7
Beloued, let vs loue one another: for loue commeth of God, and euery one that loueth, is borne of God, and knoweth God.
Geneva Bible 1599
In The King James Version
In Context
8Hee that loueth not, knoweth not God: for God is loue.
Cross References
John 17:3And this is life eternall, that they knowe thee to be the onely very God, and whom thou hast sent, Iesus Christ.
Galatians 4:9But now seeing ye knowe God, yea, rather are knowen of God, howe turne ye againe vnto impotent and beggerly rudiments, whereunto as from the beginning ye wil be in bondage againe?
1 Thessalonians 4:9But as touching brotherly loue, ye neede not that I write vnto you: for ye are taught of God to loue one another.
1 Peter 1:22Hauing purified your soules in obeying the trueth through the spirite, to loue brotherly without faining, loue one another with a pure heart feruently,
1 John 2:29If ye know that he is righteous, know ye that he which doeth righteously, is borne of him.
1 John 4:8Hee that loueth not, knoweth not God: for God is loue.
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 →