1 John 4:7
Dear friends, let us love one another, because Love comes from God; and every one who loves has received the new Life from God and knows God.
Twentieth Century New Testament
In The King James Version
In Context
8He who does not love has not learned to know God; for God is Love.
Cross References
John 17:3And the Immortal Life is this — to know thee the one true God, and Jesus Christ whom thou has sent as thy Messenger.
Galatians 4:9But now that you have found God — or, rather, have been found by him — how is it that you are turning back to that poor and feeble puerile teaching, to which yet once again you are wanting to become slaves?
1 Thessalonians 4:9As to love for the Brethren there is no need to write to you; for you have yourselves been taught by God to love one another;
1 Peter 1:22Now that, by your obedience to the Truth, you have purified your lives, so that there is growing up among you a genuine brotherly affection, love one another earnestly with all your hearts;
1 John 2:29Knowing him to be righteous, you realise that every one who lives righteously has received the new Life from him.
1 John 4:8He who does not love has not learned to know 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 →