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1 John 4:8
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8 The one who does not love does not know God, because (A)God is love.

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1 John 4:8
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8 Whoever does not love does not know God, because God is love.(A)

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1 John 4:8
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8 God is love, and anyone who doesn't love others has never known him.

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1 John 4:8-10
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8 The one who does not love does not know God, because (A)God is love. 9 By this the love of God was revealed [a](B)in us, that (C)God has sent His only Son into the world so that we may live through Him. 10 In this is love, (D)not that we loved God, but that (E)He loved us and sent His Son to be (F)the [b]propitiation for our sins.

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  1. 1 John 4:9 Or among us; or in our case
  2. 1 John 4:10 I.e., means of reconciliation with God by atoning for sins; or sin-offering
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1 John 4:8-10
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8 Whoever does not love does not know God, because God is love.(A) 9 This is how God showed his love among us: He sent his one and only Son(B) into the world that we might live through him.(C) 10 This is love: not that we loved God, but that he loved us(D) and sent his Son as an atoning sacrifice for our sins.(E)

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1 John 4:8-10
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8 God is love, and anyone who doesn't love others has never known him. 9 God showed his love for us when he sent his only Son into the world to give us life. 10 Real love isn't our love for God, but his love for us. God sent his Son to be the sacrifice by which our sins are forgiven.

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