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1 John 4:8
New American Standard Bible
1 John 4:8
New American Standard Bible
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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1 John 4:8
New International Version
8 Whoever does not love does not know God, because God is love.(A)
1 John 4:8
Contemporary English Version
1 John 4:8
Contemporary English Version
8 God is love, and anyone who doesn't love others has never known him.
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1 John 4:8-10
The Message
1 John 4:8-10
The Message
God Is Love
7-10 My beloved friends, let us continue to love each other since love comes from God. Everyone who loves is born of God and experiences a relationship with God. The person who refuses to love doesn’t know the first thing about God, because God is love—so you can’t know him if you don’t love. This is how God showed his love for us: God sent his only Son into the world so we might live through him. This is the kind of love we are talking about—not that we once upon a time loved God, but that he loved us and sent his Son as a sacrifice to clear away our sins and the damage they’ve done to our relationship with God.
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1 John 4:8-10
New American Standard Bible
1 John 4:8-10
New American Standard Bible
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 John 4:9 Or among us; or in our case
- 1 John 4:10 I.e., means of reconciliation with God by atoning for sins; or sin-offering
1 John 4:8-10
New International Version
1 John 4:8-10
New International Version
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)
1 John 4:8-10
Contemporary English Version
1 John 4:8-10
Contemporary English Version
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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1 John 4:8-10
The Message
1 John 4:8-10
The Message
God Is Love
7-10 My beloved friends, let us continue to love each other since love comes from God. Everyone who loves is born of God and experiences a relationship with God. The person who refuses to love doesn’t know the first thing about God, because God is love—so you can’t know him if you don’t love. This is how God showed his love for us: God sent his only Son into the world so we might live through him. This is the kind of love we are talking about—not that we once upon a time loved God, but that he loved us and sent his Son as a sacrifice to clear away our sins and the damage they’ve done to our relationship with God.
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