1 John 4:8

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1 John 4:6–10 · Berean Standard Bible

6 We are from God. Whoever knows God listens to us; whoever is not from God does not listen to us. That is how we know the Spirit of truth and the spirit of deception.

7 Beloved, let us love one another, because love comes from God. Everyone who loves has been born of God and knows God.

8 Whoever does not love does not know God, because God is love.

9 This is how God’s love was revealed among us: God sent His one and only Son into the world, so that we might live through Him.

10 And love consists in this: not that we loved God, but that He loved us and sent His Son as the atoning sacrifice for our sins.

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The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge lists these related verses. Scripture text comes from the Berean Standard Bible.

1 John 2:4

If anyone says, “I know Him,” but does not keep His commandments, he is a liar, and the truth is not in him.

1 John 2:9

If anyone claims to be in the light but hates his brother, he is still in the darkness.

1 John 3:6

No one who remains in Him keeps on sinning. No one who continues to sin has seen Him or known Him.

John 8:54

Jesus answered, “If I glorify Myself, My glory means nothing. The One who glorifies Me is My Father, of whom you say ‘He is our God.’

John 8:55

You do not know Him, but I know Him. If I said I did not know Him, I would be a liar like you. But I do know Him, and I keep His word.

1 John 1:5

And this is the message we have heard from Him and announce to you: God is light, and in Him there is no darkness at all.

Exodus 34:6

Then the LORD passed in front of Moses and called out: “The LORD, the LORD God, is compassionate and gracious, slow to anger, abounding in loving devotion and faithfulness,

Exodus 34:7

maintaining loving devotion to a thousand generations, forgiving iniquity, transgression, and sin. Yet He will by no means leave the guilty unpunished; He will visit the iniquity of the fathers on their children and grandchildren to the third and fourth generations.”

Psalms 86:5

For You, O Lord, are kind and forgiving, rich in loving devotion to all who call on You.

Psalms 86:15

But You, O Lord, are a compassionate and gracious God, slow to anger, abounding in loving devotion and faithfulness.

2 Corinthians 13:11

Finally, brothers, rejoice! Aim for perfect harmony, encourage one another, be of one mind, live in peace. And the God of love and peace will be with you.

Ephesians 2:4

But because of His great love for us, God, who is rich in mercy,

Hebrews 12:29

“For our God is a consuming fire.”