1 John 4:8
Modern Translations
New International Version
Whoever does not love does not know God, because God is love.

New Living Translation
But anyone who does not love does not know God, for God is love.

English Standard Version
Anyone who does not love does not know God, because God is love.

Berean Study Bible
Whoever does not love does not know God, because God is love.

New American Standard Bible
The one who does not love does not know God, because God is love.

NASB 1995
The one who does not love does not know God, for God is love.

NASB 1977
The one who does not love does not know God, for God is love.

Amplified Bible
The one who does not love has not become acquainted with God [does not and never did know Him], for God is love. [He is the originator of love, and it is an enduring attribute of His nature.]

Christian Standard Bible
The one who does not love does not know God, because God is love.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
The one who does not love does not know God, because God is love.

Contemporary English Version
God is love, and anyone who doesn't love others has never known him.

Good News Translation
Whoever does not love does not know God, for God is love.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
The person who doesn't love doesn't know God, because God is love.

International Standard Version
The person who does not love does not know God, because God is love.

NET Bible
The person who does not love does not know God, because God is love.
Classic Translations
King James Bible
He that loveth not knoweth not God; for God is love.

New King James Version
He who does not love does not know God, for God is love.

King James 2000 Bible
He that loves not knows not God; for God is love.

New Heart English Bible
He who does not love does not know God, for God is love.

World English Bible
He who doesn't love doesn't know God, for God is love.

American King James Version
He that loves not knows not God; for God is love.

American Standard Version
He that loveth not knoweth not God; for God is love.

A Faithful Version
The one who does not love does not know God because God is love.

Darby Bible Translation
He that loves not has not known God; for God is love.

English Revised Version
He that loveth not knoweth not God; for God is love.

Webster's Bible Translation
He that loveth not, knoweth not God; for God is love.

Early Modern
Geneva Bible of 1587
Hee that loueth not, knoweth not God: for God is loue.

Bishops' Bible of 1568
He that loueth not, knoweth not God: for God is loue.

Coverdale Bible of 1535
He that loueth not, knoweth not God: for God is loue.

Tyndale Bible of 1526
He that loveth not knoweth not God: for God is love.
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
he who is not loving did not know God, because God is love.

Berean Literal Bible
The one not loving has not known God, because God is love.

Young's Literal Translation
he who is not loving did not know God, because God is love.

Smith's Literal Translation
He not loving knows not God; for God is love.

Literal Emphasis Translation
The one not living, has not known God; because God is love.

Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
He that loveth not, knoweth not God: for God is charity.

Catholic Public Domain Version
Whoever does not love, does not know God. For God is love.

Translations from Aramaic
Aramaic Bible in Plain English
Because God is love, and everyone who does not love does not know God.

Lamsa Bible
He who does not love, does not know God; for God is love.

NT Translations
Anderson New Testament
He that loves not, does not know God; for God is love.

Godbey New Testament
The one not loving with divine love does not know God; because God is divine love.

Haweis New Testament
He that loveth not, never knew God; for God is love.

Mace New Testament
he that has not social affection, does not know God; for God is love.

Weymouth New Testament
He who is destitute of love has never had any knowledge of God; because God is love.

Worrell New Testament
He that loves not never knew God; because God is love.

Worsley New Testament
He, that loveth not, knoweth not God: for God is love.
















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