1 John

1 John 4:7–8

⁷Beloved, let us love one another, because love comes from God. Everyone who loves has been born of God and knows God. ⁸Whoever does not love does not know God, because God is love.

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1 John 4:7

English	Greek	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Beloved	Ἀγαπητοί	Agapētoi	Adjective - Vocative Masculine Plural	G27 loved, beloved
let us love	ἀγαπῶμεν	agapōmen	Verb - Present Subjunctive Active - 1st Person Plural	G25 I love
one another	ἀλλήλους	allēlous	Personal / Reciprocal Pronoun - Accusative Masculine Plural	G240 one another
because	ὅτι	hoti	Conjunction	G3754 that, since, because
love	ἀγάπη	agapē	Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular	G26 love
comes	ἐστιν	estin	Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular	G1510 I am, exist
from	ἐκ	ek	Preposition	G1537 from out, out from among, from
God	Θεοῦ	Theou	Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular	G2316 God, a god
Everyone	πᾶς	pas	Adjective - Nominative Masculine Singular	G3956 all, the whole, every kind of
who	ὁ	ho	Article - Nominative Masculine Singular	G3588 the
loves	ἀγαπῶν	agapōn	Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular	G25 I love
has been born	γεγέννηται	gegennētai	Verb - Perfect Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person Singular	G1080 I beget, bring forth, give birth to
of	ἐκ	ek	Preposition	G1537 from out, out from among, from
God	Θεοῦ	Theou	Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular	G2316 God, a god
and	καὶ	kai	Conjunction	G2532 and, even, also, namely
knows	γινώσκει	ginōskei	Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular	G1097 I come to know, learn, realize
God	Θεόν	Theon	Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular	G2316 God, a god

1 John 4:8

English	Greek	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Whoever	ὁ	ho	Article - Nominative Masculine Singular	G3588 the
does not love	ἀγαπῶν	agapōn	Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular	G25 I love
does not know	ἔγνω	egnō	Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular	G1097 I come to know, learn, realize
God	Θεόν	Theon	Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular	G2316 God, a god
because	ὅτι	hoti	Conjunction	G3754 that, since, because
God	Θεὸς	Theos	Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular	G2316 God, a god
is	ἐστίν	estin	Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular	G1510 I am, exist
love	ἀγάπη	agapē	Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular	G26 love

Cross-references

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1 John 4:7 1 John 4:20–5:1 · 1 John 4:8 · 1 Peter 1:22 · 1 John 2:10 · Galatians 5:22 · 1 Thessalonians 4:9–10 · 2 Timothy 1:7 · 1 John 4:12 · 1 John 3:10–23 · 1 John 2:29 · Deuteronomy 30:6 · John 17:3

1 John 4:8 1 John 4:16 · 1 John 4:7 · Psalm 86:15 · 2 Corinthians 13:11 · Psalm 86:5 · Ephesians 2:4 · Exodus 34:6–7 · 1 John 1:5 · 1 John 3:6 · 1 John 2:9 · John 8:54–55 · 1 John 2:4

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.