1 John 4:8

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ESV	Anyone who does not love does not know God, because God is love.
NIV	Whoever does not love does not know God, because God is love.
NLT	But anyone who does not love does not know God, for God is love.
KJV	He that loveth not knoweth not God; for God is love.

^{1 John 4:7 ← 1 John 4:8 → 1 John 4:9}