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1 John 4:8

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

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1 John 4:8 has 13 cross-references in the OpenBible.info data, 12 of them with at least 4 reader votes. The strongest point to 1 John 4:16 (46 votes) and 1 John 4:7 (29 votes). 35 other verses point back to it. It links with 19 other books, from Exodus 34 to 2 John 1.

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Which verses does 1 John 4:8 point to?

Ranked by reader votes. Links with fewer than 4 votes are marked weak.

  1. 1 John 4:1646 votes

    And we have come to know and believe the love that God has for us. God is love; whoever abides in love abides in God, and God in him.

  2. 1 John 4:729 votes

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

  3. Psalm 86:1528 votes

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

  4. 2 Corinthians 13:1127 votes

    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.

  5. Psalm 86:524 votes

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

  6. Exodus 34:6–720 votes

    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, 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.”

  7. Ephesians 2:420 votes

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

  8. 1 John 1:516 votes

    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.

  9. 1 John 3:612 votes

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

  10. 1 John 2:911 votes

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

  11. John 8:54–559 votes
  12. 1 John 2:44 votes

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

  13. Hebrews 12:292 votes

Which verses point to 1 John 4:8?

The 10 strongest of 35.