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1 John 4:6-8
Holman Christian Standard Bible
1 John 4:6-8
Holman Christian Standard Bible
6 We are from God. Anyone who knows God listens to us;(A) anyone who is not from God does not listen to us. From this we know the Spirit of truth and the spirit of deception.(B)
Knowing God through Love
7 Dear friends, let us love one another, because love is from God, and everyone who loves has been born of God(C) and knows God. 8 The one who does not love does not know God, because God is love.
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1 John 4:6-8
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1 John 4:6-8
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6 We are from God, and whoever knows God listens to us; but whoever is not from God does not listen to us.(A) This is how we recognize the Spirit[a] of truth(B) and the spirit of falsehood.(C)
God’s Love and Ours
7 Dear friends, let us love one another,(D) for love comes from God. Everyone who loves has been born of God(E) and knows God.(F) 8 Whoever does not love does not know God, because God is love.(G)
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- 1 John 4:6 Or spirit
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