Stilling Waves Bible 1 John 4

1 John 4:7 KJV

Beloved, let us love one another: for love is of God; and every one that loveth is born of God, and knoweth God.King James Version
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The same verse in modern English

Beloved, let’s love one another, for love is of God; and everyone who loves has been born of God and knows God.1 John 4:7, World English Bible (WEB)

1 John 4:7 in the WEB, with its own quiet pause

Older words in this verse

-eth (loveth, knoweth)
the old way of writing -s: maketh means makes, leadeth means leads

From 1 John 4

Love does not begin with us; God loved first. Let that settle. What fear might loosen its grip if you let yourself be loved that completely?

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More from 1 John 4 in the KJV: 1 John 4:8 1 John 4:9 1 John 4:10 1 John 4:11 1 John 4:12 1 John 4:13 1 John 4:14 1 John 4:15 1 John 4:16 1 John 4:17 all KJV verses

Scripture: King James Version (1769 text), from eBible.org and the CrossWire Bible Society; public domain outside the United Kingdom, and in the United Kingdom under Crown patent, administered by Cambridge University Press. About the KJV here.