1 Corinthians

1611 King James Version (KJV)

1 Corinthians 8:3

“But if any man loue God, the same is knowen of him.”

1611 King James Version (KJV)




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Other Translations for 1 Corinthians 8:3

But if any man love God, the same is known of him.
- King James Version

but if anyone loves God, he is known by Him.
- New American Standard Version (1995)

but if any man loveth God, the same is known by him.
- American Standard Version (1901)

But if anyone has love for God, God has knowledge of him.
- Basic English Bible

But if any one love God, *he* is known of him):
- Darby Bible

But if any man loveth God, the same is known by him.
- Webster's Bible

but if any one loves God, that man is known by God.
- Weymouth Bible

But if anyone loves God, the same is known by him.
- World English Bible

And if ony man loueth God, this is knowun of hym.
- Wycliffe Bible

and if any one doth love God, this one hath been known by Him.
- Youngs Literal Bible

Commentary for 1 Corinthians 8:3

Wesley's Notes for 1 Corinthians 8:3

8:3 He is known - That is, approved, by him. #Psalm 1:6|.


People's Bible Notes for 1 Corinthians 8:3


1Co 8:3 If any man love God. Not knowledge, but love "buildeth up" (1Co 8:1). Love, too, is a source of true knowledge. It is he who loves God who knows him. The same, grammatically, refers to God. The sentence then says, "If any man love God, the same is known by him", i.e., by that man. Love is the means of obtaining the true knowledge, the highest knowledge.

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