1 Corinthians 8:3
New International Version
But whoever loves God is known by God.

New Living Translation
But the person who loves God is the one whom God recognizes.

English Standard Version
But if anyone loves God, he is known by God.

Berean Standard Bible
But the one who loves God is known by God.

Berean Literal Bible
But if anyone loves God, he is known by Him.

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

New King James Version
But if anyone loves God, this one is known by Him.

New American Standard Bible
but if anyone loves God, he is known by Him.

NASB 1995
but if anyone loves God, he is known by Him.

NASB 1977
but if anyone loves God, he is known by Him.

Legacy Standard Bible
but if anyone loves God, he has been known by Him.

Amplified Bible
But if anyone loves God [with awe-filled reverence, obedience and gratitude], he is known by Him [as His very own and is greatly loved].

Christian Standard Bible
But if anyone loves God, he is known by him.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
But if anyone loves God, he is known by Him.

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

Contemporary English Version
But God has no doubts about who loves him.

English Revised Version
but if any man loveth God, the same is known of him.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
But if they love God, they are known by God.

Good News Translation
But the person who loves God is known by him.

International Standard Version
But anyone who loves God is known by him.

Majority Standard Bible
But the one who loves God is known by God.

NET Bible
But if someone loves God, he is known by God.

New Heart English Bible
But if anyone loves God, the same is known by him.

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

Weymouth New Testament
but if any one loves God, that man is known by God.

World English Bible
But anyone who loves God is known by him.
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
and if anyone loves God, this one has been known by Him.

Berean Literal Bible
But if anyone loves God, he is known by Him.

Young's Literal Translation
and if any one doth love God, this one hath been known by Him.

Smith's Literal Translation
And if any one love God, the same is known of him.)
Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
But if any any love God, the same is known by him.

Catholic Public Domain Version
For if anyone loves God, he is known by him.

New American Bible
But if one loves God, one is known by him.

New Revised Standard Version
but anyone who loves God is known by him.
Translations from Aramaic
Lamsa Bible
But if any man loves God, the same is known of him.

Aramaic Bible in Plain English
But if a man loves God, this one is known by him.
NT Translations
Anderson New Testament
but if any one loves God, he is taught by him).

Godbey New Testament
but if any one loves God he is known of him.

Haweis New Testament
But if any man love God, the same is known of him.

Mace New Testament
but if a man love God, the same is taught by him.

Weymouth New Testament
but if any one loves God, that man is known by God.

Worrell New Testament
but, if anyone loves God, the same has been known by Him:

Worsley New Testament
But if any man love God, he is owned by Him.

Additional Translations ...
Audio Bible



Context
Food Sacrificed to Idols
2The one who thinks he knows something does not yet know as he ought to know. 3But the one who loves God is known by God. 4So about eating food sacrificed to idols: We know that an idol is nothing at all in the world, and that there is no God but one.…

Cross References
Galatians 4:9
But now that you know God, or rather are known by God, how is it that you are turning back to those weak and worthless principles? Do you wish to be enslaved by them all over again?

1 John 4:7-8
Beloved, let us love one another, because love comes from God. Everyone who loves has been born of God and knows God. / Whoever does not love does not know God, because God is love.

1 John 4:19
We love because He first loved us.

2 Timothy 2:19
Nevertheless, God’s firm foundation stands, bearing this seal: “The Lord knows those who are His,” and, “Everyone who calls on the name of the Lord must turn away from iniquity.”

John 10:14
I am the good shepherd. I know My sheep and My sheep know Me,

John 10:27
My sheep listen to My voice; I know them, and they follow Me.

Romans 8:28
And we know that God works all things together for the good of those who love Him, who are called according to His purpose.

1 John 2:3-5
By this we can be sure that we have come to know Him: if we keep His commandments. / If anyone says, “I know Him,” but does not keep His commandments, he is a liar, and the truth is not in him. / But if anyone keeps His word, the love of God has been truly perfected in him. By this we know that we are in Him:

Matthew 7:23
Then I will tell them plainly, ‘I never knew you; depart from Me, you workers of lawlessness!’

John 14:21
Whoever has My commandments and keeps them is the one who loves Me. The one who loves Me will be loved by My Father, and I will love him and reveal Myself to him.”

John 14:23
Jesus replied, “If anyone loves Me, he will keep My word. My Father will love him, and We will come to him and make Our home with him.

John 15:14
You are My friends if you do what I command you.

James 1:12
Blessed is the man who perseveres under trial, because when he has stood the test, he will receive the crown of life that God has promised to those who love Him.

James 2:5
Listen, my beloved brothers: Has not God chosen the poor of this world to be rich in faith and to inherit the kingdom He promised those who love Him?

Psalm 1:6
For the LORD guards the path of the righteous, but the way of the wicked will perish.


Treasury of Scripture

But if any man love God, the same is known of him.

love.

1 Corinthians 2:9
But as it is written, Eye hath not seen, nor ear heard, neither have entered into the heart of man, the things which God hath prepared for them that love him.

Romans 8:28
And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to his purpose.

James 1:12
Blessed is the man that endureth temptation: for when he is tried, he shall receive the crown of life, which the Lord hath promised to them that love him.

is.

Exodus 33:12,17
And Moses said unto the LORD, See, thou sayest unto me, Bring up this people: and thou hast not let me know whom thou wilt send with me. Yet thou hast said, I know thee by name, and thou hast also found grace in my sight…

Psalm 1:6
For the LORD knoweth the way of the righteous: but the way of the ungodly shall perish.

Psalm 17:3
Thou hast proved mine heart; thou hast visited me in the night; thou hast tried me, and shalt find nothing; I am purposed that my mouth shall not transgress.

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1 Corinthians 8
1. To abstain from food offered to idols.
8. We must not abuse our Christian liberty, to the offense of our brothers;
11. but must bridle our knowledge with charity.














But the one who loves God
This phrase emphasizes the centrality of love in the Christian faith. The Greek word for love here is "agapao," which denotes a selfless, sacrificial love that seeks the best for others. This is the same type of love that God demonstrates towards humanity. In the context of 1 Corinthians, Paul is addressing issues of knowledge and freedom, particularly concerning food offered to idols. He contrasts mere knowledge with love, suggesting that love is the higher virtue. Historically, the Corinthian church was struggling with divisions and a lack of unity, and Paul is redirecting them to the foundational principle of love for God, which naturally extends to love for others.

is known by God
The phrase "is known by God" carries profound theological significance. The Greek word for "known" is "ginosko," which implies an intimate, personal knowledge. This is not merely an intellectual awareness but a deep, relational understanding. In the biblical context, to be known by God is to be in a covenant relationship with Him. This echoes the Old Testament concept where God "knows" His people, indicating His choice and love for them. Archaeologically, the concept of being known by a deity was significant in ancient cultures, but the personal and relational aspect presented in the Bible is unique. Scripturally, this phrase reassures believers of their secure position in God's family, emphasizing that their identity and worth are found in being known and loved by God. This knowledge is not based on human achievement or status but on God's grace and love.

(3) If any man love God.--This explains the nature of the love which edifies. Love to God, and therefore love to man, builds up the whole Christian communion. The man gets outside the mere selfish thought of his own indulgence in his liberty. There is the under-thought in these words ("the same is known of Him") of the identity between knowing God and being known of Him. The latter is the source of the former. Like water rising to its own level, the love and the knowledge rise as high as their source.

Verse 3. - If any man love God, the same is known of him. We should have expected the sentence to end "the same knows him." St. Paul purposely alters the symmetry of the phrase. He did not wish to use any terms which would foster the already overgrown conceit of knowledge which was inflating the minds of his Corinthian converts. Further than this, he felt that "God knoweth them that are his" (2 Timothy 3:19), but that, since we are finite and God is infinite, we cannot measure the arm of God by the finger of man. Hence, although it is quite true that "Every one that loveth is begotten of God and knoweth God" (1 John 4:7), yet in writing to those whose love was very imperfect, St. Paul deliberately chooses the passive form of expression as in Galatians 4:9, "Now that ye have known God or are rather known of God."

Parallel Commentaries ...


Greek
But
δέ (de)
Conjunction
Strong's 1161: A primary particle; but, and, etc.

the one who
τις (tis)
Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Nominative Masculine Singular
Strong's 5100: Any one, some one, a certain one or thing. An enclitic indefinite pronoun; some or any person or object.

loves
ἀγαπᾷ (agapa)
Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular
Strong's 25: To love, wish well to, take pleasure in, long for; denotes the love of reason, esteem. Perhaps from agan; to love.

God
Θεόν (Theon)
Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular
Strong's 2316: A deity, especially the supreme Divinity; figuratively, a magistrate; by Hebraism, very.

is known
ἔγνωσται (egnōstai)
Verb - Perfect Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person Singular
Strong's 1097: A prolonged form of a primary verb; to 'know' in a great variety of applications and with many implications.

by
ὑπ’ (hyp’)
Preposition
Strong's 5259: A primary preposition; under, i.e. of place, or with verbs; of place (underneath) or where (below) or time (when).

[God].
αὐτοῦ (autou)
Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singular
Strong's 846: He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons.


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