1 Corinthians 8:3

3 But whoever loves God is known by God.[a]

1 Corinthians 8:3 in Other Translations

King James Version (KJV)
3 But if any man love God, the same is known of him.
English Standard Version (ESV)
3 But if anyone loves God, he is known by God.
New Living Translation (NLT)
3 But the person who loves God is the one whom God recognizes.
The Message Bible (MSG)
3 We never really know enough until we recognize that God alone knows it all.
American Standard Version (ASV)
3 but if any man loveth God, the same is known by him.
GOD'S WORD Translation (GW)
3 But if they love God, they are known by God.
Holman Christian Standard Bible (CSB)
3 But if anyone loves God, he is known by Him.
New International Reader's Version (NIRV)
3 But those who love God are known by God.

1 Corinthians 8:3 Meaning and Commentary

1 Corinthians 8:3

But if any man love God
As they do, and show it, who love their brethren, and are careful not to grieve them; and make use of their superior knowledge, not for their destruction, but edification:

the same is known of him;
is taught by him, made to know more by him; such an one increases in spiritual knowledge, or he is highly approved of, esteemed, and beloved by God: he takes a special and particular notice of him, manifests his love to him, and will own and acknowledge him another day, when proud, haughty, overbearing, and hard hearted professors, will be rejected by him.

1 Corinthians 8:3 In-Context

1 Now about food sacrificed to idols: We know that “We all possess knowledge.” But knowledge puffs up while love builds up.
2 Those who think they know something do not yet know as they ought to know.
3 But whoever loves God is known by God.
4 So then, 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.”
5 For even if there are so-called gods, whether in heaven or on earth (as indeed there are many “gods” and many “lords”),

Cross References 1

  • 1. Jeremiah 1:5; Romans 8:29; Galatians 4:9

Footnotes 1

  • [a]. An early manuscript and another ancient witness "think they have knowledge do not yet know as they ought to know. " 3"But whoever loves truly knows."
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