8 He that loveth not knoweth not God; for God is love.



Ver. 8. Knoweth not God] If moral virtue could be seen with mortal eyes, saith Plato, it would draw all hearts unto it. If God were well known, he could not but be best beloved, and all that are his, for his sake.



For God is love] Not formally, but causally, say schoolmen; he is the fountain of love, and draws all hearts that have any knowledge of him. See 1Jn_4:16; Son_1:3. {See Trapp on "1Jn_4:16"} {See Trapp on "Son_1:3"}