11 translations · Greek
1 Corinthians 8:3
But if anyone loves God, the same is known by him.
1 Corinthians 8:3 in 11 translations
- WEB World English Bible
- But if anyone loves God, the same is known by him.
- KJV King James Version
- But if any man love God, the same is known of him.
- BSB Berean Standard Bible
- But the one who loves God is known by God.
- ASV American Standard Version
- but if any man loveth God, the same is known by him.
- LSV Literal Standard Version
- and if anyone loves God, this one has been known by Him.
- FBV Free Bible Version
- But whoever loves God is known by God.
- YLT Young’s Literal Translation
- and if any one doth love God, this one hath been known by Him.
- DBY Darby Translation
- But if any one love God, he is known of him):
- WBT Webster’s Bible
- But if any man loveth God, the same is known by him.
- WEBC World English Bible (Catholic)
- But anyone who loves God is known by him.
- DRA Douay-Rheims 1899
- But if any any love God, the same is known by him.
The Greek words
Each word of the Greek text in order, with its transliteration, the Berean Standard Bible’s English for it, and its Strong’s number and short definition.
| Word | Transliteration | English (BSB) | Strong’s |
|---|---|---|---|
| εἰ | ei | — | G1487 εἰ if |
| δέ | de | But | G1161 δέ then |
| τις | tis | the one who | G5100 τις one |
| ἀγαπᾷ | agapa | loves | G25 ἀγαπάω to love |
| τὸν | ton | — | G3588 ὁ the/this/who |
| Θεόν | Theon | God | G2316 θεός God |
| οὗτος | houtos | — | G3778 οὗτος this/he/she/it |
| ἔγνωσται | egnōstai | is known | G1097 γινώσκω to know |
| ὑπ’ | hyp’ | by | G5259 ὑπό by/under: by |
| αὐτοῦ | autou | [God] | G846 αὐτός it/s/he |
Related verses
- Revelation 3:8–9
“I know your works (behold, I have set before you an open door, which no one can shut), that you have a little power, and kept my word, and didn’t deny my name. Behold, I give some of the synagogue of Satan, of those who say they are Jews, and they are not, but lie. Behold, I will make them to come and worship before your feet, and to know that I have loved you.
- Exodus 33:17
Yahweh said to Moses, “I will do this thing also that you have spoken; for you have found favor in my sight, and I know you by name.”
- Nahum 1:7
Yahweh is good, a stronghold in the day of trouble; and he knows those who take refuge in him.
- 2 Timothy 2:19
However God’s firm foundation stands, having this seal, “The Lord knows those who are his,” and, “Let every one who names the name of the Lord depart from unrighteousness.”
- 1 Corinthians 2:9
But as it is written, “Things which an eye didn’t see, and an ear didn’t hear, which didn’t enter into the heart of man, these God has prepared for those who love him.”
- Galatians 4:9
But now that you have come to know God, or rather to be known by God, why do you turn back again to the weak and miserable elemental principles, to which you desire to be in bondage all over again?
- Revelation 2:19
“I know your works, your love, faith, service, patient endurance, and that your last works are more than the first.
- James 1:12
Blessed is the man who endures temptation, for when he has been approved, he will receive the crown of life, which the Lord promised to those who love him.
- Jeremiah 1:5
“Before I formed you in the womb, I knew you. Before you were born, I sanctified you. I have appointed you a prophet to the nations.”
- John 10:14
I am the good shepherd. I know my own, and I’m known by my own;
Cross references from OpenBible.info, CC BY 4.0, most-voted first; text from the World English Bible.
In context
1 Now concerning things sacrificed to idols: We know that we all have knowledge. Knowledge puffs up, but love builds up.
2 But if anyone thinks that he knows anything, he doesn’t yet know as he ought to know.
3 But if anyone loves God, the same is known by him.
4 Therefore concerning the eating of things sacrificed to idols, we know that no idol is anything in the world, and that there is no other God but one.
5 For though there are things that are called “gods”, whether in the heavens or on earth; as there are many “gods” and many “lords”;
Read all of 1 Corinthians 8 in the World English Bible.
Edition and source notes
Each translation is shown as its source prints it, in its own verse numbering; where an edition numbers this verse differently, its own reference is given. The World English Bible, King James Version and Berean Standard Bible link to their chapter pages. Edition notes.
Literal Standard Version (2020) © Covenant Press and the Covenant Christian Coalition, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0. Imported from the checksum-pinned eBible.org USFX source; the extracted verse text is an adaptation shared under the same license. Free Bible Version (2018) © Dr. Jonathan Gallagher, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0. Imported from the checksum-pinned eBible.org USFX source; the extracted verse text is an adaptation shared under the same license.
The original words and their English come from the Berean Standard Bible translation tables (public domain); lemmas and short definitions from STEPBible (CC BY 4.0), with Greek definitions based on Abbott-Smith.
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