But if any man love God, the same is known of him.
Love God - the source of love to our neighbour (1 John 4:11-12; 1 John 4:20; 1 John 5:2).
The same - literally, this man; he who loves, not he who 'thinks that he knows,' without "charity" or love (1 Corinthians 8:1-2).
Is known of him is known with approval; is acknowledged by God as His (Psalms 1:6; 2 Timothy 2:19: contrast Matt Is known of him - is known with approval; is acknowledged by God as His (Psalms 1:6; 2 Timothy 2:19: contrast Matthew 7:23). Or, 'is known of God, so that he knows God' (the antithesis and 1 Corinthians 8:2 require this sense). To love is to know God: he who thus knows God has been first known by God (cf. 1 Corinthians 13:12; Galatians 4:9).