1 John 4:14
And we have seen and give witness that the Father sent the Son to be the Saviour of the world.
Bible in Basic English
In The King James Version
And we have seen and do testify that the Father sent the Son to be the Saviour of the world.
In Context
13And his Spirit which he has given us is the witness that we are in him and he is in us.
15Everyone who says openly that Jesus is the Son of God, has God in him and is in God.
Cross References
John 1:29The day after, John sees Jesus coming to him and says, See, here is the Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world!
John 3:16For God had such love for the world that he gave his only Son, so that whoever has faith in him may not come to destruction but have eternal life.
John 3:34For he whom God has sent says God's words; and God does not give him the Spirit by measure.
John 5:36But the witness which I have is greater than that of John: the work which the Father has given me to do, the very work which I am now doing, is a witness that the Father has sent me.
John 10:36Do you say of him whom the Father made holy and sent into the world, Your words are evil; because I said, I am God's Son?
John 15:26When the Helper comes, whom I will send to you from the Father even the Spirit of true knowledge who comes from the Father--he will give witness about me;
Matthew Henry on 1 John 4:8-14
Brotherly Love. ( a. d. 80.) 7 Beloved, let us love one another: for love is of God; and every one that loveth is born of God, and knoweth God. 8 He that loveth not knoweth not God; for God is love. 9 In this was manifested the love of God toward us, because that God sent his only begotten Son into the world, that we might live through him. 10 Herein is love, not that we loved God, but that he loved us, and sent his Son to be the propitiation for our sins. 11 Beloved, if God so loved us, we ought also to love one… Read the whole commentary →