1 John 4:9
In this was manifested the love of God in respect to us, that God has sent his only begotten Son into the world, that we might live through him.
The New Testament, American Bible Union (1865)
In The King James Version
In Context
8He that loves not, knew not God; because God is love.
Cross References
Luke 4:18The Spirit of the Lord is upon me; Because he anointed me to publish good tidings to the poor; He has sent me to proclaim deliverance to the captives, And recovering of sight to the blind, To send the oppressed away free,
John 3:16For God so loved the world, that he gave his only-begotten Son, that whoever believes on him, should not perish, but may have everlasting life.
John 5:23that all may honor the Son, as they honor the Father. He that honors not the Son, honors not the Father who sent him.
John 6:51I am the living bread that came down out of heaven. If any one eat of this bread, he shall live forever; yea, and the bread that I will give is my flesh, which I will give for the life of the world.
John 8:29And he who sent me is with me. He has not left me alone; because I do always the things that please him.
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 →