1 John 4:9
In this was manifested the love of God in regard to us, that God hath sent his only begotten Son into the world, that we may live through him.
Noyes Bible
In The King James Version
In Context
8he that loveth not hath not known God; for God is love.
Cross References
Psalms 2:7I will declare the decree of Jehovah: He hath said to me, “Thou art my son; This day I have begotten thee.
Luke 4:18“The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because he anointed me to preach glad tidings to the poor; he hath sent me to proclaim deliverance to the captives, and recovering of sight to the blind, to set at liberty the oppressed,
John 3:16For God so loved the world, that he gave the only begotten Son, that every one who believeth in him may not perish, but may have everlasting life.
John 5:23that all may honor the Son, as they honor the Father. He that honoreth not the Son, honoreth not the Father, who sent him.
John 6:51I am the living bread which came down from heaven; if any one eat of my bread, he will live for ever. Yea, and the bread which I will give for the life of the world is my flesh.
John 8:29And he that sent me is with me; he hath not left me alone, for I always do 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 →