1 John 4:9
Because of this the love of God was revealed among us, that God has sent his only Son into the world so that we would live because of him.
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In Context
8The person who does not love does not know God, for God is love.
Cross References
Psalms 2:7I will announce a decree of Yahweh. 1 He said to me, “You are my son! 1 This day I have become your father. 1
Luke 4:18“The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, 1 because he anointed me to tell good news to the poor. 1 He has sent me to proclaim freedom to the captives, 1 and recovery of sight to the blind, 1 to set free those who are oppressed, 1
John 3:16For God so loved the world, that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him will not perish but have eternal life.
John 5:23so that everyone will honor the Son just as they honor the Father. The one who does not honor the Son does not honor the Father who sent him.
John 6:51I am the living bread that came down from heaven. If anyone eats some of this bread, he will live forever. The bread that I will give is my flesh for the life of the world.”
John 8:29He who sent me is with me, and he has not left me alone, because I always do what is pleasing to 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 →