1 John 4:9
By this was the love of God manifested to us, that God sent his only begotten Son into the world, that we might have life by him.
Thomas Haweis 1795 New Testament
In The King James Version
In Context
8He that loveth not, never knew God; for God is love.
Cross References
Luke 4:18“The spirit of the Lord is upon me, for the work whereunto he hath anointed me; he hath sent me to preach glad tidings to the poor; to heal the contrite in heart; to proclaim liberty to the captives; and restore sight to the blind; to send forth the bruised free from bonds;
John 3:16For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that every one who believeth in him should not perish, but have life eternal.
John 5:23in order that all may honour the Son, just as they honour the Father. He that honoureth not the Son, doth not honour the Father who sent him.
John 6:51I am the bread that giveth life, which came down from heaven: if any person eat of this bread, he shall live to eternity; and the bread indeed which I shall give is my flesh, which I will give for the life of the world.
John 8:29And he that sent me is with me: the Father hath not left me alone; because I always do the things acceptable 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 →