1 John 4:9
The love of God was revealed to us by his sending his only Son into the world, that we might find Life through him.
Twentieth Century New Testament
In The King James Version
In Context
8He who does not love has not learned to know God; for God is Love.
Cross References
Luke 4:18‘The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, For he has consecrated me to bring Good News to the poor, He has sent me to proclaim release to captives and restoration of sight to the blind, To set the oppressed at liberty,
John 3:16For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son, that every one who believes in him may not be lost, but have Immortal Life.
John 5:23So that all men may honour the Son, just as they honour the Father. He who does not honour the Son fails to honour the Father who sent him.
John 6:51I am the Living Bread that has come down from Heaven. If any one eats of this Bread, he will live for ever; and the Bread that I shall give is my flesh, which I will give for the Life of the world.”
John 8:29Moreover, he who sent me is with me; he has not left me alone; for I always do what pleases 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 →