1 John 4:9
In this was manifested the love of God in us, because His Son — the only begotten — hath God sent to the world, that we may live through him;
Young's Literal Translation
In The King James Version
In Context
8he who is not loving did not know God, because God is love.
Cross References
Psalms 2:7I declare concerning a statute: Jehovah said unto me, 'My Son Thou [art], I to-day have brought thee forth.
Luke 4:18'The Spirit of the Lord [is] upon me, Because He did anoint me; To proclaim good news to the poor, Sent me to heal the broken of heart, To proclaim to captives deliverance, And to blind receiving of sight, To send away the bruised with deliverance,
John 3:16for God did so love the world, that His Son — the only begotten — He gave, that every one who is believing in him may not perish, but may have life age-during.
John 5:23that all may honour the Son according as they honour the Father; he who is not honouring the Son, doth not honour the Father who sent him.
John 6:51'I am the living bread that came down out of the heaven; if any one may eat of this bread he shall live — to the age; and the bread also that I will give is my flesh, that I will give for the life of the world.'
John 8:29and He who sent me is with me; the Father did not leave me alone, because I, the things pleasing to Him, do always.'
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 →