1 John 4:19 KJV

We love him, because he first loved us.

Matthew Henry

  • 1 John 4:14–21The Father sent the Son, he willed his coming into this world. The apostle attests this. And whosoever shall confess that Jesus is the Son of God, God...

Cross References

  • 1 John 4:10 Herein is love, not that we loved God, but that he loved us, and sent his Son to be the propitiation for our sins.
  • Luke 7:47 Wherefore I say unto thee, Her sins, which are many, are forgiven; for she loved much: but to whom little is forgiven, the same loveth little.
  • Galatians 5:22 But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith,
  • John 3:16 For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.
  • Titus 3:3–5 For we ourselves also were sometimes foolish, disobedient, deceived, serving divers lusts and pleasures, living in malice and envy, hateful, and hating one another. …

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Greek and Strong’s

  • We Ἡμεῖς Hēmeis Pronoun · first person, nominative plural ἡμεῖς hēmeîs
  • love ἀγαπῶμεν agapōmen ἀγαπάω Verb · present active indicative, first person plural
  • him αὐτὸν auton αὐτός Pronoun · third person, accusative masculine singular
  • because ὅτι hoti ὅτι Conjunction
  • he αὐτὸς autos αὐτός Pronoun · third person, nominative masculine singular
  • first πρῶτος prōtos πρῶτος Adjective · nominative masculine singular
  • loved ἠγάπησεν ēgapēsen ἀγαπάω Verb · aorist active indicative, third person singular
  • us ἡμᾶς hēmas Pronoun · first person, accusative plural ἡμᾶς hēmâs

Greek: KJTR, Alan Bunning, CNTR · CC BY 4.0

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