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1 John 4:10 KJV
1 John · chapter 4 · verse 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.1 John 4:10 · King James Version
1 John 4:10 in context
8He that loveth not knoweth not God; for God is love.
9In 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.
10Herein is love, not that we loved God, but that he loved us, and sent his Son to be the propitiation for our sins.
11Beloved, if God so loved us, we ought also to love one another.
12No man hath seen God at any time. If we love one another, God dwelleth in us, and his love is perfected in us.
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Key words (Strong's)
- Hereinenin, by, with etcG1722 →
- Hereintoutōto this oneG5129 →
- lovedagapaōof persons, to welcome, to entertain, to be fond of, to love dearly, of things, to be…G25 →
- loveagapēaffection, good will, love, benevolence, brotherly love, love feastsG26 →
- sentapostellōto order to go to a place appointed, to send away, dismiss, to allow one to depart, that…G649 →
- sinshamartiaequivalent to 264, to be without a share in, to miss the mark, to err, be mistaken, to…G266 →
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As the Spirit of truth is known by doctrine (thus spirits are to be tried), it is known by love likewise; and so here follows a strong fervent exhortation to holy Christian love: Beloved, let us love one another, Jo1 4:7.
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 7-13