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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 another. 12 No man hath seen God at any time. If we love one another, God dwelleth in us, and his love is perfected in us.
- John 4:1-10 KJV - When therefore the Lord knew how the - Bible Gateway
John 4:1-10. King James Version. 4 When therefore the Lord...
- 1 John 4;9-10 KJV;NIV - Beloved, believe not every spirit, but - Bible ...
4 You, dear children, are from God and have overcome them,...
- John 4:1-10 KJV - When therefore the Lord knew how the - Bible Gateway
John 4:1-10. King James Version. 4 When therefore the Lord knew how the Pharisees had heard that Jesus made and baptized more disciples than John, 2 (Though Jesus himself baptized not, but his disciples,) 3 He left Judaea, and departed again into Galilee. 4 And he must needs go through Samaria.
4 You, dear children, are from God and have overcome them, because the one who is in you is greater than the one who is in the world. 5 They are from the world and therefore speak from the viewpoint of the world, and the world listens to them. 6 We are from God, and whoever knows God listens to us; but whoever is not from God does not listen to us.
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 another. 12 No man hath seen God at any time.
New Living Translation. This is real love—not that we loved God, but that he loved us and sent his Son as a sacrifice to take away our sins. English Standard Version. In this is love, not that we have loved God but that he loved us and sent his Son to be the propitiation for our sins.
10 And love consists in this: not that we loved God, but that He loved us and sent His Son as the atoning sacrifice d for our sins. 11 Beloved, if God so loved us, we also ought to love one another. 12 No one has ever seen God; but if we love one another, God remains in us, and His love is perfected in us.
What does 1 John 4:10 mean? John emphasizes in this verse that godly love is not something which originated with man. Rather, it comes from God to us. As verse 19 will say, it was God who loved us first. As a result, and only as a result of this, we can love Him. His love provides us the opportunity to be born of Him, to know Him, and to love ...