1 John 4
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1 John 4:8-10

8The one who does not loveG25 does not knowG1097 GodG2316, becauseG3754 1GodG2316 is loveG26.

9By thisG3778 the loveG26 of GodG2316 was revealedG5319 23in us, that 4GodG2316 has sentG649 His onlyG3439 SonG5207 into the worldG2889 soG2443 thatG2443 we may liveG2198 throughG1223 Him.

10In thisG3778 is loveG26, 5not that we lovedG25 GodG2316, but that 6He lovedG25 us and sentG649 His SonG5207 to be 7the 8propitiationG2434 for our sinsG266.

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Notes

  1. 1. 1 John 4:8 1 John 4:7, 16 ↩
  2. 2. 1 John 4:9 Or among us; or in our case ↩
  3. 3. 1 John 4:9 John 9:3; 1 John 4:16 ↩
  4. 4. 1 John 4:9 John 3:16f; 1 John 4:10; 5:11 ↩
  5. 5. 1 John 4:10 Rom 5:8, 10; 1 John 4:19 ↩
  6. 6. 1 John 4:10 John 3:16f; 1 John 4:9; 5:11 ↩
  7. 7. 1 John 4:10 1 John 2:2 ↩
  8. 8. 1 John 4:10 I.e., means of reconciliation with God by atoning for sins; or sin-offering ↩

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