1 John 4:10

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1 John 4:10

In this is love; not that we loved God, but that he loved us, and sent his Son to be the expiation for our sins.

1 John 2:2

And he is the expiation for our sins: not for ours only, but for the sins of the whole world.

1 Peter 3:18

For Christ also once suffered for sins, the Just for the unjust, that he might bring us to God, having been put to death in flesh, but made alive in spirit;

1 John 3:1

Behold, how great love the Father has bestowed on us, that we should be called the children of God! For this reason, the world knows us not, because it knew him not.

John 3:16

For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whoever believes on him should not perish, but have eternal life.

You have not chosen me, but I have chosen you, and appointed you, that you may go and bring forth fruit, and that your fruit may remain; that whatever you ask of the Father in my name, he may give you.

Romans 3:25-26

whom God has set forth as a propitiatory sacrifice, through faith in his blood, in order to manifest his righteousness, in passing by the sins that were formerly committed through the forbearance of God;

Romans 5:8-10

But God makes known his love to us in this, that while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us:

Romans 8:29-30

For those whom he foreknew, he predestinated to be conformed to the image of his Son, that he might be the first-born among many brethren:

2 Corinthians 5:19-21

that is, that God was in Christ, reconciling the world to him self, not charging their offenses to them, and he has committed to us the word of reconciliation.

Ephesians 2:4-5

but God, being rich in mercy, on account of his great love with which he loved us,

Titus 3:3-5

For we ourselves also were formerly foolish, disobedient, deceived, serving various desires and pleasures, living in malice and envy, hateful, and hating one an other.

1 Peter 2:24

He himself bore our sins in his own body on the tree, that we, having died to sins, might live to righteousness. By his stripes you were healed.

1 John 4:8-9

He that loves not, does not know God; for God is love.

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Summary

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.

Herein

1 John 4:8

1 John 3:1

Not

Titus 3:3

And sent

General references

1 John 4:19

Bible References

Herein

He that loves not, does not know God; for God is love.

Behold, how great love the Father has bestowed on us, that we should be called the children of God! For this reason, the world knows us not, because it knew him not.

Not

We love him, because he first loved us.

But God makes known his love to us in this, that while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us:

For those whom he foreknew, he predestinated to be conformed to the image of his Son, that he might be the first-born among many brethren:

that is, that God was in Christ, reconciling the world to him self, not charging their offenses to them, and he has committed to us the word of reconciliation.

but God, being rich in mercy, on account of his great love with which he loved us,

For we ourselves also were formerly foolish, disobedient, deceived, serving various desires and pleasures, living in malice and envy, hateful, and hating one an other.

And sent

And he is the expiation for our sins: not for ours only, but for the sins of the whole world.

He himself bore our sins in his own body on the tree, that we, having died to sins, might live to righteousness. By his stripes you were healed.

For Christ also once suffered for sins, the Just for the unjust, that he might bring us to God, having been put to death in flesh, but made alive in spirit;

General references

On these two commandments hang the whole law and the prophets.

For the Son of man has come to seek and to save that which was lost.

Greater love has no man than this, that one should lay down his life for his friends.

Let brotherly love continue.

We love him, because he first loved us.