1 John 4:9

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

In 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.

Was

God sent

John 8:29

Only

Hebrews 1:5

General references

Bible References

Was

By this we know love, because that man laid down his life for us. And we ought to lay down our lives for the brothers.

For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, so that every man who believes in him would not perish, but have eternal life.

But God commends his love toward us, that, while we were still sinners, Christ died for us.

He who did not even spare his own Son, but delivered him up for us all, how will he not also give us all things with him?

God sent

In this is love, not that we loved God, but that he loved us, and sent his Son, an atonement for our sins.

The Spirit of Lord is upon me, because he anointed me to preach good-news to the poor. He has sent me to heal the broken hearted, to proclaim deliverance to the captives, and recovering of sight to the blind, to sent forth in deliv

so that all would honor the Son, even as they honor the Father. The man not honoring the Son, does not honor the Father who sent him.

Jesus answered, and said to them, This is the work of God, that ye believe in that man whom he has sent.

And he who sent me is with me. The Father has not left me alone, because I always do things pleasing to him.

Only

I will tell of the decree. LORD said to me, Thou are my son, this day I have begotten thee.

Therefore, still having his one beloved son, he also sent him to them, last, saying, They will be made ashamed by my son.

And the Word became flesh, and dwelt among us. And we beheld his glory, glory as of the only begotten from the Father, full of grace and truth.

He who believes in him is not condemned. He who does not believe has been condemned already, because he has not believed in the name of the only begotten Son of God.

For to which of the heavenly agents did he ever say, Thou are my Son, today I have begotten thee? And again, I will be to him for a Father, and he will be to me for a Son?

General references

And thou shall set the altar of burnt-offering before the door of the tabernacle of the tent of meeting.

And thou shall remember that thou were a bondman in the land of Egypt, and LORD thy God redeemed thee. Therefore I command thee this thing today.

On these two commandments hang all the law, and the prophets.

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

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

Let brotherly love abide.