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.

Bible References

Was

1 John 3:16
In this we know the divine love, because he laid down his life for us: and we ought to lay down our lives for the brethren.
John 3:16
For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that every one believing on Him may not perish but have eternal life.
Romans 5:8
And God commends his love to us, because, we being yet sinners, Christ died for us.
Romans 8:32
Indeed he who spared not his own Son, but delivered Him up for us all, how will He not with him, freely give us all things?

God sent

1 John 4:10
In him is divine love, not because we loved God with divine love, but because he loved us with divine love, and sent his Son an expiation for our sins.
Luke 4:18
The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because He anointed me to preach the gospel to the poor: hath sent me to heal the brokenhearted, to proclaim deliverance to the captives, and sight to the blind, and to set at liberty them that are bruised,
John 5:23
in order that all may honor the Son, as they may honor the Father. He that honoreth not the Son honoreth not the Father who sent Him.
John 6:29
Jesus responded and said to them, This is the work of God, that you may believe on Him whom He hath sent.
John 8:29
Truly the One having sent me is with me; He has not left me alone; because I always do those things which are pleasing to Him.

Only

Mark 12:6
Then having still one son, his own beloved, he sent him also to them last, saying; That they will reverence my son.
John 1:14
The Word was made flesh, and tented among us (and we beheld His glory, the glory as of the only begotten with the Father), full of grace and truth.
John 3:18
He that believeth on Him is not condemned; but he that believeth not, has already been condemned, because he has not believed on the name of the only begotten Son of God.
Hebrews 1:5
For to which one of the angels at any time did he say, Thou art my Son, this day have I begotten thee? and again, I will be unto him a Father, and he shall be unto me a Son?

General references

Matthew 22:40
On these two commandments hang all the law, and the prophets.
Luke 19:10
for the Son of man came to seek and to save that which is lost.
John 15:13
No one has greater love than this, that he may lay down his soul for his friends.
Hebrews 13:1
Let brotherly love continue.