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

In this have we known love, for he set his soul for us: and we ought to set the souls for the brethren.

For God so loved the world, that he gave his only born Son, that every one believing in him perish not, but have eternal life.

And God recommends his own love to us, that we yet being sinful, Christ died for us.

Who truly spared not his own Son, but delivered him up for us all, and how not with him will he freely give us all?

God sent

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

The Spirit of the Lord is upon me for which he anointed me to announce good news to the poor; he has sent me to heal the broken in heart, to proclaim a remission to the captives, and a recovery of sight to the blind, to send away with remission the bruised,

That all should honour the Son, as they honour the Father. He honouring not the Son, honours not the Father having sent him.

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

And he having sent me is with me: the Father has not left me alone; for I do always things pleasing to him.

Only

I will recount for a law of Jehovah: He said to me, Thou my son; this day I begat thee.

Yet therefore having one dearly beloved son, and him he sent last to them, saying, That they will be changed by my son.

And the Word was flesh, and dwelt with us, (and we beheld his glory, as the glory of the only born of the Father,) full of grace and truth.

He believing in him is not judged: and he not believing has been already judged, because he has not believed in the name of the only born Son of God.

For to which of the angels once said he, Thou art my Son, I have this day begotten thee? And again, I will be to him for Father, and he shall be to me for Son?

General references

And set the altar of the burnt-offering before the door of the dwelling of the tent of appointment

And remember that thou wert a servant in the land of Egypt, and Jehovah thy God will redeem thee: for I command thee this word this day.

In these two commands hang the whole law and the prophets.

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

Greater love than this has none, that any lay down his life for his friends.

Let brotherly love remain.