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 perceive we the love of God, because he laid down his life for us: and we ought to lay down our lives for the brethren.

For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believes in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.

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

He that spared not his own Son, but delivered him up for us all, how shall he not with him also freely give us all things?

God sent

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

The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because he has anointed me to preach the gospel to the poor; he has sent me to heal the brokenhearted, to preach deliverance to the captives, and recovering of sight to the blind, to set at liberty them that are bruised,

That all men should honor the Son, even as they honor the Father. He that honors not the Son honors not the Father who has sent him.

Jesus answered and said unto them, This is the work of God, that you believe on him whom he has sent.

And he that sent me is with me: the Father has not left me alone; for I do always those things that please him.

Only

I will declare the decree: the LORD has said unto me, You are my Son; this day have I begotten you.

Having yet therefore one son, his wellbeloved, he sent him also last unto them, saying, They will respect my son.

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

He that believes on him is not condemned: but he that believes not is condemned already, because he has not believed in the name of the only begotten Son of God.

For unto which of the angels said he at any time, You are my Son, this day have I begotten you? And again, I will be to him a Father, and he shall be to me a Son?

General references

And you shall set the altar of the burnt offering before the door of the tabernacle of the tent of the congregation.

And you shall remember that you were a slave in the land of Egypt, and the LORD your God redeemed you: therefore I command you 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 a man lay down his life for his friends.

Let brotherly love continue.