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

We have come to know love by this: that {he} laid down his life on behalf of us, and we ought to lay down our lives on behalf of the brothers.

For in this way God loved the world, so that he gave his one and only Son, in order that everyone who believes in him will not perish, but will have eternal life.

but God demonstrates his own love for us, [in] that [while] we were still sinners, Christ died for us.

Indeed, [he] who did not spare his own Son, but gave him up for us all, how will he not also, together with him, freely give us all [things]?

God sent

In this is love: not that we have 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 of which he has anointed me to proclaim good news to the poor. He has sent me to proclaim release to the captives, and recovery of sight to the blind, to send out in freedom those who are oppressed,

in order that all [people] will honor the Son, just as they honor the Father. The one who does not honor the Son does not honor the Father who sent him.

Jesus answered and said to them, "This is the work of God: that you believe in [the one] whom that one sent."

And the one who sent me is with me. He has not left me alone, because I always do the things that are pleasing to him."

Only

I will tell the decree; Yahweh said to me: "You are my son; today I have begotten you.

He had one more, a beloved son. Last [of all] he sent him to them, saying, 'They will respect my son.'

And the Word became flesh and took up residence among us, and we saw his glory, glory as of the one and only from the Father, full of grace and truth.

The one who believes in him is not judged, but the one who does not believe has already been judged, because he has not believed in the name of the one and only Son of God.

For to which of the angels did he ever say, "You are my son, today I have begotten you," and again, "I will be {his father}, and he will be {my son}"?

General references

And you will put the altar of the burnt offering before the entrance of the tabernacle of the tent of assembly.

And remember that you were a slave in the land of Egypt, and Yahweh your God redeemed you; therefore I [am] commanding you thus {today}.

On these two commandments depend all the law and the prophets."

For the Son of Man came to seek and to save those who are lost."

No one has greater love than this: that someone lay down his life for his friends.

Brotherly love must continue.