If God so loved us (ε ουτως ο θεος ηγαπησεν ημας). Condition of first class with ε and the first aorist active indicative. As in J…

Beloved, if God so loved us, we ought also to love one another.

1. Because he is so much exalted above us, and if he has love…

THE PERFECT LOVE THE SUREST TEST (1 John 4:7–21).

• Fraternal love the nece ary product of the true knowledge of God,…

in this was manifested the love of God toward us, because that God sent his only begotten Son into the world, that some might live through him.…

The author continues to show that the true nature of love is unselfish and sacrificial. In 3:16 he appealed to Jesus, who laid down his life for be…

Beloved, now the Almighty applies to His own purpose what He has just taught us regarding the love of God. For He urges us by God’s exampl…

Beloved, if God so loved us
As to send his Son to be a propitiatory sacrifice for our sins, and to obtain eternal li…

The Spirit of God is the Spirit of love. The one who does not love the image of God in His people has no saving knowledge of God. For it is God's n…