He first (αυτος πρωτος). Note πρωτος (nominative), not πρωτον, as in Joh 20:4,8. God loved us

before we lo…

We love him, because he first loved us. This pa age can be understood in two ways:

1. That the fact that he first loved us is…

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

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

Because fear hath torment. He that feareth is not made perfect in love. We love him because he first loved us. If a man says, I love God, and h…

In summarizing the command to love one’s brother, John begins with his most important truth. Love must never be conceived of as a “natural” experie…

We love him. The verb ἀγαπῶμεν may be in either the indicative or imperative mood, but the former is the more suitable here. For the Apost…

We love him, because he first loved us .
] Lest love to God, and so to one another, should be thought to be of ourse…

The Father sent the Son; He willed His coming into this world. The apostle attests to this. And whosoever shall confess that Jesus is the Son o…