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1 John 4:10 — King James Version← Study notes

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


1 John 4:10Greek Interlinear

Greek · 1 John 4:1026 words
GreekMeaning
ἐνen
InprepositionG1722
τούτῳtoutō
thisdemonstrativeG3778
ἐστὶνestin
isverbG1510
thearticleG3588
ἀγάπηagapē
lovenounG26
οὐχouch
notadverbG3756
ὅτιhoti
thatadverbG3754
ἡμεῖςhēmeis
IpronounG1473
ἠγαπήκαμενēgapēkamen
lovedverbG25
τὸνton
thearticleG3588
θεόνtheon
GodnounG2316
ἀλλ’all’
butwordG235
ὅτιhoti
thatadverbG3754
αὐτὸςautos
He himselfpronounG846
ἠγάπησενēgapēsen
(be-)love(-ed)verbG25
ἡμᾶςhēmas
IpronounG1473
καὶkai
andwordG2532
ἀπέστειλενapesteilen
He sentverbG649
τὸνton
thearticleG3588
υἱὸνhyion
SonnounG5207
αὐτοῦautou
of HimpronounG846
ἱλασμὸνhilasmon
as a propitiationnounG2434
περὶperi
forprepositionG4012
τῶνtōn
thearticleG3588
ἁμαρτιῶνhamartiōn
sinsnounG266
ἡμῶνhēmōn
IpronounG1473
Greek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.

Church Fathers on 1 John 4:10

“In this was manifested the love of God in us.” 1 John 4:9 Behold, in order that we may love God, we have exhortation. Could we love Him, unless He first loved us? If we were slow to love, let us not be slow to love in return. He first loved us; not even so do we love. He loved the unrighteous, but He did away the unrighteousness: He loved the unrighteous, but not unto unrighteousness did He gather them together: He loved the sick, but He visited them to make them whole.…

Augustine · 4th century · Homily 7 on the First Epistle of John
Nicene & Post-Nicene / Ante-Nicene Fathers translations · public domain
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