1 John 4:19 — King James Version← Study notes

“We love him, because he first loved us.”

1 John 4:19 — Greek Interlinear

Greek · 1 John 4:197 words

ἡμεῖςhēmeisI

ἀγαπῶμενagapōmen(be-)love(-ed)

ὅτιhotithat / because

αὐτὸςautoshe / she / it / same

πρῶτοςprōtosbefore, beginning, best

ἠγάπησενēgapēsen(be-)love(-ed)

ἡμᾶςhēmasI

ℹGreek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.

Word-by-word meanings

ἡμεῖςhēmeisI

ἀγαπῶμενagapōmen(be-)love(-ed)

ὅτιhotithat / because

αὐτὸςautoshe / she / it / same

πρῶτοςprōtosbefore, beginning, best

ἠγάπησενēgapēsen(be-)love(-ed)

ἡμᾶςhēmasI

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