1 John 4:7-12
Disciples’ Literal New Testament
Be Loving One Another, Because The Love Is From God
7 Beloved, let us be loving one another. Because the love[a] is from God! And everyone loving has been born[b] from God, and knows God. 8 The one not loving did not know God, because God is love.
God Made His Love Known To Us By Sending His Son
9 By this God’s love was made-known among[c] us: that God has sent-forth His only-born[d] Son into the world in order that we might live through Him. 10 In this is love— not that we have loved God, but that He loved us, and sent-forth His Son to be the satisfaction[e] for our sins.
We Ought To Be Loving As He Loved Us
11 Beloved, if God loved us in-this-manner[f], we also ought to be loving one another.
Love Makes the Unseen God Visible In Us, Together With Our Confession of Christ
12 No one has ever seen God; if we are loving[g] one another, God is abiding in us, and His love[h] has been perfected[i] in us.
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- 1 John 4:7 That is, this love, the love just mentioned. Or, love, in an abstract sense.
- 1 John 4:7 Or, fathered. This love flows from a living relationship with God.
- 1 John 4:9 Or, in-connection-with; or, in.
- 1 John 4:9 Or, unique, one-and-only, only-begotten.
- 1 John 4:10 See 2:2.
- 1 John 4:11 Or, to such an extent.
- 1 John 4:12 That is, with the love from God (v 7) made known to us in His Son (v 9).
- 1 John 4:12 Or, our love for Him.
- 1 John 4:12 Or, brought to its goal, brought to full development.
Disciples' Literal New Testament: Serving Modern Disciples by More Fully Reflecting the Writing Style of the Ancient Disciples, Copyright © 2011 Michael J. Magill. All Rights Reserved. Published by Reyma Publishing
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