1 John 4:19 We love him, because he first loved us. If we want to know just what the apostle meant when he used these words we must refer to other verses in this Epistle. 1. One of these gives us love's expression. "He sent His Son, the propitiation for our sins." 2. We have love's object. "He first loved us." 3. We have love's intensity. "Herein is love." 4. We have love's achievements. "Behold, what manner of love," etc. (1 John 3:1). 5. We have love's ultimate intentions. "It doth not yet appear," etc. (1 John 3:2). (C. Clemance, D. D.) Parallel Verses KJV: We love him, because he first loved us. |
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