1 John 4:9

J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible

Herein, hath the love of God in us, been made manifest, that, his only-begotten Son, God sent into the world, in order that we might live through him.

Parallel Translations

English Standard Version
In this the love of God was made manifest among us, that God sent his only Son into the world, so that we might live through him.

Geneva Bible (1587)
Herein was that loue of God made manifest amongst vs, because God sent that his onely begotten sonne into this world, that we might liue through him.

Christian Standard Bible®
God’s love was revealed among us in this way: God sent his one and only Son into the world so that we might live through him.

Hebrew Names Version
By this was God's love revealed in us, that God has sent his only born Son into the world that we might live through him.

Darby Translation
Herein as to us has been manifested the love of God, that God has sent his only begotten Son into the world, that we might live through him.

Easy-to-Read Version
This is how God showed his love to us: He sent his only Son into the world to give us life through him.

Amplified Bible
By this the love of God was displayed in us, in that God has sent His [One and] only begotten Son [the One who is truly unique, the only One of His kind] into the world so that we might live through Him.

American Standard Version
Herein was the love of God manifested in us, that God hath sent his only begotten Son into the world that we might live through him.

Berean Standard Bible
This is how God's love was revealed among us: God sent His one and only Son into the world, so that we might live through Him.

Contemporary English Version
God showed his love for us when he sent his only Son into the world to give us life.

Complete Jewish Bible
Here is how God showed his love among us: God sent his only Son into the world, so that through him we might have life.

International Standard Version
This is how God's love was revealed among us: God sent his unique Son into the world so that we might live through him.John 3:16; Romans 5:8; 8:32; 1 John 3:16; 5:11;">[xr]

Etheridge Translation
In this was made known the love of Aloha towards us, that Aloha sent his only Son into the world that we might live by him.

Murdock Translation
By this was the love of God towards us made known, because God sent his only-begotten Son into the world, that we by him might live.

King James Version (1611)
In this was manifested the loue of God towards vs, because that God sent his only begotten Sonne into the world, that we might liue through him.

Bishop's Bible (1568)
In this appeared the loue of God to vs warde, because God sent his only begotten sonne into the worlde, that we myght lyue through hym.

English Revised Version
Herein was the love of God manifested in us, that God hath sent his only begotten Son into the world, that we might live through him.

King James Version
In this was manifested the love of God toward us, because that God sent his only begotten Son into the world, that we might live through him.

Lexham English Bible
By this the love of God is revealed in us: that God sent his one and only Son into the world in order that we may live through him.

Literal Translation
By this the love of God was revealed in us, because His Son, the Only begotten, God has sent into the world that we might live through Him.

New American Standard Bible
By this the love of God was revealed in us, that God has sent His only Son into the world so that we may live through Him.

New Century Version
This is how God showed his love to us: He sent his one and only Son into the world so that we could have life through him.

New English Translation
By this the love of God is revealed in us: that God has sent his one and only Son into the world so that we may live through him.

New King James Version
In this the love of God was manifested toward us, that God has sent His only begotten Son into the world, that we might live through Him.

New Living Translation
God showed how much he loved us by sending his one and only Son into the world so that we might have eternal life through him.

New Revised Standard
God's love was revealed among us in this way: God sent his only Son into the world so that we might live through him.

Douay-Rheims Bible
By this hath the charity of God appeared towards us, because God hath sent his only begotten Son into the world, that we may live by him.

George Lamsa Translation
By this was the love of God toward us made known, for God sent his only begotten Son into the world, that we might live through him.

Good News Translation
And God showed his love for us by sending his only Son into the world, so that we might have life through him.

World English Bible
By this was God's love revealed in us, that God has sent his only born Son into the world that we might live through him.

Wesley's New Testament (1755)
Hereby was manifested the love of God toward us, because God sent his only begotten Son into the world, that we might live through him.

Weymouth's New Testament
God's love for us has been manifested in that He has sent His only Son into the world so that we may have Life through Him.

Wycliffe Bible (1395)
In this thing the charite of God apperide in vs, for God sente hise oon bigetun sone in to the world, that we lyue bi hym.

Webster's Bible Translation
In this was manifested the love of God towards us, because that God sent his only begotten Son into the world, that we might live through him.

Revised Standard Version
In this the love of God was made manifest among us, that God sent his only Son into the world, so that we might live through him.

Tyndale New Testament (1525)
In this appered ye love of god to vs ward because that god sent his only begotten sonne into the worlde that we myght live thorow him.

Update Bible Version
In this was the love of God manifested in us, that God has sent his only begotten Son into the world that we might live through him.

Young's Literal Translation
In this was manifested the love of God in us, because His Son -- the only begotten -- hath God sent to the world, that we may live through him;

Bible in Basic English
And the love of God was made clear to us when he sent his only Son into the world so that we might have life through him.

Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
By this appeared the loue of God to vs warde, because that God sent his onely begotten sonne in to this worlde, that we mighte lyue thorow him.

Mace New Testament (1729)
by this was the love of God displayed towards us, in that God sent his only begotten son into the world, that we might live thro' him.

New Life Bible
God has shown His love to us by sending His only Son into the world. God did this so we might have life through Christ.

Simplified Cowboy Version
God showed us his love by sending his only Boy to give us life.

New American Standard Bible (1995)
By this the love of God was manifested in us, that God has sent His only begotten Son into the world so that we might live through Him.

Contextual Overview

⁷ Beloved! let us be loving one another; because, love, is, of God, and, whosoever loveth, of God, hath been born, and is getting to understand God: ⁸ He that doth not love, doth not understand God, because, God, is, love. ⁹ Herein, hath the love of God in us, been made manifest, that, his only-begotten Son, God sent into the world, in order that we might live through him. ¹⁰ Herein, is love: not that, we, have loved God, but that, he, loved us, and sent forth his Son, as a propitiation concerning our sins. ¹¹ Beloved! If, in this way, God, loved us, we also, ought to love, one another. ¹² Upon God, hath no one, at any time, gazed: If we love one another, God, in us, abideth, and, his love, hath been perfected within us. ¹³ Hereby, perceive we - that, in him, are we abiding, and, he, in us, - in that, of his Spirit, hath he given unto us.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

was: 1 John 3:16, John 3:16, Romans 5:8-10, Romans 8:32

God sent: 1 John 4:10, Luke 4:18, John 5:23, John 6:29, John 8:29, John 8:42

only: Psalms 2:7, Mark 12:6, John 1:14-18, John 3:18, Hebrews 1:5

we: 1 John 5:11, John 6:51, John 6:57, John 10:10, John 10:28-30, John 11:25, John 11:26, John 14:6, Colossians 3:3, Colossians 3:4

Reciprocal: Genesis 22:2 - Take Genesis 22:12 - seeing Exodus 40:6 - General Leviticus 4:31 - a sweet Leviticus 4:35 - and the priest shall make Deuteronomy 15:15 - General Psalms 36:7 - How Psalms 47:4 - whom Psalms 86:5 - thou Proverbs 8:24 - I was Isaiah 53:10 - he hath Isaiah 63:9 - in his Zechariah 2:8 - sent Zechariah 13:7 - smite Mark 9:7 - This Luke 1:78 - tender Luke 2:14 - good Luke 19:10 - General Luke 20:13 - I will John 1:18 - the only John 1:34 - this John 7:29 - for John 10:36 - sent John 11:36 - Behold John 11:42 - that thou Romans 1:3 - his Son Romans 4:25 - Who was Romans 5:15 - and the gift Romans 8:39 - love 2 Corinthians 5:15 - that they 2 Corinthians 9:15 - his Galatians 2:20 - the Son Galatians 4:4 - God Ephesians 3:19 - to know Colossians 1:20 - having made peace 2 Thessalonians 2:16 - which 1 Timothy 1:15 - that Hebrews 1:6 - And again Hebrews 2:9 - by 1 Peter 1:20 - but 1 John 3:5 - he 1 John 4:16 - we

Cross-References

Genesis 4:4
Abel, also, even, he, brought in of the firstlings of his sheep, and of their fat, and Yahweh approved of Abel and of his present;

Genesis 4:9
Then said Yahweh unto Cain, Where is Abel thy brother? And he said know not, the keeper of my brother, am, I?

Genesis 4:11
Now therefore, accursed, art thou, - from the ground which hath opened her mouth, to receive the shed-blood of thy brother at thy hand.

Genesis 4:13
And Cain said unto Yahweh - Greater is my punishment than I can bear.

Genesis 4:14
Lo! thou has driven me out, this day, from off the face of the ground And from thy face, shall I be hid, So shall I become a wanderer and a fugitive in the earth. And it shall come to pass, whosoever findeth me, will slay me.

Genesis 37:32
and sent the long tunic and brought it in unto their father, and said This, have we found! Examine, we pray thee, whether it is the tunic of thy son, or not!

Psalms 9:12
When he was making inquisition for blood, of them, had he remembrance, he forgat not the outcry of the oppressed.

Proverbs 28:13
He that covereth his transgressions, shall not prosper, but, he that confesseth and forsaketh, shall find compassion.

John 8:44
Ye, are, of your father - the adversary, and, the covetings of your father, ye choose to be doing. He, was, a murderer, from the beginning, and, in the truth, he stood not; because truth is not in him: Whensoever he speaketh falsehood, of his own, he speaketh; because, false, he is, and, the father of it.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

In this was manifested the love of God towards us,.... The love of God here spoken of, and instanced in, is not his general love to all his creatures, which is shown in the make of them, and in the support of them in their beings, and in his providential care of them, and kindness to them; but his special love towards his elect, and which was before it was manifested; it was secretly in his heart from everlasting, and did not begin to be at the mission of Christ into the world, but was then in a most glaring manner manifested: there were several acts of it before, as the choice of them in Christ, the appointment of him to be their Saviour, and the covenant of grace made with him on their account; these were more secret and hidden; but now the love and kindness of God appeared, broke forth, and shone out in its glory; this is a most flagrant and notorious instance of it, in which it is exceedingly conspicuous; this is a most clear proof, a plain and full demonstration of it:

because that God sent his only begotten Son into the world; the sender is God the Father, who is distinguished from the Son that is sent; of which act of sending, :- and

:-; and for him, who is that God against whom we have sinned, and is that lawgiver that is able to save, and to destroy, and of purer eyes than to behold iniquity, to send his Son to be the Saviour of sinful men is an amazing instance of love; and which appears the more manifest, when it is observed that it is "his only begotten Son" that is sent; of which :-; and the place he was sent into is the world, where his people are, and where their sins are committed, he came to expiate; and where he was treated with great indignity and contempt, and suffered many things, and at last death itself: the end of his mission was,

that we might live through him; who were dead in Adam, dead in sin, and dead in law, and could not quicken themselves; nor obtain eternal life for themselves, by their performances. Christ came, being sent, that they might have life, and that more abundantly than Adam had in innocence, or man lost by the fall; and accordingly they were quickened together with him; when he was quickened, after he had been put to death, they were virtually and representatively quickened and justified in him; and in consequence of his death and resurrection from the dead, they are regenerated and made spiritually alive, and live unto righteousness; and through his righteousness wrought out for them, and imputed to them, they are in a legal sense alive unto God, and alive and comfortable in their own souls, living by faith on Christ, and have a right and title to eternal life; and which they also have through him, and which is chiefly intended here; for the design is not only that they may live spiritually and comfortably here, but eternally hereafter.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

In this was manifested the love of God - That is, in an eminent manner, or this was a most signal proof of it. The apostle does not mean to say that it has been manifested in no other way, but that this was so prominent an instance of his love, that all the other manifestations of it seemed absorbed and lost in this.

Because that God sent his only begotten Son ... - See the notes at John 3:16.

That we might live through him - He died that we might have eternal life through the merits of his sacrifice. The “measure” of that love, then, which was manifested in the gift of a Saviour, is to be found,

(1)In the worth of the soul;

(2)In its exposure to eternal death;

(3)In the greatness of the gift;

(4)In the greatness of his sorrows for us; and,

(5)In the immortal blessedness and joy to which he will raise us.

Who can estimate all this? All these things will magnify themselves as we draw near to eternity; and in that eternity to which we go, whether saved or lost, we shall have an ever-expanding view of the wonderful love of God.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse 9. In this was manifested the love of God — The mission of Jesus Christ was the fullest proof that God could give, or that man could receive, of his infinite love to the world.

That we might live through him. — The whole world was sentenced to death because of sin; and every individual was dead in trespasses and sins; and Jesus came to die in the stead of the world, and to quicken every believer, that all might live to him who died for them and rose again. This is another strong allusion to John 3:16: God so loved the world, that he gave his only-begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life; where the reader is requested to see the note.