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Weἡμεῖςlove,ἀγαπῶμενbecauseὅτιheαὐτὸςfirstπρῶτοςlovedἠγάπησενus.ἡμᾶς
1 John 4:19
Study it in the app“We love, because he first loved us.”
With the Greek beneath
1 John 4:19, word by word
- loveἀγαπῶμενagapōmen
love
Love: to seek the good of the other, even of someone who does not deserve it.
Where else “agapōmen” appears- firstπρῶτοςprōtos
first
The one who comes before all others, in time or in order.
Where else “prōtos” appears
Translation note· on the manuscripts
Many manuscripts read “we love him.”
The context
18There is no fear in love, but complete love casts fear out, because fear has to do with punishment; and whoever fears has not been brought to completion in love.
19 · This verse (above)
20If anyone says, “I love God,” and hates his brother, he is a liar; for whoever does not love his brother whom he has seen cannot love God whom he has not seen.
To study 1 John 4 in a group
1. What it says
What does John ask us to do with every spirit, and why (v. 1-3)?
2. What it means
John says, "God is love" (v. 8, 16). How does the text show that love, and what does it expect of us (v. 9-11)?
3. How I live it
John writes that perfect love casts out fear (v. 18). What fear would you like to hand to God today?