Stilling Waves Bible 1 John 4

1 John 4:9 KJV

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.King James Version
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The same verse in modern English

By this God’s love was revealed in us, that God has sent his only born Son into the world that we might live through him.1 John 4:9, World English Bible (WEB)

1 John 4:9 in the WEB, with its own quiet pause

Older words in this verse

only begotten
God's only Son, unique, one of a kind (the creeds also call him only-begotten)

From 1 John 4

Love does not begin with us; God loved first. Let that settle. What fear might loosen its grip if you let yourself be loved that completely?

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More from 1 John 4 in the KJV: 1 John 4:7 1 John 4:8 1 John 4:10 1 John 4:11 1 John 4:12 1 John 4:13 1 John 4:14 1 John 4:15 1 John 4:16 1 John 4:17 all KJV verses

Scripture: King James Version (1769 text), from eBible.org and the CrossWire Bible Society; public domain outside the United Kingdom, and in the United Kingdom under Crown patent, administered by Cambridge University Press. About the KJV here.