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Selected Verse: 1 John 4:9 - King James
| Verse |
Translation |
Text |
| 1Jo 4:9 |
King James |
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. |
Summary Of Commentaries Associated With The Selected Verse
| A Commentary, Critical, Practical, and Explanatory on the Old and New Testaments, by Robert Jamieson, A.R. Fausset and David Brown [1882] |
toward us--Greek, "in our case."
sent--Greek, "hath sent."
into the world--a proof against Socinians, that the Son existed before He was "sent into the world." Otherwise, too, He could not have been our life (Jo1 4:9), our "propitiation" (Jo1 4:10), or our "Saviour" (Jo1 4:14). It is the grand proof of God's love, His having sent "His only-begotten Son, that we might live through Him," who is the Life, and who has redeemed our forfeited life; and it is also the grand motive to our mutual love. |
| Notes on the Bible, by Albert Barnes, [1834] |
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 Joh 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. |
| The Scofield Bible Commentary, by Cyrus Ingerson Scofield, [1917] |
world
Greek, "kosmos", means "mankind".
(See Scofield) - (Mat 4:8). |
| Vincent's Word Studies, by Marvin R. Vincent [1886] |
Was manifested
See on Joh 21:1; see on Jo1 3:5.
Toward us (ἐν ἡμῖν)
Wrong. Not "among us," as Joh 1:14, nor "in us;" but as Rev., in margin, in our case.
Sent (ἀπέσταλκεν)
John describes the incarnation as a sending, more frequently than in any other way. Ἁποστέλλω is to send under commission, as an envoy. The perfect tense, hath sent, points to the abiding results of the sending. See on Jo1 3:5.
His only-begotten Son (τὸν υἱὸν αὐτοῦ τὸν μονογενῆ)
Lit., His Son, the only-begotten (Son). A mode of expression common in John, enlarging upon the meaning of a noun by the addition of an adjective or a participle with the article. See Jo1 1:2; Jo1 2:7, Jo1 2:8, Jo1 2:25; Jo1 5:4; Joh 6:41, Joh 6:44, Joh 6:50, Joh 6:51; Joh 15:1, etc. On only-begotten, see on Joh 1:14. |
| Adam Clarke Commentary on the Whole Bible - Published 1810-1826 |
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 Joh 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 on Joh 3:16. |
14 And we have seen and do testify that the Father sent the Son to be the Saviour of the world.
10 Herein is love, not that we loved God, but that he loved us, and sent his Son to be the propitiation for our sins.
9 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.
16 For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.
8 Again, the devil taketh him up into an exceeding high mountain, and sheweth him all the kingdoms of the world, and the glory of them;
14 And the Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us, (and we beheld his glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father,) full of grace and truth.
1 I am the true vine, and my Father is the husbandman.
51 I am the living bread which came down from heaven: if any man eat of this bread, he shall live for ever: and the bread that I will give is my flesh, which I will give for the life of the world.
50 This is the bread which cometh down from heaven, that a man may eat thereof, and not die.
44 No man can come to me, except the Father which hath sent me draw him: and I will raise him up at the last day.
41 The Jews then murmured at him, because he said, I am the bread which came down from heaven.
4 For whatsoever is born of God overcometh the world: and this is the victory that overcometh the world, even our faith.
25 And this is the promise that he hath promised us, even eternal life.
8 Again, a new commandment I write unto you, which thing is true in him and in you: because the darkness is past, and the true light now shineth.
7 Brethren, I write no new commandment unto you, but an old commandment which ye had from the beginning. The old commandment is the word which ye have heard from the beginning.
2 (For the life was manifested, and we have seen it, and bear witness, and shew unto you that eternal life, which was with the Father, and was manifested unto us;)
5 And ye know that he was manifested to take away our sins; and in him is no sin.
14 And the Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us, (and we beheld his glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father,) full of grace and truth.
5 And ye know that he was manifested to take away our sins; and in him is no sin.
1 After these things Jesus shewed himself again to the disciples at the sea of Tiberias; and on this wise shewed he himself.
16 For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.
16 For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.