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Where is “We love because he first loved us” in the Bible?
“We love because he first loved us” is 1 John 4:19. John writes it in a letter to churches he had cared for.
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In the Bible
It is 1 John 4:19.
Yes, it is in the Bible.
John writes it in a letter to churches he had cared for.
The verse
We love because he first loved us.
1 John 4:19 · open the chapter →
What it means there
Our love is an answer to God’s love, not the cause of it. John goes on to say that anyone who claims to love God and hates a brother or sister is a liar (1 John 4:20).
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Where is “We love because he first loved us” in the Bible?
“We love because he first loved us” is 1 John 4:19. These exact words are in the Lumin Translation, a modern English Bible. John writes it in a letter to churches he had cared for.
Is “We love because he first loved us” in the Bible?
Yes. It is 1 John 4:19. In the Lumin Translation, 1 John 4:19 reads: “We love because he first loved us.”
Who said “We love because he first loved us”?
John writes it in a letter to churches he had cared for.
What does “We love because he first loved us” mean in the Bible?
Our love is an answer to God’s love, not the cause of it. John goes on to say that anyone who claims to love God and hates a brother or sister is a liar (1 John 4:20).
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