1 John 4:9

Easy To Read Version

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

Cross References

Genesis 22:2

Then God said, “Take your son to the land of Moriah. At Moriah kill your son as a sacrifice [118] for me. This must be Isaac, your only son—the son you love. Use him as a burnt offering on one of the mountains there. I will tell you which mountain.”

Psalm 2:7

Now I will tell you about the Lord’s agreement.\par The Lord said to me,\par “Today I become your father! {\cf2\super [4]} \par And you are my son.\par

Mark 12:6

“The man had one person left to send to the farmers. This person was his son. The man loved his son. But he decided to send the son to the farmers. The son was the last person he could send. The man said, ‘The farmers will respect my son.’

Luke 4:18

“The Spirit of the Lord (God) has come to me.\par God chose me to tell good news to people\par that are poor.\par God sent me to tell people who are\par prisoners that they are free,\par and to tell the blind people\par that they can see again.\par God sent me to free the weak people\par from their suffering\par

John 10:10

A thief comes to steal, kill, and destroy. But I came to give life—life that is full and good.

John 14:6

Jesus answered, “I am the way. I am the truth and the life. The only way to the Father is through me.

John 3:16

Yes, God loved the world so much that he gave his only Son. God gave his Son so that every person that believes in him would not be lost, but have life forever.

John 3:18

The person that believes in God’s Son is not judged (condemned). But the person that does not believe is already judged. Why? Because that person has not believed in God’s only Son.

John 5:23

God did this so that all people will respect the Son the same as they respect the Father. If a person does not respect the Son, then that person does not respect the Father. The Father is the One who sent the Son.

John 6:29

Jesus answered, “The work God wants you to do is this: to believe in the One that God sent.”

John 6:51

I am the living bread that came down from heaven. If a person eats this bread, then that person will live forever. This bread is my body. I will give my body so that the people in the world can have life.”

John 6:57

The Father sent me. The Father lives, and I live because of the Father. So the person that eats me will live because of me.

John 8:29

The One (God) who sent me is with me. I always do what pleases him. So he has not left me alone.”

John 8:42

Jesus said to those Jews, “If God were really your Father, then you would love me. I came from God, and now I am here. I did not come by my own authority. God sent me.

John 9:3

Jesus answered, “It is not this man’s sin or his parents’ sin that made him be blind. This man was born blind so that God could use him to show what great things God can do.

Romans 8:32

He even let his own Son suffer for us. God gave his Son for us all. So with Jesus now, God will surely give us all things.

Hebrews 1:5

God never said these things to any of the angels:

1 John 3:16

This is how we know what real love is: Jesus gave his life for us. So we should give our lives for our brothers and sisters \{in Christ\}.

1 John 4:10

True love is God’s love for us, not our love for God. God sent his Son to be the way that God takes away our sins.

1 John 4:16

And so we know the love that God has for us. And we trust that love.

1 John 5:11

This is what God told us: God has given us eternal life. And this eternal life is in his Son (Jesus).

1 John 5:13

The children of your sister {\cf2\super [5]} who was chosen by God send you their love.