1 John 4:10

Holy Bible: Easy-to-Read Version

True love is God’s love for us, not our love for God. He sent his Son as the way to take away our sins.

Cross References

1 John 2:2

Jesus is the way our sins are taken away. And he is the way all people can have their sins taken away too.

1 John 4:19

We love because God first loved us.

John 15:16

“You did not choose me. I chose you. And I gave you this work: to go and produce fruit—fruit that will last. Then the Father will give you anything you ask for in my name.

John 3:16

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

1 John 3:1

The Father has loved us so much! This shows how much he loved us: We are called children of God. And we really are his children. But the people in the world don’t understand that we are God’s children, because they have not known him.

1 Peter 3:18

Christ himself suffered when he died for you, and with that one death he paid for your sins. He was not guilty, but he died for people who are guilty. He did this to bring all of you to God. In his physical form he was killed, but he was made alive by the Spirit.

1 Peter 2:24

Christ carried our sins in his body on the cross. He did this so that we would stop living for sin and live for what is right. By his wounds you were healed.

Daniel 9:24

“God has allowed 70 weeks for your people and your holy city, Daniel. The 70 weeks are ordered for these reasons: to stop doing bad things, to stop sinning, to make people pure, to bring the goodness that continues forever, to put a seal on visions and prophets, and to dedicate a very holy place.

John 6:51

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

John 13:34

“I give you a new command: Love each other. You must love each other just as I loved you.

Hebrews 2:17

For this reason, Jesus had to be made like us, his brothers and sisters, in every way. He became like people so that he could be their merciful and faithful high priest in service to God. Then he could bring forgiveness for the people’s sins.

1 John 5:11

This is what God told us: God has given us eternal life, and this life is in his Son.