1 John 4:19

King James 3 - The Literal Traslation

We love Him because He first loved us.

Cross References

Luke 7:47

For this reason I say to you, Her many sins are remitted, for she loved much. But to whom little is forgiven, he loves little.

John 15:16

You have not chosen Me, but I chose you and appointed you, that you should go and should bear fruit, and your fruit remain, that whatever you may ask the Father in My name, He may give you.

John 3:16

For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that everyone believing into Him should not perish, but have everlasting life.

Galatians 5:22

But the fruit of the Spirit is: love, joy, peace, long-suffering, kindness, goodness, faith,

1 John 4:10

In this is love, not that we loved God, but that He loved us, and sent His Son to be a propitiation concerning our sins.

1 John 4:20

If anyone says, I love God, and hates his brother, he is a liar. For the one not loving his brother whom he has seen, how is he able to love God whom he has not seen?