1 John 4:19

Bishops' Bible (1568)

We loue hym, for he loued vs first.

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  • 1 John 4:10 : 10 Herein is loue, not that we loued God, but that he loued vs, and sent his sonne to be the agreement for our sinnes.
  • Luke 7:47 : 47 Wherfore I say vnto thee, many sinnes are forgeuen her: for she loued much. To whom lesse is forgeuen, the same doth lesse loue.
  • Gal 5:22 : 22 But the fruite of the spirite is, loue, ioye, peace, long sufferyng, gentlenesse, goodnesse, fayth,
  • Titus 3:3-5 : 3 For we our selues also were some tyme foolyshe, disobedient, deceaued, seruyng diuers lustes & voluptuousnes, lyuyng in maliciousnesse and enuie, full of hate, hatyng one another. 4 But after that the kyndenesse and loue of our sauiour God to manwarde appeared, 5 Not of workes which be in ryghteousnesse wrought, but accordyng to his mercie, he saued vs by the fountayne of regeneration and renuyng of the holy ghost,
  • John 3:16 : 16 For God so loued the worlde, that he gaue his only begotten sonne, that whosoeuer beleueth in hym, shoulde not perishe, but haue euerlastyng lyfe.
  • John 15:16 : 16 Ye haue not chosen me, but I haue chosen you, and ordayned you, to go, and bryng foorth fruite, and that your fruite shoulde remayne, that whatsoeuer ye aske of the father in my name, he may geue it you.
  • Eph 2:3-5 : 3 Among whom we all had our conuersation also in tyme past in the lustes of our flesshe, fulfyllyng the wyll of the flesshe, and of the mynde, & were by nature the chyldren of wrath, euen as other: 4 But God which is ryche in mercie, for his great loue wherwith he loued vs, 5 Euen when we were dead by sinnes, hath quickned vs together with Christ, by grace are ye saued:
  • 2 Cor 5:14-15 : 14 For the loue of Christe constrayneth vs, because we thus iudge, that yf one dyed for all, then were all dead. 15 And he dyed for all, that they which lyue, shoulde not hencefoorth lyue vnto them selues, but vnto hym which dyed for them, and rose agayne.

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    6We are of God. He that knoweth God, heareth vs: he that is not of God, heareth vs not. Hereby knowe we the spirite of veritie, and the spirite of errour.

    7Dearely beloued, let vs loue one another, for loue commeth of God: And euery one that loueth, is borne of God, and knoweth God.

    8He that loueth not, knoweth not God: for God is loue.

    9In this appeared the loue of God to vs warde, because God sent his only begotten sonne into the worlde, that we myght lyue through hym.

    10Herein is loue, not that we loued God, but that he loued vs, and sent his sonne to be the agreement for our sinnes.

    11Dearely beloued, yf God so loued vs, we ought also to loue one another.

    12No man hath seene God at any time. If we loue one another, God dwelleth in vs, and his loue is perfect in vs.

    13Hereby knowe we that we dwell in hym, & he in vs: because he hath geuen vs of his spirite.

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    15Whosoeuer confesseth that Iesus is the sonne of God, in him dwelleth God, and he in God.

    16And we haue knowen and beleued the loue that God hath to vs. God is loue, and he that dwelleth in loue, dwelleth in God, and God in hym.

    17Herein is the loue perfect in vs, that we shoulde haue boldnesse in the day of iudgement: For as he is, euen so are we in this worlde.

    18There is no feare in loue, but perfect loue casteth out feare: for feare hath paynefulnesse. He that feareth, is not perfect in loue.

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    20If a man say, I loue God, & yet hate his brother, he is a lyer: For how can he yt loueth not his brother whom he hath seene, loue God who he hath not seene?

    21And this commaundement haue we of hym: that he which loueth God, shoulde loue his brother also.

  • 14We knowe, that we are translated from death vnto lyfe, because we loue the brethren. He that loueth not his brother, abideth in death.

  • 16Hereby perceaue we loue, because he layde downe his lyfe for vs, & we ought to lay downe our lyues for the brethren.

  • 11For this is the tidynges that ye heard from the begynnyng, that ye shoulde loue one another.

  • 1 John 5:1-3
    3 verses
    74%

    1Whosoeuer beleueth that Iesus is Christe, is borne of God: And euerie one that loueth him which begat, loueth hym also which is begotten of hym.

    2By this we knowe that we loue the chyldren of God, when we loue God, and kepe his commaundementes.

    3For this is the loue of God, that we kepe his commaundementes, and his commaundementes are not greeuous.

  • 1Beholde what loue the father hath shewed on vs, that we shoulde be called the sonnes of god: For this cause the worlde knoweth you not, because it knoweth not hym.

  • 4But God which is ryche in mercie, for his great loue wherwith he loued vs,

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    18My babes, let vs not loue in worde, neither in tongue: but in deede and in veritie.

    19Hereby we knowe that we are of the trueth, and shall assure our heartes before hym.

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    21Dearely beloued, yf our heart condempne vs not, then haue we boldnesse towarde God.

    22And whatsoeuer we aske, we receaue of hym, because we kepe his commaundementes, and do those thynges which are pleasyng in his syght.

    23And this is his comaundement, that we beleue on the name of his sonne Iesus Christe, and loue one another, as he gaue commaundement.

    24And he that kepeth his commaundementes, dwelleth in him, and he in him: and hereby we knowe that he abideth in vs, euen by the spirite which he hath geuen vs.

  • 8But God setteth out his loue towarde vs, seyng that whyle we were yet sinners, Christe dyed for vs.

  • 5But who so kepeth his worde, in him is the loue of God perfect in deede. Hereby knowe we that we are in hym.

  • 4According as he had chosen vs in hym before the foundation of the world, that we shoulde be holy, and without blame before hym, through loue.

  • 9But as touchyng brotherly loue, ye nede not that I write vnto you: For ye are taught of God to loue one another.

  • 2 John 1:5-6
    2 verses
    71%

    5And nowe beseche I thee Lady, not as though I wrote a newe commaundement vnto thee: but that same which we haue had from the begynnyng, that we shoulde loue one another.

    6And this is the loue, that we shoulde walke after his comaundement. This commaundement is, that as ye haue hearde from the begynnyng, ye shoulde walke in it.

  • 22Euen ye which haue purified your soules through the spirite in obeying the trueth, with brotherly loue vnfayned, see that ye loue one another with a pure heart feruentlye:

  • 11Wherfore? Because I loue you not? God knoweth.

  • 3But if any man loue God, the same is knowen of him.

  • 37Neuerthelesse, in all these thinges we ouercome, through hym that loued vs.

  • 27For the father hym selfe loueth you, because ye haue loued me, and haue beleued that I came out from God.

  • 15See that ye loue not the worlde, neither the thynges that are in the worlde. If any man loue the worlde, the loue of the father is not in hym.

  • 1 John 1:3-4
    2 verses
    69%

    3That which we haue seene and heard declare we vnto you, that ye also maye haue felowship with vs, and that our felowship may be with the father, and his sonne Iesus Christe.

    4And this write we vnto you, that your ioy may be full,

  • 3And hereby we are sure that we knowe hym, yf we kepe his comaundementes.

  • 4Litle chyldren, ye are of God, & haue ouercome them: for greater is he that is in you, then he that is in the worlde.

  • 9As the father hath loued me, euen so haue I loued you: Continue ye in my loue.

  • 12This is my commaundement, that ye loue together, as I haue loued you.

  • 35By this shall all men knowe that ye are my disciples, yf ye haue loue one to another.

  • 18Of his owne wyll begat he vs with the worde of trueth, that we shoulde be the first fruites of his creatures.

  • 4Which comforted vs in all our tribulation, insomuch that we are able to comfort them which are in any maner trouble, with the comfort wherwith we our selues are comforted of God.

  • 10If we say we haue not sinned, we make hym a lyer, and his worde is not in vs.