1 John 4:19
King James Version
28 Jul 2026
“We love him, because he first loved us.”
μέ
Our love for God didn't originate with us — we didn't reach for him first, and there's no version of this story where we did.
ἀγαπάω
Love
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ἀγαπάω
God's love for us wasn't a reaction to anything good in us — it was a deliberate, unconditional choice made by someone who simply is love, and that's what makes our love for him possible at all.
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θεός
God
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θεός
He is not a distant force but a personal being who initiated the relationship — loving us before we ever thought to love back.
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πρῶτος
First
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πρῶτος
God didn't wait for us to make the first move — his love came before ours ever could.
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