1 John 4:9
King James Version
6 Jun 2026
“In this was manifested the love of God toward us, because that God sent his only begotten Son into the world, that we might live through him.”
ζάω
To live, to be alive. Zao. I am the resurrection and the life. Whoever believes in Me will live. Life in Scripture is always relational. To live is to be connected to the source of life.
ἵνα
so that
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ἵνα
That, in order that, so that. Hina. For God so loved the world that He gave His only Son in order that whoever believes in Him should not perish. The purpose of the cross is clear.
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υἱός
Son
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υἱός
Son, descendant, one sharing the nature of. Huios. You are all sons of God through faith in Christ Jesus. Sonship through faith is the highest status available to a human being.
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θεός
God
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θεός
God. Theos. In the beginning was the Word and the Word was with God and the Word was God. The ultimate reality. The source of all existence. Personal knowable and present.
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μονογενής
one and only
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μονογενής
Only, one and only, unique. He gave His only Son. Monogenes. One of a kind. What God gave was not one of many but the most precious possible gift.
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κόσμος
world
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κόσμος
The world, the ordered universe. God so loved the kosmos. He loves what He made and He is working to redeem every part of it.
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φανερόω
has been revealed
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φανερόω
to render apparent (literally or figuratively)
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