19We love because he first loved us.


In Context

16 And so we know and rely on the love God has for us. God is love. Whoever lives in love lives in God, and God in him.

17 In this way, love is made complete among us so that we will have confidence on the day of judgment, because in this world we are like him.

18 There is no fear in love. But perfect love drives out fear, because fear has to do with punishment. The one who fears is not made perfect in love.

19 We love because he first loved us.

20 If anyone says, "I love God," yet hates his brother, he is a liar. For anyone who does not love his brother, whom he has seen, cannot love God, whom he has not seen.

21 And he has given us this command: Whoever loves God must also love his brother.

1st John 4:19 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

4:19We love him, because he first loved us.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

4:19Let us therefore love God, because God first hath loved us.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

4:19We love, because he first loved us.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

4:19We love because he has first loved us.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

4:19We love, because he first loved us.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

4:19We love him, because he first loved us.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

4:19We love him, because he first loved us.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

4:19we — we love him, because He — He first loved us;

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

4:19We love him, because he first loved us.